March 8, 2006—Johnson Controls, Inc. has announced the expansion of its existing global facilities management contract with Agilent Technologies to incorporate a full-service real estate management solution for Agilent’s worldwide real estate portfolio.
This deal follows the Johnson Controls acquisition of USI, a leading corporate real estate alliance services firm in the United States, and builds on a global relationship with Agilent, which covers 12 million square feet of owned properties in 30 countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
“Increasingly, customers want to bridge the gap between real estate and facilities management with an integrated offering, more aligned to business needs,” said Guy Holden, vice president and general manager, global real estate and facility management solutions, Johnson Controls. “We have responded by developing a full range of real estate services, which complement our facility management, technical and business support services. We are excited about this opportunity to deliver the benefits of our full service offering to Agilent and to demonstrate our unique value proposition to the industry.”
Under the expanded contract, Johnson Controls will begin providing real estate advisory services, real estate portfolio strategy, and design, construction and innovative technology solutions to improve the value of Agilent’s real estate while accommodating its needs for productive and cost effective work environments.
Johnson Controls recently created Integrated Real Estate and Facilities Management Solutions business, the world’s largest global real estate and facilities management business offering a single-source for real estate portfolio management, design and project management, strategic consulting, energy and facilities management services. For more information, visit the Web site.
