HSE International ISSUE 97 | Page 17

Award Winning Facilities Management Solutions Platinum Facilities & Maintenance Services Ltd recently won not one, but two highly regarded awards in recognition of their commitment to health and safety management - the British Safety Council International Safety Award in the ‘Distinction’ category and the RoSPA ‘Gold’ award, respectively. HSE International spoke to Stuart Preston, Head of SHEQ, to discuss the company’s award winning approach. P latinum Facilities & Maintenance Services Ltd was formed in 2001 as YJL Facilities Limited, a subsidiary of Montpellier Group PLC. Operating primarily in the public and private sectors within London, South East and the Home Counties with a business strategy to grow their geographical capability to the South West and Midlands, they are a technology-led, mechanical, electrical, public health and building fabric maintenance services provider, delivering a first class service provision to corporate real estate. Their main clients include corporate head office buildings for legal, banking and finance sectors and all general business commerce headquarters. In 2001 they were awarded their first technical maintenance services contract with Redab Properties, followed in 2002 with their first major contracts for Denton Wilde Sapte (now Dentons) & BACB (British Arab Commercial Bank Plc), both of which they retain to this day. In 2003, a management buyout of the company led to a name change and in 2004, Platinum Facilities & Maintenance Services Ltd (PFMS) was born. That same year, PFMS based their headquarters in the heart of the City of Londo