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Accord (company)

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Accord plc
FormerlyAccord Operations
Company typePublic
IndustrySupport services
Founded1999
Defunct2007
FateAcquired
SuccessorEnterprise plc
HeadquartersWelwyn Garden City, UK
Number of locations
50 offices
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

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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

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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

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