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Since its founding in 1986, Atlas FM( Atlas) has established itself as one of the UK’ s leading facilities management providers, combining award-winning service with a peoplefirst philosophy that sets it apart. Today, the employee-owned business is trusted by more than 5000 customers to deliver exceptional facilities services that create cleaner, safer, and happier workplaces.
Built on a culture of professionalism, reliability and genuine care, Atlas’ long-serving team takes pride in delivering every service with expertise, personality and a commitment to excellence, helping clients achieve workplaces that truly shine.
With nine specialist business units in its portfolio, the company provides a comprehensive range of integrated services, including facilities management, cleaning, engineering maintenance, security, pest control, grounds maintenance, window cleaning, and decarbonisation.
In July 2026, Atlas is proud to celebrate a very special milestone: its 40th anniversary. Symbolic of four decades of dedicated technical excellence and people-centric delivery, Construction & Civil Engineering sits down with Atlas’ Chief Executive Officer, Chris Wisely, to uncover what this milestone means to a business where culture is everything.
“ Atlas started when our previous owners, Ray Empson and Nick Earley, bought a small cleaning business in Mayfair – just 20 cleaners operating in three or four contracts in the area,” Chris begins.“ They moved into the business full time and, over the next 30 years, successfully grew it to around £ 35 million in turnover.
“ I joined the business in 2017, and we pushed on significantly from there,” he recounts.“ Today, we’ re at £ 400 million turnover with 15,000 people employed across a range of services. The most important thing, however, is that we’ ve
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