Re New Contract

RNS Number : 0946I

Johnson Service Group PLC

13 November 2008

 



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JOHNSON SERVICE GROUP PLC

13 November 2008

New contract for SGP Property & Facilities Management business

SGP Property & Facilities Management, the Property and Facilities Management business of the Johnson Service Group PLC, is delighted to announce a new contract with Pizza Hut and KFC. Part of Yum! Brand Inc, the world's largest restaurant group operating over 35,000 restaurants in 100 countries, the Pizza Hut and KFC chains operate over 1,400 restaurants in the UK & Ireland.

SGP will be managing all of the maintenance activities to over 800 non-franchised restaurants across the UK. The central help desk will enable SGP to co-ordinate the efficient delivery of planned and reactive maintenance activities for property and catering equipment across geographic regions, utilizing a mix of national and local suppliers to deliver a consistent standard of technical competence and service levels across the portfolio. 

'The award of this contract is testament to our knowledge and understanding of the demands of the retail & hospitality sectors, and to our ability to deliver significant financial benefits in this volatile economic period,' commented Kevin Elliott, MD of SGP. 'SGP Property and Facilities Management has established a leadership position in the retail and hospitality sectors by effectively managing economies of scale and understanding and responding to the challenges posed to organisations working in this notoriously demanding and market sensitive sector.'

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Enquiries:

Hudson Sandler	020 7796 4133
Michael Sandler
Wendy Baker
Fran Read

Note to editors:

SGP Property and Facilities Management Limited provides specialist facilities management, building services, and property management services to a wide range of clients throughout the UK. Operating in the corporate, public and retail sectors, we create and implement bespoke solutions to improve the financial performance of non-core activity and deliver value to UK businesses. SGP Property and Facilities Management is the Property and Facilities Management business of the Johnson Service Group PLC.

 

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