A management buyout of Mace Operate, the facilities management division of global consultancy and construction company Mace Group, will create an independent Company trading under the name of the group's former FM division, Macro.

Mitie has acquired UK independent Fire & Security business GBE Converge Group for a maximum cash consideration of 27 million.

Richard Sykes has joined ABM from M Group Services as Senior Vice-President, and President for the United Kingdom and Ireland.