A FACILITIES management and engineering maintenance business is moving its Worcestershire operation from Hartlebury to Redditch.

Arcus FM, a joint venture between Arcus Solutions and Sainsbury’s, has outgrown its base near Kidderminster and is to move to Oakenshaw House, on Clews Road, Redditch. Call centre operations and a technical performance engineering hub will transfer across with 120 jobs.

Arcus FM chief executive Chris Green said: “We have outgrown our offices on Hartlebury Trading Estate and needed something larger. And, given the planned growth of the non-Sainsbury’s arm, we were conscious of the need for somewhere which would promote a smart image. Oakenshaw House fits the bill.”

Arcus FM provides a full facilities management service for Sainsbury’s supermarkets, convenience stores and petrol stations nationwide, delivering mechanical, engineering and refrigeration support, responsible for everything from the fabric of buildings to fridges and coolers.

The group as a whole employs around 1,000 people, it has its head office at Upminster in east London, a major base in Glasgow, with field engineers up and down the country. While Sainsbury’s is by far its biggest client, it is branching out and seeking to tender for new business.

Oakenshaw House was recently purchased by Loxton Developments in a deal brokered by property agents John Truslove and is currently carrying out a £500,000 refurbishment of the property. Arcus FM is taking a ten-year lease on the whole of the 13,000sqft building.