7 December 2010
G4S plc
G4S acquires Guernsey Air Conditioning
G4S Secure Solutions (Guernsey) Limited ('G4S'), Guernsey's largest secure
solutions company, is pleased to announce the acquisition from David J Le Gallez
of Guernsey Air Conditioning Limited, one of the largest building services
contractors in the Channel Islands. The acquisition will extend G4S's
significant facilities management ('FM') capability by allowing it to offer a
range of 'hard' FM services to its Government and commercial customers across
the Channel Islands for the first time. The gross assets of the acquired company
are worth £1.8m.
Guernsey Air Conditioning Limited was established in April 1990 and currently
employs 55 staff across a range of FM disciplines including: office
administration; service desk/job control; planned maintenance; fire and security
services; mechanical and electrical services; BMS control systems and
management; and refrigeration and air conditioning and design.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Helen Parris - Director of Investor Relations +44 (0)
1293 554423
Media enquiries:
Kevin Smith - Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 207 282 1054
G4S plc
G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, which specialises in
outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are
considered a strategic threat. G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London
Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S
has operations in over 110 countries and more than 615,000 employees. For more
information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.
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