Media releases

Winston Barrett, a Serco street cleaner in Hammersmith and Fulham, has been recognised by Serco with a global award after the company received a flood of nearly 40 letters from local residents commending him for the joyful and conscientious way he goes about his work.

Two porters at Kent and Canterbury Hospital have been recognised by Serco with a global award after they calmly and compassionately persuaded a patient threatening to end her life to come safely down from a rooftop.

A new group of Armed Forces-friendly employers, who will collaborate to further develop the aims of the Armed Forces Covenant and tighten the ties between Defence and employers, has now launched.

Photo caption: Members of the Gold Award Alumni Group at the launch event at HMS President, London, on 18 January 2017.

Customers have once again given the thumbs up to Merseyrail, a Joint Venture between Serco and Abellio, as the Liverpool-based rail operator scooped the highest score, 95 per cent, among all franchised operators in the National Rail Passenger Survey (autumn 2016), published today.

Merseyrail, a Joint Venture between Serco and Abellio, has once again topped the Which?’s annual train survey, securing 72 per cent for overall satisfaction. This is the second time that Merseyrail has secured the highest score in this poll.

Lilleshall National Sports & Conferencing Centre, managed by Serco on behalf of Sport England, yesterday hosted an event to welcome home and celebrate the Rio Olympic and Paralympic medal winners and athletes who train and are based at the National Sports Centre in Lilleshall.

Serco's International Fire Training Centre (IFTC) in Teesside, one of the world's leading aviation fire training centres, recently completed training a delegation from NATO’s firefighting team based in Germany. 

Serco Group plc ('Serco' or 'the Group'), the international service company, confirms that the UK Home Office has exercised an option to extend Serco’s COMPASS contracts for asylum seeker support services until 30 September 2019

Serco announces that it has completed the transfer of Orchard & Shipman’s wholly-owned subsidiary, ‘Orchard & Shipman (Glasgow) Ltd to Serco. The subsidiary was previously Serco’s sub-contractor on the COMPASS contract, providing accommodation for asylum seekers in Scotland and Northern Ireland on behalf of the Home Office.

Serco Group plc ('Serco' or 'the Group'), the international service company, today provides a further update on financial performance for the 2016 financial year and the outlook beyond. This statement is being made ahead of Serco’s scheduled Capital Markets Event which is being held in London this afternoon.

Serco Group plc ('Serco' or 'the Group'), the international service company, is pleased to confirm that it has now signed the contract with Barts Health NHS Trust for the provision of Soft Facilities Management Services.  Serco previously announced on 22 September that it had been appointed Preferred Bidder for this tender.

The partnership between Peterborough City Council and Serco, which yesterday celebrated its fifth anniversary, has delivered a range of improvements to the quality of services provided to the residents in Peterborough.

Serco Group plc, the international service company, is pleased to announce that Kate Steadman, Group Strategy Director, has been appointed to the Group’s Executive Committee.  The Committee is chaired by Rupert Soames, Group Chief Executive Officer, and comprises, with the addition of Kate, 11 other members, including the Group Chief Financial Officer, Group Chief Operating Officer, the divisional Chief Executives and other selected corporate function heads.  The Committee has delegated responsibility from the Board to ensure the effective direction and control of the business and to deliver the Group's long term goals and strategy.

Serco in partnership with Health Service Journal (HSJ) has published the findings of its extensive ‘Inquiry on Maximising the Contribution of NHS Non-Clinical Staff’.

Serco has established an alliance of global leaders in health services delivery to create a world class deployable healthcare solution for the Australian Defence Force.

Serco’s Employment, Skills & Enterprise business has been selected by the Skills Funding Agency to deliver 14 new Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) contracts, providing training, to help upskill the workforce of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Serco’s Environmental Services business has recently been awarded three new contract extensions and one new contract, which in total are valued at over £45m.

To mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, both prisoners and staff attended a multi-cultural Remembrance Service in the Multi Faith Centre at HMP Kilmarnock, managed by Serco for the Scottish Prison Service. 

Serco Middle East, a leading provider of public services, supporting governments and others operating in the public sector, has been awarded a 6 year Facilities Management (FM) contract with Dubai Airports to maintain and support a large part of Dubai Airport buildings and infrastructure.

Bisham Abbey National Sport Centre, managed by Serco on behalf of Sport England, today hosted an event to welcome home and celebrate the Rio Olympic and Paralympic medal winners and athletes who train and are based at the National Sports Centre in Marlow.