The services contractor Servest was announced as the winner of the SAFMA (South African Facilities Management Association) Public Private Partnership Facilities Management Award of the Year. This recognises the contract firm’s ability to deliver measurable benefits and demonstrate a positive impact through the provision of an integrated facilities management service to the South African government’s Department of Statistics.
More than 200 dedicated Servest employees offer FM to the 90,000 m2, purpose-built government facility in Pretoria, which has a five-star Green Building rating. Servest self-delivers every service, including cleaning, catering, security, interior landscaping and grounds maintenance, to the building that houses 2500 staff.
Servest won the contract last year due to the Group’s record with similar PPP contracts in Botswana, and the ability to self-deliver every element of the offering. The public private partnership will run until 2041.
Graham Peel, managing director of Integrated Solutions, a division of Servest, says: “We are very proud to have been named recipients of this prestigious award and thank the SAFMA for recognising the positive contribution Servest as a business contributes to the advancement of FM in South Africa. We are fully committed to ensuring value and service levels are achieved by maximising operating synergies, through the deployment of multi-skilled, cross functional staff and through the implementation of technology to support the free flow of real time information.”
And Rob Legge, Group CEO, says: “We are very excited about our work with the Department of Statistics. Servest believes that innovation is the key to the future of facilities management. This award is testament to how innovative thinking can positively impact an organisation’s operating style and workforce. We hope this accolade that celebrates our work with a high-profile government department will increase our global public sector footprint.”
About the company
The FM company operates internationally, with corporate head offices based in Bury St Edmunds, UK; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Visit http://www.servest.co.za.
