Archive - News Stories / News from our world - ISS

14-12-2005

ISS Singapore Leads in Catering

In less than two years, ISS has become the largest private food caterer in Singapore.

Archive - News Stories / News from our world - ISS

09-11-2005

ISS Wins Contract with the Danish...

ISS Facility Services A/S in Denmark has just signed a prestigious contract with Denmark’s oldest and largest electronic media corporation, the...

Archive - News Stories / News from our world - ISS

03-11-2005

ISS UK Receives Four 'Oscars'

For the second year running, ISS UK was recognised at the recent Golden Service Awards 2005, known as the cleaning industry's "Oscars". ISS received...

Archive - News Stories / News from our world - ISS

13-10-2005

WHO Selects ISS

Following the legally determined open competition in 2004, ISS Switzerland was contacted by the head quarter of the UN body, the World Health...

Archive - News Stories / News from our world - ISS

04-10-2005

ISS behind Europe's greenest...

The Dutch village of Oosterbeek has been awarded gold in the European horticultural competition Entente Florale 2005, partly thanks to ISS...

Archive - News Stories / News from our world - ISS

16-09-2005

Prestigious Award for ISS...

ISS Singapore has won “The 2005 Building & Services Company of the Year Award” amidst keen competition from reputable Asian competitors. ISS was the...

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02-09-2005

Swedish Power Plant chooses ISS

ISS has won a large Facility Services contract at the Swedish power plant, Forsmark Kraftgrupp.

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27-07-2005

Call Centre Business Expands

ISS has acquired the Dutch Call Centre company Interfoon Call Centers BV and is expanding the call centre business.

ISS News

18-07-2005

ISS Damage Control wins...

ISS Damage Control in the UK has won a prestigious British Insurance Award after introducing a pioneering scheme with UK fire and rescue authorities.

Archive - News Stories / News from our world - ISS

11-07-2005

ISS Denmark Wins Biggest IFS...

ISS Facility Services A/S in Denmark has won the biggest IFS contract so far ISS has concluded a five-year agreement with the Danish telecom...

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24-06-2005

ISS behind the scenes at SAIL 2005

From 17 to 22 August 2005, Amsterdam will be the home port for SAIL 2005, one of the largest maritime events in the world. Behind the scenes, ISS...

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16-06-2005

ISS enters New Zealand

ISS is now entering the 43rd country: New Zealand. Thereby ISS strengthens its market position in Oceania.

ISS News

21-04-2005

ISS wins Toyota award

ISS Facility Services in Australia in conjunction with the Kirwan Group received the prestigious Toyota President's Award at a function held at...

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14-04-2005

ISS launches new strategy plan

ISS has launched the successor to the Company’s current strategy plan. The new plan, Route101, is a “destination” strategy plan. The destination...

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04-04-2005

ISS is going for China

ISS has now taken a big step to expand its business in China. ISS has acquired the majority of the shares in Hongrun, the largest private cleaning...

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08-03-2005

ISS enters Turkey – the 42nd...

ISS is now entering the Turkish market through the acquisition of the majority of the shares in Proser S.A., the largest private cleaning and...

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06-03-2005

ISS receives award in Austria

Gerhard Marischka, Managing Director of ISS Central Europe, has been honored by the Austrian government with a silver award for his contribution to...

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31-01-2005

ISS wins Brazilian Volkswagen...

ISS Brazil has received the so-called "Providers prize" for 2004 from Volkswagen do Brasil

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13-01-2005

ISS buys Siemens' Danish Facility...

ISS has acquired the Facility Management activities from Siemens in Denmark. The acquisition adds to ISS' competence in general service management...

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13-01-2005

Two Golden Service Awards to ISS...

ISS Netherlands has been awarded two Golden Service Awards. The Nij Smellinghe Hospital in Drachten came out on top in the Health Care category....

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07-01-2005

ISS enters promising Russian...

ISS has acquired the Russian service company “Facility Services Rus”, thus adding Russia to its list of operating countries.

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16-12-2004

ISS wins pan-Nordic Facility...

ISS has secured a major cross-border contract with Nordea, a leading financial services group in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region.

ISS News

01-12-2004

Golden Service Awards for the...

ISS UK was well represented at this year’s Golden Service Awards, held at London’s Savoy Hotel. ISS Facility Services, Food Hygiene and Mediclean all...

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11-11-2004

DAF Trucks opts for ISS to...

DAF Trucks opts for ISS to maintain its paint shops DAF Trucks has again opted for ISS for its locations in Eindhoven in the Netherlands and...

ISS News

04-11-2004

Goodyear partners up with ISS...

Since 1936, Goodyear has been producing its world famous tyres in Brazil. In 2001, ISS Brazil was recruited to help out with internal logistics...

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07-10-2004

Exquisite dining at the football...

Founded in 1898, the football team Viking Stavanger is no freshman in the Norwegian premier league. However, since the opening of the brand new...

ISS News

17-09-2004

ISS Starts Operations in Chile

A new country has been added to the ISS list of operating countries. With the acquisition of the facility services company Serviman/Seasur ISS has...

ISS News

13-09-2004

ISS remains in Dow Jones...

Early September, the SAM Group and Dow Jones Indexes published its revised indexes on the world's leaders in corporate sustainability. For the sixth...

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12-08-2004

ISS expands in I'lle de France

ISS has acquired all shares in SEDE Holding SA. SEDE delivers pest control services and interior landscaping, as well as services related to water...

ISS News

29-07-2004

ISS offers “green” train wash

The new trtain washing facility is a virtual breakthrough for the environment explains Jan Gustafsson, Managing Director of ISS Trafficare:

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13-07-2004

ISS supports Norwegian Gas...

While Ormen Lange, Norway’s largest gas project ever, is being developed, up to 2,200 Hydro employees will live and work off a large camp in Nyhamna,...

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06-07-2004

ISS wins record deal at new...

ISS Food Hygiene has been awarded the cleaning contract at Danish Crown’s new abattoir in Horsens. When the new abattoir comes into use late 2004 it...

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18-06-2004

Facility Services for CSC’ German...

May 2003, ISS signed a pan-European agreement with CSC (Computer Science Corporation) to provide Facility Services at a number of CSC sites...

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29-05-2004

ISS wins Corporate Governance...

On Wednesday May 26, CEO Eric Rylberg climbed the podium for the second time in three years to accept the Danish Shareholders Association's prize for...

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10-05-2004

ISS Netherlands fulfils its...

On 1 December 2003, ISS Netherlands started up its first fully integrated Facility Services delivery. 5 moths later the customer, IT service provider...

ISS News

05-04-2004

DAF expects ISS to deliver...

Every single day 115 brand new medium and heavy lorries leave the DAF plant in the Dutch town of Eindhoven. ISS has provided specialised cleaning at...

ISS News

25-03-2004

ISS UK acquires leading Facility...

To further strengthen its position in the UK market for integrated Facility Services, ISS has acquired Coflex, a leading Facilities Management...

ISS News

10-03-2004

ISS UK acquires respected catering...

ISS Facility Services has made a significant acquisition in the UK catering industry with the purchase of the well-respected Eaton Group. The...

ISS News

04-03-2004

ISS “funky cleaning” at Marks &...

At the Marks & Spencer Life Store, which they describe as the ““Biggest revolution in home retailing in twenty years”, ISS staff will now become an...

ISS News

12-02-2004

ISS Hong Kong receives Caring...

On 3 February, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service awarded ISS the Caring Company award. The award was given in recognition of ISS' efforts in...

ISS News

04-02-2004

ISS Mediclean closes new PFI deal

ISS Mediclean in United Kingdom has closed a PFI contract at Newham General Hospital in East London. As part of the Equion plc contract, ISS...

ISS News

21-01-2004

ISS UK strengthens regional...

ISS Facility Services in United Kingdom has further strengthened its position in the Midlands and the North of England through the acquisition of the...

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16-01-2004

Market praises ISS’ openness

At a celebration late Thursday night, the Danish Society of Investment Professionals (DDF) awarded ISS the annual “Information Prize”. It is the...

ISS News

05-01-2004

Uppsala University Hospital...

Right before Christmas break, ISS Hospital Services in Sweden managed to close a major deal. In accordance with the 50m SEK (Swedish Crowns) deal...

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18-12-2003

ISS surprises positively

Four months ago ISS took over a large public service contract and 34 employees in the Norwegian town of Halden. The contract win was historic, as it...

ISS News

10-12-2003

ISS Damage Control strengthens...

ISS Damage Control has acquired one of its competitors in the Norwegian market. On 29 December all activities in Anticimex Bygningsmiljø will be...

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02-12-2003

ISS wins contract extension at...

One of the largest power companies in the Nordic region can be found on the peninsula Simpevarp, outside the Swedish town of Oskarshamn. In its 3...

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07-11-2003

ISS Belgium wins Service-Oscar

Last week the Belgian cleaning industry held its Annual Golden Service Award show in Scheveningen. ISS was nominated for the best cleaning project...

ISS News

27-10-2003

Skills and flexibility make the...

Petra Ericsson, ISS Contract Manager at ISS, has her hands full. She is overall responsible for catering, cleaning, office support and mail...

ISS News

13-10-2003

High Altitude Cleaning

A tailor made platform to work from, thorough safety training, and skilled people - who know no fear of heights, are some of the essentials in wind...

ISS News

07-10-2003

ISS Damage Control wins important...

ISS Damage Control wins important contract from R&SA Rainbow International, a UK subsidiary of ISS Damage Control, has won a substantial contract...

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03-10-2003

The Icelandic Transformation

ISS entered the Icelandic market in January 2000 through the acquisition of the cleaning division of a large security company. Since then, the...

ISS News

26-09-2003

Partnership makes life easier for...

Until recently Telekom Austria AG employed 200 in-house staff and 34 cleaning contractors to keep hundreds of offices, facilities and installations...

ISS News

17-09-2003

Danish Telecom signs Facility...

The Danish telecommunications company SONOFON and ISS Denmark today announced a Facility Services agreement, which lets ISS provide a large number of...

ISS News

01-09-2003

Hygiene is a hot topic in the food...

The ability to maintain and document strict levels of hygiene in a production facility is one of the cornerstones of success in today’s food business.

ISS News

20-07-2003

ISS Catering introduces the...

What does the canteen of the future look like? Should ISS focus on healthy nutritional food, stay with the old 'traditional' kitchen or perhaps work...

ISS News

08-07-2003

ISS services landmark in London...

Less than 15 years ago the London Docklands was a deserted post-industrial area. Today it has been converted into one of the most vibrant business...

ISS News

26-06-2003

ISS Spain has integrated disabled...

Disabled people should be able to get a proper job in cleaning and facility services. That has been the Credo of ISS subsidiary Gelim since it was...

ISS News

09-06-2003

ISS receives praise for...

ISS has earned the Storebrand “best in class” award for its environmental and social performance. In an appraisal of 57 companies belonging to the...

ISS News

02-06-2003

ISS and CSC sign pan-European...

On 28 May ISS signed a 10-year agreement with CSC (Computer Science Corporation) to provide Facility Services at a number of CSC-sites in Europe....

ISS News

27-05-2003

ISS Singapore in fight to raise...

Historically the cleaning profession has suffered from a low level of recognition in Singaporean society. Little by little this is about to change....

ISS News

22-05-2003

ISS included in Nordic...

Following an extensive survey, ISS and 39 other Nordic companies have been selected as regional leaders in the areas of corporate governance and...

ISS News

06-05-2003

ISS employees fight SARS virus in...

The spread of SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – makes headlines throughout the world. In Hong Kong and Singapore - two of the countries...

ISS News

29-04-2003

ISS joins environmental...

ISS Germany has fast tracked its environmental work. In less than four months ISS broadened its management system for quality and health & safety to...

ISS News

23-04-2003

ISS cements cross-border service...

ISS experiences a growing demand for cross-border service deliveries to international customers. The recent contract with JYSK – a chain of stores...

ISS News

01-04-2003

ISS Norway wins extensive Facility...

ISS has supplied cleaning and canteen services at Siemens’ premises in the cities of Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger for several years....

ISS News

28-02-2003

Speed and special skills pay off...

Fire damage to a major Safeway supermarket in Essex in the UK in late November last year saw the ISS Ark & General damage control team on the job...

ISS News

10-02-2003

Facility services tailored to...

The Company Care concept, launched about a year ago by ISS Denmark, offers one example of how the diverse service needs of smaller organisations can...

ISS News

06-02-2003

ISS provides front office...

Reception services are an integrated part of the ISS Facility Services proposition, and ISS is convinced that skilled and motivated receptionists...

ISS News

17-01-2003

Putting hygiene first at ISS Food...

Almost nowhere is hygiene as important as it is in the food industry. A single error in the production process caused by inadequate hygiene can have...

ISS News

09-01-2003

ISS Switzerland adds landscaping...

In the autumn of 2002 ISS Switzerland acquired a majority stake in E. Fritz AG Gartenbau, a leading provider of landscaping services. The strategic...

ISS News

20-12-2002

Global employee share programme...

In line with the strategy plan, create2005, ISS is to launch an employee share programme.

ISS News

04-12-2002

ISS to service new Swedish high...

Next year the Kista Science Tower will measure 160 meters or 32 floors above ground level making it the tallest office building in Sweden. ISS has...

ISS News

27-11-2002

Major PFI contract confirms ISS...

Construction of one of the UK's biggest hospitals under PFI has been given the green light after a consortium led by Skanska Innisfree achieved...

ISS News

22-11-2002

Great success in recruiting...

Mustafa Karatas has just been promoted to assistant inspector. After six years as a cleaner and two years as a foreman with ISS he now heads a team...

ISS News

25-10-2002

More Danish unemployed find work...

Eight years ago ISS and Herlev Municipality began a collaboration to find jobs for the unemployed, who have other problems than simply being...

ISS News

03-10-2002

Disability is no obstacle at ISS

Since 1999 ISS Spain has employed staff with disabilities, such as deafness, physical imperfections and - to a smaller extent - mental handicaps, on...

ISS News

16-09-2002

British flooding called for...

In the summer of 2002 most other European joined the United Kingdom in the wettest summer on record for 22 years.

ISS News

09-09-2002

Environmental pioneering in ISS...

How do you turn one of Sweden's largest service providers with more than 16.000 employees and 11.000 customers into an environmental leader? Mats...

ISS News

30-08-2002

New employees from the Philippines...

Over the past few years, ISS Ireland has generated very strong organic growth – growth that requires many, new employees.

ISS News

16-08-2002

ISS renovates large ships in...

When damages occur, ISS Damage Control saves valuables thanks to it's quick and reliable damage control services. Now also in Bahrain in one of the...

ISS News

07-08-2002

ISS to power Jean Michel Jarre...

ISS will be supplying the power to Denmark's biggest energy-consuming solo performance ever: the AERO wind turbine concert with Jean Michel Jarre.

ISS News

05-07-2002

Green breakthrough in ISS Hospital...

Five years ago ISS prepared its first Environmental Protection Account (EPA) at a small hospital in Braedstrup, Denmark. The programme exceeded all...

ISS News

28-06-2002

ISS Thailand ignores recession

Slow economy in Asia or not, ISS Thailand, with its 6,000 employees, has shown both fine organic growth and an increasing profit margin over the past...

ISS News

28-06-2002

ISS Hong Kong is up to something...

”Take a look at the office buildings in the area,” suggests Greg Rooke, Country Manager for ISS Hong Kong, pointing his finger up in the air at some...

ISS News

28-06-2002

Singapore – certainly also clean...

Singapore is world famous for its clean streets, high penalties for littering and the environmentally friendly policy. But if you go to Singapore,...

ISS News

28-06-2002

ISS Singapore strengthens its pest...

In one shot, the April 23 acquisition of Eurogestion added pest control on a large scale to ISS. In Singapore, they immediately took this new...

ISS News

14-06-2002

ISS Denmark helps 2,000 long-term...

Integration is a mutual task between the private sector and the society, and a social responsibility is similarly an advantage and a challenge to...

ISS News

14-06-2002

New cleaning methods cut costs and...

Heavy reductions of water and chemicals use, improved ergonomics and superior quality and economic value. Those are the benefits of some cutting edge...

ISS News

29-05-2002

ISS Mediclean has success with...

St. Mary’s Hospital is an old London hospital placed side by side with Paddington Station where the Bear of the same name was found according to the...

ISS News

23-05-2002

ISS awarded gold for Corporate...

The Danish Shareholders’ Association has awarded ISS its 2002 Danish Corporate Governance Prize. ISS was awarded gold because the Danish...

ISS News

10-04-2002

New ISS company saved cathedral

Formed in 1989, Ark & General is one of the most recent companies to be acquired by ISS Damage Services UK Limited. Ark & General is also the UK's...

ISS News

10-04-2002

Unilever chooses ISS Food Services

For two years, ISS Food Services has carried out cleaning for Unilever Bestfoods Nederland at three plants in the town of Oss in the south-east of...

ISS News

26-03-2002

ISS / Berendsen

Prompted by the offer from Davis Service Group Plc. ("Davis") to the share-holders of Sophus Berendsen A/S ("Berendsen"), ISS A/S ("ISS") Friday 22...

ISS News

14-02-2002

ISS France develops special...

ISS France uses cryogenics or “cold cleaning” at the factory of Dalphimétal, manufacturer of automotive components and safety systems, at Cernay near...

ISS News

23-01-2002

ISS Catering serves 80,000 Danish...

ISS Catering in Denmark has boosted its sales to four times their 1996 level. Jørgen Vinding, the company’s managing director, believes that ISS...

ISS News

18-01-2002

ISS in interesting Danish...

Hørsholm Sygehus - a large Danish hospital - and ISS starts up a professional partnership in February. This kind of partnership will be inspire all...

ISS News

11-01-2002

ISS Food Services wins large...

ISS Food Services has taken over the cleaning of one of Denmark's major chicken factories, Rose Poultry in Vinderup.

ISS News

08-01-2002

ISS offers shares to 270,000...

In March, ISS will offer its 270,000 employees to become shareholders in the company for the second consecutive year and for the sixth time. ISS...

ISS News

21-12-2001

ISS Damage Control - A friend in...

About a year ago, when ISS formulated its strategy for the future, ISS Damage Control was given separate corporate status as a special “business...

ISS News

29-11-2001

ISS acquires Swedish hospital

ISS CarePartner today acquired the private hospital Elisabet Sjukhuset in Uppsala, thereby further strengthening its health and medical care services...

ISS News

23-11-2001

ISS sells trickling water

ISS A/S has acquired AQUA-WALL Danmark A/S, a Danish company producing, marketing and servicing the world-patented indoor environment product bearing...

ISS News

15-11-2001

Global union: ISS is a role model

"Clearly, ISS is the world's leader in the cleaning service industry in terms of employee relations and social aspects. Generally speaking, ISS...

ISS News

02-11-2001

Hospital Segment key element in...

The market for the provision of advanced facility services in the Netherlands has not yet opened. The Dutch sector for outsourced services is still...

ISS News

29-10-2001

Handheld computer creates customer...

ISS UK has in cooperation with an external IT specialist further developed ISS UK’s quality measurement system enabling customers and ISS to keep a...

ISS News

18-10-2001

ISS Portugal won hotel contract in...

With more than 30 full time employees and a Site Manager on the site every day of the year, the Caesar Park Penha Longa Hotel is now carefully...

ISS News

11-10-2001

ISS wins UK customer award

ISS London, a part of ISS UK, is proud to have recently won the very first ExCel Service Partner Customer Service Award for its’ efforts in London’s...

ISS News

11-10-2001

ISS awarded contract for Skejby...

On 1 January 2002, ISS Hospital Services in Denmark will take over the cleaning and window cleaning tasks at Skejby Hospital in Århus, Denmark

ISS News

11-10-2001

French football success gives ISS...

The largest French provider of landscaping services, Compagnie Générale d’Espaces Verts (CGEV), which ISS acquired in July, has benefited from the...

ISS News

27-09-2001

ISS will expand Clean Room market...

Over a period of several years ISS Thailand has been developing a professional concept for cleaning “Clean Rooms”. Clean Room contracts now account...

ISS News

27-09-2001

ISS in new partnership for human...

15 prominent Nordic companies, among them ISS represented by EVP Jesper Møller, have established The Nordic Partnership in cooperation with WWF...

ISS News

21-09-2001

ISS Brazil facilitates Facility...

ISS Brazil specialises in advanced Facility Services. Under this concept, ISS Brazil’s special division for advanced Facility Services supplies a...

ISS News

21-09-2001

ISS CarePartner ready for Nordic...

Ever since ISS CarePartner – a year ago – was nominated as one of the Group’s strategic “Business Builds”, business has grown by leaps and bounds....

ISS News

10-09-2001

ISS speeds up on improving...

The workplace environment for the ISS Denmark’s 16,000-plus employees is of vital importance to management, and that’s why the company has developed...

ISS News

05-09-2001

ISS included in the Dow Jones...

Dow Jones Indexes and SAM Group has announced that ISS A/S is among the 312 companies included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI...

ISS News

03-09-2001

Major growth plans for ISS...

ISS has specific plans over the next four years to significantly increase the size and expertise of ISS Hospital Services.

ISS News

29-08-2001

ISS acquires Swedish train service...

ISS has acquired TraffiCare, a Facility Services operator generating annual turnover of DKK 416 million. TraffiCare of Sweden specialises in...

ISS News

28-08-2001

ISS wins Hilton contract

The Hilton Copenhagen Airport, Copenhagen's new five-star luxury hotel, has appointed ISS to be in charge of its housekeeping activities, kitchen and...

ISS News

27-08-2001

ISS Child Research Grant awarded...

ISS CarePartner's DKK 50,000 Child Research Grant has been awarded for the third time. The recipient was a combined municipal day-care centre...

ISS News

23-08-2001

Greater ISS focus on sustainable...

ISS who’s a member of Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index now takes further action on sustainable development by entering FTSE’s “FTSE4Good” index –...

ISS News

22-08-2001

ISS shows fine growth rates

ISS was pleased to report a growth in turnover of 25 per cent and a growth in operating profits of 28 per cent when the company’s interim results...

ISS News

24-07-2001

ISS expands in its largest market.

ISS has acquired Compagnie Générale Espaces Verts SA, France’s largest landscaping company, which generates an annual turnover of approximately DKK...

ISS News

16-07-2001

One of the world's most...

In 1995 ISS Austria was the only company who dared to bet on a cleaning contract in Bad Blumau south of the Austrian capital, Vienna.

ISS News

11-07-2001

ISS and M&M join forces to develop...

ISS CarePartner acquires one of Sweden's largest private health care businesses, M&M Medical AB. The sellers are HSBC Private Equity Ltd and a number...

ISS News

13-06-2001

ISS sets up in Japan

On April 23, ISS opened for business on the Japanese market via a joint venture with Japan’s biggest company, Mitsui & Co. Jan Vistisen, MDI of...

ISS News

08-06-2001

ISS high tech in London...

In the near future, more than half of the 900 staff engaged in cleaning for the London Underground will be equipped with handheld computer terminals.

ISS News

18-05-2001

Several examples of good ISS...

In its role of employer, ISS plays an important part in the lives of 265,000 people all over the world. It was therefore without hesitation that ISS...

ISS News

05-05-2001

US market on standby for ISS

ISS is in no hurry to enter the US market in the near future even though its quarantine expires on 12 February 2001.

ISS News

05-05-2001

ISS to focus entirely on quality

ISS Danmark, the largest danish service company, is to reverse its market strategy and return to delivering quality cleaning services to public...

ISS News

05-05-2001

ISS the world's most acqusitive...

Bloomberg News, 26 December, 2000 ISS was the world's most acqusitive company in 2000 sweaping up 55 companies.

ISS News

10-03-2001

Global employee share programme...

The ISS Board of Directors and the Executive Management Board will on that occasion like to reward loyal employees by issuing new ISS employee shares...