Sulzer Infra CBX – the UK arm of Sulzer Infra - has beaten off "stiff competition" to win a three year contract with AT&T for facilities management in the UK and Ireland. The competitively tendered outsourcing exercise covers a range of workplace services from call centre management to catering and is subject to a rolling annual extension of up to five years. It represents phase 1 of a three phase global outsourcing property requirement – and Sulzer are now in discussions about phase 2 which covers general operations support and facilities management for their workplaces across the rest of Europe.

Commenting on the success, David Morris, business development director for Sulzer Infra CBX said: "In common with other multinationals, AT&T have made the strategic decision that they are no longer in the property management arena and wish to outsource their property management requirements at all levels. In our proposal for phase 1 – UK and Ireland – we drew attention to our European capability for phase 2 and we are now in detailed negotiations."

AT&T Corporation serves more than 80 million customers worldwide, has 151,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $64 billion.

Steve Woodbine, AT&T Group Property Manager for Europe, Middle East & Africa said: "We chose Sulzer Infra as they are a well established multi-disciplinary support service group operating across Europe. Their philosophy and openness, together with their strong European base, closely matches that of AT&T's existing Real Estate department. This is an exciting time for all - not only is this a strategic partnership for AT&T but it will also be of benefit my staff in that transferring to Sulzer will culminate in strong career paths for them in a true FM company."