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Security specialists, GMS Group, has secured its second contract win with corporate real estate services provider, Colliers.
GMS is supporting Colliers, which is the managing agent for Gloucester City Council, with security and cleaning services across Eastgate Shopping Centre, King’s Walk Shopping Centre, St Oswald’s Retail Park and King’s Square, all in Gloucester.
The security services to be delivered will include manned guarding services, mobile patrols, opening and locking properties, key-holding and vacant property inspections while the cleaning services will include looking after mall cleaning, public conveniences, service areas and periodic deep cleaning. GMS has partnered with commercial cleaning specialist Fidelis, part of React Group plc, to deliver these services.
GMS Commercial Director Lisa Nicholson said: “After completing a rigorous tender process, we are thrilled to take on the provision of security and cleaning services for Colliers in Gloucestershire, building upon the strong relationship we have established in delivering the West Midlands contract and which we hope we can provide a springboard for future opportunities to work together.
“We are pleased to be partnering with Fidelis for the delivery of cleaning services for this contract as they share our values around quality delivery, transparency and looking after employees.
“To give opportunities to new talent we have recruited a number of local people and helped with the cost of funding SIA licences to help those transferring from other sectors.
“The team ethos is already becoming well established, and they are working together to deal with incidents as they occur at the shopping centres.”
The Gloucestershire contract will build on the success of GMS’s existing partnership with Colliers. The real estate leader appointed GMS as its partner for the West Midlands in 2023, covering key sites including Birmingham Wholesale Market, Arena Central, Mercia Park and other shopping centres, car parks and industrial estates.
Colliers Sourcing Manager Stacey Gray Lindsay commented: “We were delighted to award GMS the contract for Gloucestershire after they impressed us during the tender process, allowing us to now build our growing relationship in a new region.
“GMS’s successful delivery of their West Midlands contract has been impressive as their customer service, agile culture and professionalism have surpassed our expectations, a trend we are already seeing in Gloucestershire. The GMS partnership with Fidelis for the delivery of the Gloucestershire contract will provide Colliers with access to additional specialist cleaning services, giving us strong partners to meet our contract requirements.”
GMS, which has its HQ in Tividale, employs 500 staff delivering security solutions across the UK for leading brands including Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Aston Martin, CEMEX UK, Neovia and Kerry Foods.
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