12 August 2016 | Jamie Harris

Service provider ISS has won a ten-year contract with Arun Council to provide grounds maintenance and landscaping services, in what it calls a ‘greenspace management’ contract.

The deal, which runs from 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2027, sees ISS responsible for the upkeep of parks, cemeteries, outdoor recreation facilities and repairs and maintenance services to play areas for the West Sussex district.

ISS has been working with the council for the last 23 years, delivering grounds maintenance services.

In addition, the contractor is to offer three apprenticeships and a placement for a marketing graduate. ISS says that 94 per cent of its Arun workforce is from the local area.