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Cooltech Environmental Engineering has rebranded as Ecoserv Technical Services and has made a number of senior management appointments following the acquisition of the company by Ecoserv Group last year.
The rebranded maintenance and technical services provider will make up around 40 per cent of the expanded group and is central to its plans to create the largest sustainable facilities service provider in the UK. Eduardas Chodoverdianas will now head up the business as Managing Director, while Alan Wainwright has been appointed as Operations Director.
Ecoserv Technical Services currently provides mechanical, electrical, HVAC and statutory compliance services to 100 customer locations in and around the M25 in the commercial residential, office, retail and hospitality space. Its 40-strong team, including a network of on-site and mobile engineers, is already recognised as a leading sustainable and certified carbon neutral maintenance partner within the FM sector and works with many of the UK’s leading property managing agents.
Jean-Henri Beukes, CEO of Ecoserv Group added: “The acquisition of Cooltech was a significant milestone in our transformation to a multi-service FM specialist. This latest name change is part of our consolidation of recent acquisitions to ensure we are best placed to maximise cross-selling opportunities, develop our offering and target further acquisitions. We are already looking at ways of expanding our presence in the northwest of England and introducing complementary reactive maintenance services.”
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