Accord (company)

Accord plc
Public
Industry Support services
Fate Acquired
Successor Enterprise plc
Founded 1999
Defunct 2007
Headquarters Welwyn Garden City, UK
Key people
 Stelio Stefanou, (Chairman)
Number of employees
 3,000 (2007)

Accord plc, previously Accord Operations, was a public services provider based in Hertfordshire, England.

History

Accord was established by Stelio Stefanou in 1999 by a demerger of the John Doyle Group.[1] On 21 September 2007, after eight years of growth, the company was acquired by Enterprise plc[2] for £180m.[3]

Operations

Company services included business, environmental, highways, housing and technical services mainly for local authorities.[4] The company had some 50 offices and employed 3,000 people.[5] It undertook the entire facilities management service for Westminster City Council.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Doyle plc: History Archived January 5, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Enterprise plc acquires Accord plc
  3. ↑ Rosemary Gordon loses bid for 'pot of gold' from tycoon Stelio Stefanou Metro, 2 December 2010
  4. ↑ Public Service Private Profit, p. 12 Unison
  5. ↑ "Case Studies - Secure Citrix remote access for Accord plc" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Accord reveals 22% profits rise Local Government, 1 February 2003


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