Accord_(company)

Accord (company)

Accord (company)

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

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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. [1]
    "Doyle plc: History". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
  2. [2]
    Enterprise plc acquires Accord plc[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Ex loses bid for 'pot of gold' from tycoon Stelio Stefanou". metro.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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    "Public Service Private Profit, p. 12" (PDF). Unison. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
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    "Case Studies - Secure Citrix remote access for Accord plc" (PDF).
  6. [6]
    "Accord reveals 22% profits rise". Local Government. 1 February 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.


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