Iomart Group Plc Appoints FES FM As Maintenance Contractor For UK Data Centres
FES facilities management supports critical environments for cloud hosting provider
iomart Group plc, has appointed one of the UK’s leading service groups to support the maintenance requirements across its UK data centre estate.
FES FM, part of the FES Group, will provide a comprehensive range of planned and reactive maintenance services across the UK. FES FM and the FES Group have extensive experience supporting critical environments for a wide range of clients across the UK such as Prudential, AEGON and etc.
Neil Johnston, Group Technical Operations Director for iomart Group plc, said: “iomart is delighted to appoint FES FM to support the future delivery of critical maintenance services to its UK data centre operations. FES FM and the FES Group’s experience, methodology and in-house self-delivery capability matches our own commitment to providing the highest levels of service and best practice to our own customers.
The appointment of FES FM means iomart Group can centralise all its maintenance needs with a single contractor, allowing us to develop a robust maintenance operation with a high level of cost certainty that demonstrates real value for money. It will also make it a lot easier to bring further improvements and efficiency innovations to our data centres in the future.”
Ian Maitland, Managing Director of FES FM, said: “This is an important strategic contract for FES FM. We understand and recognise the necessity to deliver exceptional standards of performance across the maintenance services to ensure the integrity of each of iomart’s data centres. We are confident that our experience will help iomart Group meet these performance standards.”
FES FM, which is headquartered in Stirling in Scotland, has signed a three year contract to provide full maintenance for iomart’s UK data centres from plant to air conditioning and from generators to UPS, as well as for future improvements and new installations.
Ian Maitland added: “FES FM and the FES Group have extensive experience supporting the full life span of data centres from the infrastructure design, installation and commissioning through to the on-going day to day operation. We are fully committed to working with iomart Group to drive best practice and innovation across the maintenance services to meet the requirements at each of its UK data centres as these evolve over the term of the contract.”
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For more information please contact:
Jane Robertson
PR Manager
iomart Group plc
Tel: 0141 931 6400
Twitter: @iomartgroup
Notes to Editors
iomart Group plc
iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM) is one of the UK’s leading providers of cloud computing and managed hosting services. The Group physically owns and manages its own data centre network offering a unique 100% uptime guarantee. All the subsidiaries in the iomart Group specialise in the delivery and management of mission-critical hosting services, enabling businesses and organisations in the private and public sector to reduce the costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own web and online applications.
iomart Group operates in its chosen markets through a number of subsidiaries: iomart Hosting, Easyspace, Melbourne Server Hosting, RapidSwitch and Westcoastcloud. The group has been listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) since April 2000.
FES FM Ltd
As part of the FES Group, FES FM is recognised as one of the UK’s leading and most rapidly growing independent facilities management companies. FES FM delivers facilities management and technical services to an extensive portfolio of both public and corporate sector clients across the UK. These services range from fully integrated facilities management contracts incorporating both hard and soft services through to a wide range of technical services.
The FES Group is a privately owned business, established in 1963, which had a turnover of £151m in 2011 and now employs over 1800 staff. FES FM had a turnover of £31m in 2011 and now employs over 770 staff. For further information on FES FM or the FES Group please contact:
Ken Martin
Group Business Development Manager
T: 01786 458888
E: kmartin@fesfm.co.uk
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iomart is one of the UK’s leading providers of complex managed and cloud hosting services. From a single server through to a private cloud network, iomart specialises in the delivery and management of mission-critical hosting services, enabling customers to reduce the costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own web and online applications.By physically owning and managing its own network infrastructure, including ten UK data centres, at eight locations, the company offers world-beating levels of service to its cust... read more
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