Mitie grows 景观 services with the acquisition of Biotecture

• Mitie收购了Biotecture, 在设计方面领先的专家, building and maintaining ‘living walls’ for interior and exterior urban landscapes
• The acquisition expands Mitie’s services to include vertical 景观, 除了传统澳博官方网站外
• The addition of Biotecture supports Mitie’s commitment to be the greenest 景观 provider and support its customers in achieving their sustainability ambition

Mitie is growing its 景观 business with the acquisition of Biotecture, a leading specialist in ‘living walls’. 生态设计, builds and maintains sustainable vertical gardens, which transform indoor and outdoor urban spaces by improving air quality and biodiversity, 同时也加强了工作空间的设计.

Biotecture’s interior living walls are designed to improve indoor workspaces by using plants that are both aesthetically pleasing and also able to remove toxins from the air, 不占用宝贵的地面空间. Living walls help improve indoor air quality, as plants can reduce CO₂ levels by 10-25%, as well as absorbing and reflecting sound for better acoustics. 还有身体上的改善, there is also significant evidence that indoor plants contribute to colleague wellbeing, by creating a more productive and positive work environment. Exterior living walls also have significant environmental benefits, 包括改善本地生物多样性, 消除空气污染, 支撑隔热层, and helping to reduce noise levels inside buildings.

Biotecture’s current clients include JC Decaux, 格罗夫纳庄园, MTV维亚康姆, 网络的铁路, 金丝雀码头管理, 皇家财产和土地证券. 其常务董事, 理查德萨宾, will be joining Mitie 风景’ Senior Leadership Team as part of the acquisition.

Mitie 风景 offers tailored horticultural and 景观 services, 包括场地维护, 景观, 磨砂和除雪, interior office plants and a Christmas decoration service. With its strategy to be the UK’s greenest commercial 景观 provider, the acquisition of Biotecture is part of Mitie’s Plan Zero commitment to reach net zero carbon operational emissions by 2025. Mitie 风景’ new Hub in Hampshire has also been designed with this in mind, 并包括地源热泵, water recycling systems and 能源 efficient lighting, including LED lights which are powered only with renewable 能源, to ensure the site is as sustainable as possible. 

2021年2月, Mitie 风景 launched the UK’s first ever zero emission gritter for commercial use, named ‘Gritter Thunberg’ by a public vote, to help businesses keep their people safe through winter, whilst limiting their impact on the planet. The company has also worked to eliminate chemicals and single use materials from its operations wherever possible, 以及逐步停止使用泥炭.

Tim Howell, Managing Director, 风景, Mitie, said:

“As more companies realise the benefits of green spaces for both their people and the planet, interest in installing living walls is on the rise. Welcoming Biotecture to the Mitie team ensures we can offer traditional 景观 services whilst also helping customers make the most of their vertical spaces. 随着我们澳博官方网站范围的扩大, we’re now even better placed to support a cleaner, greener Britain through the power of plants.”

理查德萨宾, Managing Director, Biotecture, said:

“With our shared passion for sustainability, joining Mitie enables UK wide delivery of our innovative green wall systems to an enviable client base. Employee wellbeing, 工作场所 enhancements, better air quality & enriched biodiversity are just some of the benefits that we will focus on. Together we will seek to transform both internal and external environments for the good of people and planet.