MacLellan International has been selected to provide a broad package of environmental services to the central London estate of the Ministry of Defence. MacLellan will support Amey Business Services during extensive refurbishment of the buildings, with Amey providing overall management of facilities services throughout the venture.

Under a 10 year contract, MacLellan will be responsible for waste management, collection and recycling, grounds maintenance, cleaning and maintenance of offices and buildings, as well as pest control and laundry services. The flexible approach adopted by both providers will ensure that MoD staff can be relocated to alternative locations, minimising the level of disruption during the refurbishment process.

A consortium comprising AMEY, McQuarie Infrastructure, Hyder and Innisfree won the PFI project to modernise The Ministry of Defence (MoD) headquarters in Whitehall last month (see News story 15 May).