Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 16th January 2025 Issue no. 1145
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Banking on success: BNP Paribas selects Sodexo as UK IFM partner
Sodexo UK & Ireland has been selected by international bank BNP Paribas SA's London branch as the sole IFM services partner for four sites, moving from multiple providers delivering single services to a fully integrated approach to FM services.
The new contract, which started last month, is for seven years, and Sodexo's take-over of the portfolio of FM services will be phased. Services under the new contract include cleaning, waste management, pest control, mailroom, reprographics, workplace management, hard FM services and security.
BNP Paribas already partners with Sodexo in France, Belgium, Germany, the US and Canada.
"BNP Paribas joins our growing portfolio of market leading financial institutions which are choosing to partner with us,” says Lynsey O'Keefe, CEO corporate services, Sodexo UK & Ireland. “Not only are we able to demonstrate our service delivery is efficient and effective, but we will also enable BNP Paribas to focus on its core business, safe in the knowledge our teams will be ensuring its workplaces run seamlessly, elevating the employee experience for its UK workforce."
Paula Mellows, head of business support services, BNP Paribas CIB add explains:
"A key goal of this project was to assess the feasibility of bringing all the soft and hard FM services under one provider, and we were impressed by Sodexo's demonstration of the benefits adopting this approach would have on our workplace strategy, with the delivery of financial efficiencies just one of these advantages. Sodexo was able to demonstrate its forward-thinking approach to service delivery and utilising digital technology, all with sustainability at the centre of its operations. We have agreed a phased implementation of the new contract to ensure there is a smooth transition."
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