Morrison Facilities Services was a
United Kingdom
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based company that specialised in providing facilities services to private businesses and central and local
government
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bodies.
The core area of the business was repair and maintenance of
social housing
Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...
. It was a subsidiary of
Anglian Water Group
AWG plc is a British holding company which is parent to Anglian Water. It was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was a member of the FTSE 250 Index, but it is now owned by the ''Osprey Consortium''. Its headquarters are in Hunting ...
until acquired and (later) merged by
Mears Group
Mears Group plc is a housing and social care provider. It repairs and maintains over 700,000 social homes across the UK.
History
The company was founded in 1988 in Gloucestershire, where it is still based, was initially focused on the social ho ...
in 2012.
History
In September 2000,
Morrison Construction was purchased by
Anglian Water Group
AWG plc is a British holding company which is parent to Anglian Water. It was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was a member of the FTSE 250 Index, but it is now owned by the ''Osprey Consortium''. Its headquarters are in Hunting ...
Plc and subsequently delisted.
The construction division of the business was sold in 2006 to
Galliford Try. The remainder of the business was split into two divisions, Morrison Facilities Services and Morrison Utility Services. Two years later, AWG sold the Utility Services division to two private equity firms,
Cognetas and Englefield Capital for £235 million.
The company launched a business partnership in September 2006 with
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the Local government in England, local authority for the City status in the United Kingdom, city of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester has had an elected local authority since 1838, which has been re ...
, which lasted for ten years. The contract was extended for £20 million July 2010 for an additional two years and eight months.
AWG sold Morrison Facilities Services in 2012 to
Mears Group
Mears Group plc is a housing and social care provider. It repairs and maintains over 700,000 social homes across the UK.
History
The company was founded in 1988 in Gloucestershire, where it is still based, was initially focused on the social ho ...
for £24 million.
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