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Platinum Facilities has expanded Platinum Mobile, a dedicated mobile engineering division that enhances the company’s ability to deliver services in-house and extend coverage across the UK.
Traditionally focused on London’s large corporate properties, Platinum has built its reputation on self-delivered technical services for fixed-site contracts. As market priorities shift towards rapid compliance reporting and greater self-delivery, the company is investing heavily in mobile engineering capability to extend the benefits of its in-house expertise to smaller offices and regional sites that do not require a full-time on-site engineer.
A 25-strong mobile team has been recruited by Platinum to meet evolving client requirements and reduce reliance on subcontractors. The expanded division will support Platinum’s existing client base. Engineers are directly employed and will cover disciplines including combustion, air conditioning, chillers, water treatment (including cooling towers and closed systems analysis), mechanical systems, and electrical engineering, with Platinum holding Gas Safe, REFCOM and LCA accreditations to support safe, compliant and high-quality service delivery.
Platinum Mobile will operate across London, the Home Counties, the South East, the South Coast and parts of Dorset, with expansion into the Midlands and North planned for late 2025. Recent investment includes a new vehicle fleet, a standalone CAFM system for scheduling and reporting, the recruitment of 10 additional engineers in phase one, and the creation of a dedicated water treatment division. By increasing the proportion of services delivered directly by its own engineers, Platinum is reducing its reliance on subcontractors and increasing flexibility for clients.
Glen Cardinal, CEO of Platinum Facilities, said: “Our vision is to continue evolving as a truly self-delivered specialist facilities service provider. Too often in our industry, providers act as intermediaries, relying heavily on large supply chains. This can make it harder to maintain full control over quality, responsiveness, competence and cost. By building our mobile engineering capability, we can reduce that reliance, focus entirely on our own clients, and deliver a service that is more agile, consistent and value driven.
“This approach also supports our commitments to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by creating quality employment opportunities within the communities we serve. Platinum Mobile is a significant step towards our ambition of becoming a national provider of self-delivered engineering services.”
