Shepherd rings up five more years

14 October 2010

Shepherd FM has been awarded an extension to its total FM contract with Yell Limited for a further five years.

The new contract, worth more than £18m, will see Shepherd FM provide Total FM services to the Group’s network of offices in the UK, including its brand new Head Office in Reading, Berkshire, which opened this month.
Shepherd FM will continue to be responsible for the FM services at 10 buildings across the country, including the delivery of building engineering and maintenance of critical system, but will now also deliver a number of additional services, including: security, ground maintenance, cleaning and the provision of reception and concierge services.
Noel Clancy, MD for Shepherd FM commenting on the award said, “This contract confirms our position as one of the leading providers of facilities management services in the UK. It also further highlights our growing reputation for exceptional service delivery, innovation and customer satisfaction. We haven’t only retained this contract, but extended it to include a number of new services for the next five years.”
Yell’s property portfolio has an array of environments, including traditional office space through to critical working locations such as call centres. Yell Limited is part of Yell Group, a leading international directories business operating in the classified advertising market through printed, online and phone-based media in the UK, US, Spain and Latin America.
‘I am very pleased to extend Yell’s contract with Shepherd FM,’ said Simon Taylor, Head of Property at Yell in the UK. ‘Yell values its people highly and we want to provide them with the best possible FM services to support them in all our offices. I look forward to working more with Noel and his team in the future.’
Building Services contractor, and sister company, SES was responsible for the recent building services fit out of the new Head Office, and