Incentive FM, the UK facilities contract company, has been awarded a £2m, three-year contract to provide security and cleaning at Angel Central Shopping Centre in Islington, north London.
Under the conditions of the agreement, which was awarded by the property management company CBRE, Incentive FM will be responsible for cleaning and security at the 150,000 square foot open-air shopping centre which also has a late night music venue and numerous restaurants.
Six cleaners will operate seven days a week from 5am to 11pm; and the 12-strong security team will operate 24-7 providing manned guarding and management of the security control room. Security challenges include the fact that this is an open scheme centre with three entrances on Liverpool road, Upper Street and Park Street and the nearby O2 Academy attracts a vibrant, late night crowd.
Lynne Glover, Centre manager, said: “All of us here at Angel Central are committed to making our customers as welcome and comfortable as possible and providing a safe and clean environment is a major part of that. Therefore our choice of FM partner is extremely important and we are confident that Incentive FM has both the skills and knowledge to deliver the standards we require.”
And Martin Reed, Managing Director at Incentive FM Group, said: “We work with a number of shopping centres throughout the UK and understand the challenges they face. Our solutions are designed to add up to a lower total acquisition cost for the shopping centre and accordingly, their retailers. As a result our retail portfolio is growing as property companies such as CBRE start to see the results we deliver.”
