Amey, a leading provider of critical facilities management services across the justice sector, has been awarded the management of hard FM services at HMP Lowdham Grange.
The site, which is a Category B training prison in Nottinghamshire for adult male offenders aged 21 and over, has an operating capacity of 888. Earlier in the year Lowdham Grange was brought under public sector control.
Amey have been supporting existing employees with initial mobilisation activities, ensuring they have the right resources, support, and guidance to transition smoothly into Amey’s ways of operating. The existing maintenance team TUPED over when the contract went live in August, with additional vacant positions expected to be filled in the coming weeks.
Partnering with clients that include the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), HM Courts & Tribunals, and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), Amey looks after 64 high-profile prison sites as well as providing services that support the wider judicial system. Its expert teams offer everything from planning and secure prisoner transportation, to maintaining and enhancing courthouses and secure premises.
Amey’s Justice Business Director, Pete Mathieson, said: “We have been a strategic partner to the MoJ for several years and have a unique understanding of what is required to deliver facilities management services within these complex sites.
“HMP Lowdham Grange has a unique set of challenges, and we will be working collaboratively with existing personnel and the prison team to ensure the site is returned to a stable condition.”
Across the wider public sector, Amey delivers full lifecycle, sustainable infrastructure services, informed by its in-house data, consulting, and analytics capabilities.