G4S buy ISS

19 October 2011

ISS Facility Services of which ISS Landscaping is part, have been bought out by G4S the security and facility services group.

Jeff Gravenhorst CEO of ISS commented in the official press release:

“Together, ISS and G4S will be able to accelerate the provision of facilities services building on both companies’ significant global expertise in the form of single-service, “bundled” services and facility services. The combined group expects significant growth opportunities and syner-gies to be achieved in the coming years.”

The newly formed group will have more than 1 million employees worldwide.  ‘Jeff Gravenhorst will join the G4S board of directors and will head up the combined European operations as Chief Operating Officer and Regional CEO Europe.’