According to a recent post on the United Voice’s website, ‘The MCC (Melbourne Cricket Club) has reminded ISS of their obligations under the current contract and we (United Voice) have advised that ISS must ensure that all of their employment obligations are met.
25 September, 2014Prompted by a statement (12 September) by United Voice (UV) that ‘Contractors working at the Melbourne Cricket Ground are systematically cheating cleaners by paying them up to $16 an hour less than their legal pay and insisting they complete unpaid work’, prime contractor ISS is investigating the Union’s claims.
16 September, 2014The growing success of ISS New Zealand has earned it the title of ‘New Zealand Facilities Management Company of the Year’ at the annual Frost & Sullivan New Zealand Best Practices Awards, announced late August.
28 August, 2014Double digit growth in emerging markets fuelled ISS’ first half year (ended 30 June) financial results. The company also reported that ‘recent strategic initiatives such as customer segmentation and central procurement are progressing well and have had a positive impact on our margin.’ISS
25 August, 2014ISS has released (6 August) a whitepaper ‘discussing insights on how to manage and mitigate risk through strategic facility management’.
7 August, 2014For the second year in a row, ISS has been ranked the global #1 outsourcing provider by an independent industry jury for The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). ISS ‘has successfully defended its ranking as the world’s best outsourcing provider in competition with other global outsourcing companies such as Accenture, Johnson Controls, CBRE, Capgemini […]
3 June, 2014Described as a ‘ground breaking’ day for facilities management, and London’s hospitality and tourism sectors, the Sunborn London cruised up the Thames on 1 April. London’s first luxury ‘superyacht hotel’, it is operated by ISS Facility Services. Sunborn London sailed along the Thames estuary, having travelled from Holland. She was then taken up river to […]
19 April, 2014Having delivered what it described as ‘a year of solid organic growth’, ISS has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO). Highlights of ISS’ 2013 financial results included organic growth reaching 4.3% for FY 2013 (2012: 1.7%); an operating margin of 5.5% for FY 2013 (2012: 5.6%); and a profit before goodwill […]
18 February, 2014In-line with its integrated facility services ethos, ISS has signed an agreement to sell its ISS Security (Australia) and First Security business (New Zealand) to Wilson Security. The sale will result in Wilson becoming ‘the largest provider of guarding services across Australia and New Zealand.’ However, ISS Security brand will continue in Australia with a […]
9 January, 2014Organic growth in emerging markets has helped ISS Group to deliver a solid result for the first nine months, according to the company’s just released third quarter 2013 financial results. Organic growth reached 4 percent year to date, up from 1.7 percent in the same 2012 period. Group revenue for the first nine months was […]
13 November, 2013Coinciding with this week’s International Facility Management Association’s (IFMA) World Workplace Conference and Expo opening in Philadelphia (US), ISS has released a white book on the workplace of the future. The white book, ‘New Ways of Working – the workplace of the future’, was developed in close cooperation with Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, and […]
2 October, 2013ISS says it is strengthening and expanding its executive group management board in appointing John Peri as group chief operating Officer (COO) Americas and Asia Pacific. He will report to group chief executive officer Jeff Gravenhorst, together with Henrik Andersen who was appointed Group COO Europe earlier in 2013. The ISS operations in the Americas […]
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