Aon Signs Facility Management Agreement With Johnson
Controls
ATLANTA, May 23 Johnson Controls, Inc. has
signed a five-year $100 million deal with Aon, a supplier of insurance
brokerage, consulting services and consumer insurance underwriting services in
more than 120 countries. The contract represents Aon's first facility
management outsourcing initiative in the United Kingdom (UK).
Under the contract, Johnson Controls will supply fully integrated
facilities management services to more than 100 sites around the UK, comprised
primarily of office environments. The contract promotes a partnership
approach with guaranteed savings and built-in flexibility that enables Aon to
easily change the scope of services to respond to changing business needs.
The contract involves the transfer of over 100 existing Aon employees to
employment with Johnson Controls.
"Aon creates value for its clients by offering knowledgeable, flexible and
innovative solutions that bring tangible value to the bottom line. We believe
that Johnson Controls philosophy and world-class workplace knowledge makes
them the right partner to help us achieve our strategic objectives of reducing
costs and maintaining or improving facilities management services," says Steve
Riches, executive director at Aon. "We are excited about the benefits of
outsourcing and are particularly pleased with the aligned commercial model
developed with Johnson Controls, which will be a key factor in helping achieve
our core business objectives."
"To be selected to provide Aon with a totally integrated facility
management solution is a tremendous opportunity for us," says Robert
Netolicka, president of Johnson Controls Integrated Facility Management.
"Like Aon, we strive to be the leading provider of innovative solutions that
meet the increasing challenges of a rapidly changing marketplace. I am
pleased to see our skills recognized by Aon and our reputation further
strengthened in this dynamic business sector."