ESS Defence, specialist provider of foodservice and facilities management to military establishments across the UK, has further expanded its service delivery with the addition of Tedworth House, home to the Tedworth House Recovery Centre which supports the holistic recovery of ...

VIVO Defence Services has gained a gold rating at The 5% Club due to the number of its employees taking apprenticeships  – just 10 months after joining. Employers who join the club commit to empowering their employees through ‘earn & ...

New arrangements to provide hard FM services to MOD sites used by reserves and cadets came into effect as of yesterday (1 August 2024). The MOD’s existing Built Estate contracts, which provide hard FM services to defence sites across the ...

Pinnacle Group has appointed former Army Officer and Royal Household Aide, Sarah Pittaway, as the new Divisional Director for Pinnacle Service Families, one of the company’s largest contracts. The appointment comes as the company builds on a series of contract ...

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s defence and government services brand, ESS, has appointed Kris Nicholson to the role of Business Director. Nicholson joins the company’s leadership team following an impressive 34-year career in the Royal Navy where he served as a ...

ESS, the Defence, Energy and Government Services sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has partnered with Bedford College, part of The Bedford College Group, to deliver the ‘First Steps’ supported internship at its MOD Chicksands site. The programme is providing ...

VINCI Facilities Defence and DIO Regional Delivery South East teams have won the Public/Private Collaborative Working Award at the Institute of Collaborative Working (ICW) Awards, held at the House of Lords on 22 November. The Award citation stated: “The judges ...

A state-of-the-art rehabilitation centre built by VIVO Defence Services for military personnel with musculoskeletal injuries has been officially opened in a special ceremony at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire by Air Vice-Marshal David McLoughlin, the Director of Defence Healthcare. The new ...

Ministry of Defence (MoD) sites used by Reserves and Cadets will benefit from new hard facilities management arrangements following an amendment to contracts. Approval has been given to bring sites which make up the Volunteer Estate into the MoD’s existing ...

Today marks the start of VIVO Defence Services hard FM contract with the Government’s Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The contract will see VIVO undertaking all reactive and planned maintenance, as well as grounds maintenance and billable works at the ...