BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS, July 12, 2010 - To enhance the quality and reactivity of its remote-site business operations, Sodexo has joined forces with Planon, a leading provider of Integrated Workplace Management Solutions.
As a world leader in Quality of Daily Life Solutions, Sodexo helps organizations work smarter and more productively while taking care of their people. The group’s services generate value for 1,260 remote sites worldwide, including offshore drilling rigs, mining camps and many others.
“Both Sodexo and Planon are focused on enhancing business and client value by offering reliable and efficient solutions. Given our common mission, the partnership with Sodexo is a natural fit,” said Pierre Guelen, Founder and CEO, Planon Group.
Because of the nature and complexity of its global activities, Sodexo needed to implement a new state-of-the-art maintenance management system that was comprehensive enough to manage its business on a global scale. Sodexo sought a partner with the experience and know-how to make the roll out a success and Planon was the ideal choice.
After a thorough review of Sodexo’s systems, the decision was made to employ Planon’s innovative Maintenance Management Solution, offering Sodexo improved control, excellent communication and higher quality reporting at its clients’ sites. The solution supports everything from stock and maintenance management to work-order control and helpdesk service. Moreover, depending on the need, Planon’s solution can be extended to encompass energy control, fleet management and security. The possibilities are virtually endless.
But the biggest winners are Sodexo’s clients. In addition to boosting efficiency, Sodexo has been able to customize the system to map out all the best practices acquired over the past decades. Soon, any team, anywhere in the world, will be able to access all the expertise and support it provides.
“We have a clear strategy to differentiate ourselves from the competition,” explains Pascal Milland, Vice President Facilities Management Services for Sodexo. “Planon enables us to bring innovation to our processes while delivering greater performance and reactivity to our clients and, ultimately, the best value for their money.”
About Sodexo
Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Daily Life Solutions
Quality of Life plays an important role in the progress of individuals and the performance of organizations. Based on this conviction, Sodexo acts as the strategic partner for companies and institutions that place a premium on performance and employee well-being, as it has since Pierre Bellon founded the company in 1966. Sharing the same passion for service, Sodexo’s 380,000 employees in 80 countries design, manage and deliver an unrivalled array of On-site Service Solutions and Motivation Solutions. Sodexo has created a new form of service business that contributes to the fulfillment of its employees and the economic, social and environmental development of the communities, regions and countries in which it operates.
Group Key Figures (as of August 31, 2009)
14.7 billion euro consolidated revenue
380,000 employees
22nd largest employer worldwide
80 countries
33,900 sites
50 million consumers served daily
7.6 billion euro market capitalization (as of June 10, 2010)
Sodexo Remote Sites
As a world leader in Remote Sites, Sodexo designs and delivers comprehensive On-site Service Solutions that improve the quality of life for people living and working in challenging onshore and offshore environments. Providing comfort, efficiency and safety, Sodexo solutions help its clients to retain their employees and optimize their processes, facilities and costs.
Remote Sites Key Figures
1,053 million euro in revenues
1,424 million U.S. dollars in revenues
32,055 employees
1,604 sites
www.sodexo.com
About Planon
Planon is a global software provider of Integrated Workplace Management Solutions (IWMS), enabling corporate customers to cut costs and add value by centralizing and automating all their enterprise real estate and facilities management operations. The Planon series of solutions include Facility and Space Management, Operations and Maintenance Management, Project Management and Real Estate Portfolio Management. In business for more than 25 years, Planon has more than 1,300 clients in 16 countries. The Company’s U.S. Headquarters is located in Braintree, Massachusetts.