Sodexo and Amata establish a joint-venture company to provide integrated quality of life services at Amata industrial estates

Wednesday 01 July 2015 10:58
Sodexo, the France-based global leader in integrated facilities management services that improve the quality of life, and Amata Corporation, Thailand's leading industrial city developer, have entered into a Shareholder Agreement to establish Sodexo Amata Services, a joint-venture company to provide one-stop integrated facilities management services to improve the quality of life and well-being of all people working at Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate and Amata City Industrial Estate as well as improving process efficiency and infrastructure reliability and quality.

Mr. Arnaud Bialecki, Country Manager of Sodexo Thailand, said "Sodexo Thailand is a member of Sodexo Group, the world's largest facilities management company that operates in more than 80 countries worldwide. We deliver first-class integrated Quality of Life services, ranging from technical facilities maintenance, food service to security, housekeeping and landscaping services to a broad range of clients including leading hospitals, hotels, education institutions, private companies, remote / off-shore sites and factories. We are delighted to join forces with Amata in expanding integrated facilities management services into industrial estates for the first time ever in Thailand. Over the past 10 years, we have established a strong presence in Thailand with many leading companies. Therefore, we are confident in the great potential of our team to deliver best value solutions for Amata's industrial estates.

Sodexo Amata Services has been set up with a budget of 5 million baht, with the provision of quality,

highly-skilled technicians, cleaners, gardeners and security guards either on an on-call or permanent basis. Factories located within the Amata industrial estates will be able to draw upon Sodexo Amata Services expertise for emergency repairs, preventive maintenance, facilities improvement projects, periodic cleaning and landscaping or any other regular facilities management services."

Mr. Viboon Kromadit, Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Amata Corporation PCL, said "Amata is a leading industrial city developer specializing in planning, developing, managing and marketing integrated industrial estates. There are countless people working at Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate and Amata City Industrial Estate, and the number is expected to increase every year. We realize the importance of providing better services to improve the quality of life of people working at our industrial estates and the reliability of their assets. So we have decided to join forces with Sodexo Thailand, the credible professional provider of integrated facilities management services, to establish Sodexo Amata Services in an effort to provide the best service possible that help improve the environment, work performance, and more importantly, the quality of life."

Key benefits offered by Sodexo Amata Services Limited include one-stop service, reliability, cost control, fast response available 24/7, 365 days a year, and high quality on par with international standard.