Mitie cleans up on castle contracts

Mitie, the cleaning contractor and outsourcing specialist, has added Edinburgh Castle to the portfolio of iconic buildings it services in Scotland.

The three-year contract, worth 250,000 per year, covers cleaning and providing "consumables and support" for functions and special events.

The firm, which has more than 6,000 Scottish staff and has cleaned the Scottish Parliament building since its opening in 2004, has also just began providing cleaning services to Stirling Castle. Last month, Mitie posted double-digit growth in both revenues and profits.