Accord (company) explained

Accord plc
Former Name:	Accord Operations
Type:	Public
Fate:	Acquired
Successor:	Enterprise plc
Foundation:	1999
Defunct:	2007
Location:	Welwyn Garden City, UK
Industry:	Support services
Num Locations:	50 offices
Key People:	Stelio Stefanou, (Chairman)
Num Employees:	3,000 (2007)

Accord plc, previously Accord Operations, was a public services provider based in Hertfordshire, England.

History

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doyle plc: History. https://web.archive.org/web/20090105212923/http://www.doyleplc.co.uk/about-us/history.html . January 5, 2009 .
2. http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Enterprise_PLC_acquires_Accord_PLC-1892471040 Enterprise plc acquires Accord plc
3. News: Ex loses bid for ‘pot of gold’ from tycoon Stelio Stefanou . metro.co.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064754/http://metro.co.uk/2010/12/02/rosemary-gordon-loses-bid-for-pot-of-gold-from-tycoon-stelio-stefanou-597578/ . 4 March 2016.
4. Web site: Public Service Private Profit, p. 12. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927052744/http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/12050.pdf . September 27, 2011. Unison.
5. Web site: Case Studies - Secure Citrix remote access for Accord plc.
6. Web site: Accord reveals 22% profits rise. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722195029/http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=3399 . July 22, 2011. Local Government. 1 February 2003.