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ASG provides a range of facility management
services focused on two core services; secu-
rity and cleaning. Working across a range of
sectors including retail, leisure, commercial
office, and manufacturing, ASG has built an
enviable reputation for their highly profes-
sional yet personal approach to the provi-
sion of its services. High-profile wins such as look forward to delivering unparalleled lev-
this underpin ASG’s strategy for success and
are built by robust management and the de-
velopment of skilled, motivated staff.
The contract sees ASG onboard over 60 staff
across three leading AP&P retail locations;
Byron Place -Seaham, Birchwood Shopping
Centre - Warrington, and the Weston Favell
Shopping Centre - Northampton.
One of the key factors in the award of the
contract is the provision of the ‘Living Wage’. ing ongoing improvements, via our service
AP&P and ASG recognise the importance of
looking after their employees and are proud
to be Living Wage Employer and Recognised
Living Wage Service Provider respectively;
this is reflective of the forward-thinking ap-
proach of both businesses. It also demon-
strates the value and importance of the work
that the cleaning, security, and maintenance
teams deliver.
Alistair Clayton, Sales Director Cleaning at
ASG commented on the tender process, “We
ASG wins facilities
security and cleaning contract
for Ashdown Phillips
& Partners sites
Above - Interior of
Weston Favel Shopping
Centre - Northampton
provide commercial property companies
and landlords with leading and innovative
security and cleaning capabilities and help
our customers achieve their strategic objec-
tives for each site. We work closely with our
partner clients, bringing new efficiencies and this multi-location contract by AP&P, espe-
a dedicated workforce to the table, and we
els of service across all three sites.”
James Wheeler, Sales Director Security at
ASG also commented “From the initial ten-
der opportunity we were able to review the
security operations in detail, which formed
the basis of our approach to making innova-
tive changes to the security technology we
propose to implement into these centres.
We are excited to be working with AP&P on
these new schemes and look forward to see-
delivery methodology.”
AP&P is a specialist property management
company with a reputation for providing out-
standing and focused property management
services covering everything from survey-
ing, service charge and lease management,
managing budgets, health & safety, prop-
erty inspection and facilities management,
through to full accounting services and com-
prehensive financial reporting. Managing
multi-let offices, shopping centres, business
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Above - From left to right: Tristan Vann -
Security Officer, James Babbington -
Security Supervisor, Ash Tottingham -
Security Officer, Ismail Mahmoud - Security
Officer, Rachel Mosin - House Keeping
team member and Linda Kirby-Wedge -
Customer Services team member .
parks, industrial estates, business centres,
and retail/leisure outlets across the UK.
Nick Atkinson, ASG Managing Director com-
mented, “We are delighted to be appointed
cially given their reputation for the delivery
of such high and exacting standards. The
award is a testament to the hard work and
willingness of our on-site teams and man-
agement to go the extra mile”.
Nick continued, “The tender process allowed
us to demonstrate our commitment, innova-
tive ideas, smart sustainable solutions, and
cost-effective technologies that will ultimate-
ly, following the award, improve the delivery
of security and cleaning services at the pres-
tigious AP&P sites”.
John Magee, Centre Manager at Birchwood
Shopping Centre commented on the ap-
pointment, “We were delighted to award the
cleaning and security contract for Birchwood
Shopping Centre to ASG. We are confident
that their ‘people-first’ approach will deliver
great results and continuous improvement
for both the shopping centre and our fantas-
tic team”.