Sodexo Defence is part of the Sodexo Group who, for more than 40 years, has delivered services which have touched millions of people across the world. Although Sodexo's name may not be familiar to everyone in the UK, the chances are that most people will have already come into contact with the services Sodexo offer. From oil rig workers in Peru to hospital patients in the United States and British military personnel in the UK and overseas, Sodexo’s 342,000 employees serve more than 40 million customers in 80 countries worldwide.

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs 48,000 people and provides support services and service vouchers and cards to clients at over 2,300 locations in the business, industry, education, healthcare, leisure, hospitality and defence sectors. Sodexo is the worldwide leader in food and facilities management and aims to improve the quality of daily life for the people it serves.

Sodexo Defence has been providing support services to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) since 1985, including over 40 services at Aldershot Garrison for the past nine years, and operates across the UK and overseas, including Cyprus and the Falkland Islands. Supporting all three of the Armed Forces; the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, Sodexo Defence provides a range of services from catering, cleaning, transport, grounds maintenance, water purification and fire services to complete facilities management in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts. Sodexo Defence employees 9,000 people and also holds contracts with other PFI and MoD projects such as Colchester and Catterick Garrisons, London’s Capital MAC and the Royal Navy and Royal Marines South West and South Central contracts.

Sodexo provide the catering, retail, mess management and cleaning services for Project Allenby/Connaught which will include providing three meals a day for around 17,000 MoD soldiers at 82 locations. Sodexo’s concept, the HUB!, is being implemented in around 40 locations across the Project and is tailored to meet the needs of servicemen, servicewomen and the wider defence community. The HUB! is Sodexo’s integrated catering, retail and leisure concept that has the flexibility to meet the differing needs of everyone living in the barracks of Project Allenby/Connaught. It encompasses a range of dining, leisure and retail facilities, all with a high street style where live Sky Sports, gaming machines, pool tables and a number of food and drink promotions reflect special events or seasons, such as popular football or rugby fixtures. Sodexo employs over 2,000 personnel across all the sites and provides a comprehensive induction programme for all new employees.

Related links

• Sodexo website