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Another UK facilities-management platform passes into private-equity hands as Investcorp backs Smart Managed Solutions — the clearest sign yet that institutional appetite for the sector hasn't cooled going into the second half of the year.
Why it matters · Capital is consolidating the mid-market faster than organic growth ever could. Expect more roll-ups before year-end.
Two established cleaning names move closer together under an employee-ownership structure — a model quietly reshaping who owns soft-services FM in the UK.
Backed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, OCS adds City Group Security to its buy-and-build, deepening its manned-security line alongside soft and technical services.
Mitie extends its footprint across the government estate with the GPA, reinforcing its grip on public-sector FM.
Sodexo picks up a new contract in Stoke-on-Trent, adding to its regional public-services book.
Compass-owned 14forty wins integrated soft services for automotive supplier Valeo.
Jaguar Building Services takes on the prime City-fringe London address, adding a trophy asset to its portfolio.
Artic Building Services secures M&E and building-services work for the law firm Howard Kennedy.
Public sector, manufacturing, commercial and legal — demand is broad, not narrow. The winners are the contractors that can mobilise across all four.
Wilo links a striking share of demand to data-centre cooling and infrastructure — a clean proxy for where building-services money is actually flowing in 2026.
WHY IT MATTERS Data centres are the FM growth engine nobody can staff fast enough.
The institute's latest outlook maps where workplace and FM demand is heading as occupiers keep rethinking how much space they need.
Fresh CCC guidance pushes building decarbonisation up the agenda — and FM owns the operational delivery of it.
The healthcare-waste specialist widens its remit — the latest niche player stretching into full-service facilities management.
Investcorp, CD&R, Synova, Sun European, Pictet — PE is consolidating at every level at once. Fragmented M&E FM is the target: recurring revenue, sticky clients, clear bolt-on runway.
The dominant content theme from tier 1 to SME. Clients are procuring AI-driven maintenance and live compliance dashboards — capability, not just engineering headcount.
Decarbonisation roadmaps are sharpening, and the Building Safety Regulator's wider remit puts FM providers in a more strategic assurance role across complex estates.
NHS and government estate remain the most active contract sectors in 2026. Framework routes are the primary mid-market entry point.
Awards shortlists name who's investing in client partnerships — a useful, public procurement-intelligence signal if you read them right.
Apprenticeships, STEM partnerships and leadership schemes are becoming a visible differentiator — with clients and recruits alike.
Cross-referenced from the Barbour ABI FM Outsourcing index, Building 2025 survey, Construction News, Companies House filings and sector knowledge. Revenue figures are not directly comparable — read the Basis and Confidence columns. Indicative rank reflects UK FM presence, not a strict revenue sort.
| # | Company | Owner / parent | Rev (£m) | FY | Basis | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitie Group | Listed (LSE) | 5,091 | Mar-25 | Group (UK-centric) | Certain | UK market leader |
| 2 | Compass Group UK & I | Compass Group plc | n/d | FY24 | UK&I catering-led | Guessing | Group ~£31bn global; FM split unclear |
| 3 | Serco UK & Europe | Listed (LSE) | n/d | FY25 | UK outsourcing | Guessing | Mainly justice/defence, not pure FM |
| 4 | OCS Group | CD&R (PE) | ~3,000 | FY24 | Group incl. intl | Likely | +Atalian-Servest, +FES, +EMCOR UK |
| 5 | Sodexo UK & Ireland | Sodexo SA | ~1,400 | ~FY23 | UK&I catering-led | Likely | Group €23.8bn FY24 |
| 6 | Amey | One Equity Partners (PE) | 1,877 | Dec-24 | FM/services turnover | Certain | Infrastructure + FM |
| 7 | ISS UK & Ireland | ISS A/S | ~1,000 | FY24 | UK&I revenue | Guessing | Major IFM; not cleanly disclosed |
| 8 | Equans UK & Ireland | Bouygues | n/d | FY24 | UK&I energy + FM | Guessing | Ex-ENGIE Services, rebranded 2024 |
| 9 | CBRE GWS (UK) | CBRE Group (NYSE) | n/d | Stale | UK FM/GWS revenue | Guessing | Last clean UK ~£1.29bn (2019) |
| 10 | Aramark UK | Aramark (NYSE) | n/d | FY24 | UK catering + FM | Guessing | UK inside FSS International segment |
| 11 | Balfour Beatty (Services) | Listed (LSE) | 1,210 | Dec-24 | Services turnover | Certain | Not pure FM |
| 12 | Mears Group | Listed (LSE) | 1,133 | Dec-24 | Housing maintenance | Certain | Social-housing repairs |
| 13 | Renew Holdings | Listed (LSE) | 1,057 | Dec-24 | Services turnover | Certain | Engineering/infrastructure |
| 14 | WSH (BaxterStorey) | Private (Westbury) | n/d | FY24 | Catering/hospitality | Guessing | ~£900m; FM-adjacent |
| 15 | NG Bailey | Private (family) | 707 | Feb-26 | Group (FM in Built Env.) | Certain | Largest independent M&E + FM |
| 16 | Mace Operate / Macro | Mace (MBO 2023) | 687 | Dec-24 | FM/operate turnover | Likely | MBO'd back to Macro brand 2023 |
| 17 | FM Conway | VINCI (from Jan-25) | 608 | Apr-24 | Highways/services | Certain | Highways-led; acquired by Vinci Jan-25 |
| 18 | Bidvest Noonan | Bidvest Group | ~600 | FY24/25 | UK&I cleaning/security | Guessing | 27,000 staff UK&I |
| 19 | City FM (City Refrigeration) | Private (Reilly family) | ~500 | FY24 | UK group turnover | Guessing | Asda-anchored; ring-fenced |
| 20 | Elior UK | Elior Group (Euronext) | n/d | FY24 | UK catering + FM | Guessing | ~£400m; catering-led |
| 21 | G4S FM (Allied Universal) | Allied Universal | n/d | FY24 | Security-led IFM | Guessing | Files as G4S Facilities Mgmt (UK) Ltd |
| 22 | Integral UK | JLL (NYSE) | 362 | Dec-23 | M&E/hard FM turnover | Certain | JLL-owned since 2016; loss-making recently |
| 23 | Dalkia (UK) | EDF | 324 | Dec-24 | Technical/energy FM | Certain | Energy-led hard services |
| 24 | EMCOR UK | OCS (from Dec-25) | 318 | FY24 | UK building services | Certain | Now inside OCS post-acquisition |
| 25 | Gratte Brothers | Private | 262 | Mar-24 | M&E + FM | Certain | M&E and technical FM |
| 26 | Mecsia Group | Synova Capital (PE) | ~230 | Oct-25 | Combined group | Likely | Buy-and-build; +Artic, ECG, A&McD, TDG |
| 27 | Apleona UK | Apleona Group (DE) | 200 | FY24 | UK&I self-delivery IFM | Likely | +CTS, +JCW, +Corrigenda, +Morrison |
| 28 | Pinnacle Group | Private | n/d | FY24 | Communities + FM | Guessing | ~£300m; public-sector/communities |
| 29 | Churchill Group | Private | n/d | FY24 | Soft FM revenue | Guessing | Cleaning-led multi-service ~£300m |
| 30 | Arcus FM | Private | n/d | FY24 | Retail-anchored hard FM | Guessing | Sainsbury's-rooted retail hard FM |
| 31 | Kingdom Services Group | Private | n/d | FY24 | Security-led FM | Guessing | ~£200m scale |
| 32 | Wilson James | Private | >143 | FY18+ | Security/logistics/FM | Likely | £143m last clean (2018); higher now |
| 33 | PTSG | Macquarie (PE) | n/d | FY24 | Building compliance | Guessing | ~£140m; taken private 2019 |
| 34 | Cloudfm Group | Private | n/d | FY24 | Tech-led FM | Guessing | ~£150m; technology-led IFM |
| 35 | Bellrock Group | Sun European Partners | ~150 | FY24 | Property + tech FM | Guessing | Concerto CAFM + managed FM |
| 36 | Jaguar Building Services | Private (P. Roberts) | 102 | Mar-25 | M&E maintenance | Certain | London landmark M&E; doubled since 2019 |
| 37 | BAM FM | Royal BAM Group | n/d | FY24 | FM arm of construction | Guessing | ~£100m |
| 38 | Robertson FM | Robertson Group | n/d | FY24 | FM arm — Scotland | Guessing | FM arm of Scottish construction group |
| 39 | BGIS UK | BGIS (CCMP, Canada) | n/d | FY24 | UK IFM revenue | Guessing | Canadian global IFM; growing UK book |
| 40 | Andron FM | Private | n/d | FY24 | Cleaning-led FM | Guessing | Cleaning-led multi-service FM |
| 41 | Pareto FM | Pictet (from 2023) | ~45 | Sep-24 | FM turnover | Likely | London IFM; PE-backed since 2023 |
| 42 | ABM UK | ABM Industries (NYSE) | n/d | FY24 | UK FM revenue | Guessing | Includes former Incentive FM |
| 43 | VINCI Facilities (UK) | VINCI SA | n/d | FY24 | UK FM revenue | Guessing | Hard-services led; also owns FM Conway |
| 44 | JLL Work Dynamics UK | Listed (NYSE) | n/d | FY24 | UK FM in RE services | Guessing | FM bundled in UK real-estate services |
| 45 | Cushman & Wakefield | Listed (NYSE) | n/d | FY24 | UK FM in RE services | Guessing | FM embedded in property services |
| 46 | Kier (FM / maintenance) | Listed (LSE) | n/d | FY24 | FM/maintenance portion | Guessing | FM inside a construction group |
| 47 | Norse Group | Local authority owned | n/d | FY24 | Public-sector FM | Guessing | Norfolk CC-owned; LA-facing FM |
| 48 | Samsic UK / JPC | Samsic (France) | n/d | FY24 | UK FM/cleaning | Guessing | Cleaning-led; growing UK book |
| 49 | Q3 Services Group | Private | n/d | FY24 | Multi-service FM | Guessing | Bundled services group |
| 50 | Platinum Facilities | Private | n/d | FY24 | Hard FM (M&E) | Guessing | London/Home Counties; data centre focus |
| 51 | Atlas FM | Private | n/d | FY24 | Soft + multi-service | Guessing | +Emprise (2017); buy-and-build |
| 52 | Wates FM (Smartspace) | Wates (private) | n/d | FY24 | FM in construction group | Guessing | FM inside a construction group |
| 53 | GSH Group | Private | n/d | FY24 | Technical FM | Guessing | Energy/technical FM, intl footprint |
| 54 | Anabas | Private | n/d | FY24 | Corporate-office FM | Guessing | Boutique corporate-office soft FM |
| 55 | Phoenix FM | Private | n/d | FY24 | Multi-service FM | Guessing | Mid-market multi-service |
| 56 | Derwent FM | Places for People | n/d | FY24 | FM housing/regen | Guessing | FM arm linked to housing/regen |
| 57 | Sewell Group | Private (employee) | n/d | FY24 | Regional FM + estates | Guessing | Yorkshire/Humber regional FM |
| 58 | Jones FM | Private (Jones family) | ~7 | FY24 | M&E maintenance | Guessing | Kent/London M&E SME — likely understated |
| 59 | Incentive FM | ABM | n/d | FY24 | Multi-service FM | Likely | Now part of ABM; listed for lineage |
Bold = covered in this month's news sweep. Confidence: Certain = named public source · Likely = strong inference · Guessing = major player, no clean figure published.
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