University of Durham

Interserve is one of the world’s foremost support services and construction companies, operating in the public and private sectors in the UK and internationally. We offer advice, design, construction, equipment and facilities management services for society's infrastructure. Interserve is based in the UK and is in the FTSE 250 index. It has revenue of £1.9 billion and a workforce of nearly 50,000 people worldwide. Asset lifecyle diagram Our ability to support our clients at any point in the life cycle of their assets – buildings, associated land and other infrastructure – begins with consultancy and planning advice, ranging from sustainability and energy management to healthcare planning and cost management. Our design and construction expertise covers the full spectrum from strategic projects to programmes of smaller works managed through framework agreements. We use our detailed knowledge of how the asset will function in practice to create an environment that will maximise operational efficiency and reduce whole-life costs. The same concepts of time- and cost-saving apply to the specialist construction equipment that we design and engineer, which is used by contractors across the world. We manage and deliver operational services in many environments - such as hospitals, military bases, schools, offices, housing, retail centres and industrial plants - that underpin their core functions through integrated relationships. We work closely with our clients to devise operational regimes that fit their specific circumstances, often acting as a strategic partner to deliver significant efficiencies through far-reaching change management and process re-engineering. The way we operate is driven by our vision to redefine the future for people and places. Underpinned by a set of values, this shapes how we manage our relationships with clients, employees, shareholders, suppliers and the communities in which we work. We believe that openness, fairness and reliability create long-term partnerships from which all parties benefit