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Atlas has launched a new specialist business focused on supporting the smooth, safe and welcoming operation of retail and leisure destinations across the UK.
Working across shopping centres, retail parks, leisure parks and mixed-use destinations, Atlas Retail delivers cleaning, security and wider site services through a single, integrated operating model. Rather than separate providers working alongside each other, services are planned and managed together on site.
Each location is supported by one management team and colleagues trained for the realities of live retail environments. This joined-up approach improves day-to-day coordination, raises standards across service lines, and supports a better experience for visitors, tenants and on-site teams.
Atlas Retail can provide a full suite of additional services alongside core cleaning and security allowing clients to simplify their supply chain while retaining flexibility in the operating model at site level.
Atlas Retail incorporates Aston Services Group, acquired by Atlas in 2024.
Nick Atkinson, Managing Director of Atlas Retail, said: “Retail is about people. The colleagues who keep these places running, and the customers who choose to spend their time there. When teams are trusted, supported and properly joined up on site, standards rise and the experience improves for everyone.
“We want our people to take real pride in the places they look after, and for customers to feel the difference when they walk through the door.”
FMJ and Watco Webinar: Meeting compliance in a new culture of accountability
From January 2026, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) formally separated from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Created under the Building Safety Act 2022 in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the BSR is designed to raise safety standards across the built environment and introduce a stronger culture of accountability, transparency, and proactive risk management.
This shift places facilities managers in a more strategic safety assurance role – far beyond routine maintenance.
FMJ and Watco are hosting a webinar on 22 April at 11:00am to explore what this new regulatory landscape means for FMs. To register for the webinar click here.
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