September 28, 2007—Leading engineering and services company United Group Limited announced it has completed the acquisition of UNICCO Service Company for $408 million.
“We are pleased to welcome UNICCO staff and customers to United Group. UNICCOs very capable senior management team will continue to manage the business with Mr. George Keches remaining as President and Mr. Lou Lanzillo, Vice Chairman, will become United Groups Chief Operating Officer Americas & Europe,” said United Group’s Managing Director and CEO Richard Leupen.
United Group and the companies that make up its 21,000-strong personnel in the property sector, including UNICCO, are well placed to service multinational clients who are demanding global corporate real estate and facilities management solutions, says the company.
Boston-based UNICCO has more than 18,000 employees in North America and offers facilities maintenance, operations, cleaning, lighting and administrative/office services for corporate and multi-tenant office, education, retail, government and public venue facilities, as well as plant services in support of industrial operations. UNICCO maintains an industry-leading 95% customer retention rate. For more on the company, see its Web site.
