CHICAGO, IL – May 26, 2010 – UGL Equis is pleased to announce the formation of a new strategic alliance with Cortina Facilities, a 39-year-old firm headquartered in Mexico City. UGL Limited (UGL) has a strategic focus of all UGL Services organizations towards becoming a global provider of End to End (E2E) services. The E2E objective is to provide a service delivery model with solutions that encompass all aspects of corporate real estate. UGL Services has long recognized the value in developing a strong E2E offering; one that would best leverage our resources, achieve cost rationalization and deliver superior coordination of services to our clients on a global basis.
The strategic alliance formed with Cortina Facilities furthers these objectives by adding the additional Facility Management Services capability in Mexico to couple with the existing Corporate Real Estate (CRE) capabilities of Equis de Mexico.
“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to join up with such a respected FM services firm. Cortina Facilities is a highly respected firm in Mexico and Latin America, and we see real synergy in the alliance – we now can offer a complete CRE and FM service platform in this very important market,” said UGL Equis Chief Executive David Montross.
With over 700 employees, and over 34 million square-feet under management, Cortina Facilities represents more than 50 properties including corporate, residential, shopping centers, office and industrial parks in Mexico City and outlying states in the Mexican Republic. The Company provides a complete line of FM services including security, HVAC, preventative and corrective maintenance, cleaning, water treatment, landscaping, parking, cafeteria, and call center and office support.
Among its extensive client base, Cortina Facilities represents or has represented Glaxo Smith Kline, the World Trade Center Ciudad de Mexico, AMB Industrial Parks, and Warner Home Video Mexico S.A.
Gregory Robinson, Senior Vice President, UGL Equis will be overseeing the alliance activities between the alliance members and interactions within the greater UGL organization. Joining the alliance team will be Teodoro Harrsch of Cortina Facilities Mr. Harrsch brings over 20-years experience in project management and real estate related services throughout Mexico and Latin America. He has served on corporate teams representing McDonald´s, Wal-Mart, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Hines. Mr. Harrsch will be overseeing the alliance operations in Mexico City.
Cortina Facilities is headquartered in Mexico City at Paseo de la Palmas N° 755 | Suite 700, Lomas de Chapultepec, México 11000 D.F., and will be an exclusive provider of facility management services for the alliance in the Mexican Republic.
UGL Equis’ global presence is further bolstered by its International Service Center (ISC), delivering consistent service for transactions and project services across 61 international offices (UGL Equis and UGL Limited locations) and 25 preferred provider affiliates worldwide. UGL Equis will be the exclusive provider of CRE services for the Alliance in the Mexican Republic.
About UGL Equis CorporationUGL Equis is a corporate real estate firm that focuses exclusively on the business space user. The company has more than 42,000 affiliated employees in 14 countries around the world through its parent company UGL. Chicago-based UGL Equis provides comprehensive real estate solutions through portfolio strategy and management, transaction advisory, corporate finance, project services, workplace integration, data management, facility management, development management and audit and recovery services for national and global companies with office, industrial and retail opportunities throughout the United States, Mexico, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. UGL Equis and its sister company UGL Unicco, are subsidiaries of UGL Limited (ASX: UGL). For additional information, please visit www.ugl-equis.com.
For further information, please contact:
Greg Robinson – UGL Equis: 312.424.8112 or Greg.Robinson@ugl-equis.comTeodoro Harrsch - UGL Cortina Facilities, (52) 55 5540 6985 or: tharrsch@cortina.com.mxRichard Lindberg – UGL Equis: 312.424.8172 or Richard.lindberg@ugl-equis.com
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