New Chairman Paul Baker to advise on growth strategy

Q3 is delighted to announce that Paul Baker has been appointed Chair of the Q3 group of companies, effective May 1st, 2022.

Paul retired from a 40-year career in banking in 2014 where he served as Group Procurement Director, Group Operations Director and finally Group Property Director, before becoming a Q3 shareholder and original director of the company, at its formation in 2018.

Paul’s considerable FM sector experience will prove extremely valuable in the role of Chair. He has been a strong advocate of the company’s desire to create an alternative FM delivery model in the UK, and considerable progress has been made during the last four years as a result of his direction.

Paul will now be advising the management team on the next steps in the company’s growth strategy, in its ambition to become a major player in the sector.

Alex Lawrence has been appointed as Q3’s Business Development Director

We are delighted to welcome Alexander Lawrence into the Q3 family as Business Development Director.

Alex has a wealth of experience in the service industry having initially sold soft services for 5 years, winning key contracts including one of the UK’s most iconic landmarks. Most recently, Alex worked for CBRE where he enjoyed three successful years specialising in hard services and Integrated FM solutions. Alex will focus on supporting Newtons Group in strategically expanding their business as well as developing our Q3 Waste Management offering.

“I am extremely excited to be joining Q3 family and creating solutions centred on our customers’ needs with a core offering focused on ESG and innovation, supported by the latest technology.”

New contract win with Brighton and Hove schools

Q3 Services is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract with Brighton and Hove City Council.

The four-year contract will see Q3 deliver cleaning services across 17 of the Council’s schools and is currently being mobilised for a start on May 1st.

The Council made the award based on Q3’s commitment to introducing innovation to service delivery, plus confidence in the company’s core values, which place a strong emphasis on people and quality.

Commenting on the contract, CEO Martyn Freeman said, “We are creating an excellent reputation within the education sector and look forward to building a strong, future relationship with Brighton and Hove City Council, as the contract goes live.”

Planet Mark certification is the springboard for Net Zero

In recent months, Q3 has worked closely with the Planet Mark organisation to measure and establish its carbon footprint and was awarded the Planet Mark certification in March 2022.

Building on this data analysis, Q3 has now developed its carbon reduction plan, designed to reduce our CO₂ impact progressively in the coming years. The objective is to reach Net Zero by 2035, based on a strategy which sees the company maximising its efforts to physically remove CO₂ from its operations, and not relying on carbon offsetting as a short cut to achieving the target.

Q3 was established in 2018 and from the outset, established an agile business model that pre-dated the now widely adopted, dispersed or flexible working approach. As a consequence, the Q3 property portfolio is not extensive, and this gives the company a significant advantage because building emissions are relatively small. Travel and transport remain the immediate priority for the next phases of the plan.

Commenting on the achievement, Martyn Freeman CEO said, “Having a sustainability strategy is no longer a ‘nice to have’ for businesses. It is becoming an imperative, in conjunction with a commitment to, and a plan for achieving Net Zero.”

Details of the Planet Mark certification and the carbon reduction plan may be found on our website:

Lotus Landscapes Ltd rebrands as Q3 Grounds Services Ltd

Q3 has rebranded its Lotus Landscapes business as Q3 Grounds Services. The new name has been registered with Companies House, although the company registration number remains unchanged.

Lotus landscapes became part of the group in 2019 and has evolved considerably in the three years since then, becoming part of the integrated FM offering from Q3, and now sharing many of the same clients.

It seemed like the right time to embrace the business completely under the Q3 brand, as we look to grow the business organically (no pun intended) in the next few years.

Staff and clients will notice subtle changes in the form of new uniforms, changing emails and re-liveried vehicles. Separate communications will be sent to clients and suppliers updating them on purchasing and invoicing changes. Phone numbers are unaffected.

Why not check out the updated web page to find out about the wide range of grounds maintenance services we now provide? https://www.q3services.co.uk/grounds

Q3’s commitment to Net Zero confirmed with Planet Mark certification

Having a sustainability strategy is no longer a ‘nice to have’ for businesses. It is becoming an imperative, in conjunction with a commitment to, and a plan for achieving Net Zero.

Q3 chose to work with the Planet Mark organisation to ensure a rigorous analysis of our carbon producing activities, the establishment of our carbon footprint benchmark and development of plans for attaining a carbon neutral status. Certification was confirmed in March.

It is a credit to the Q3 organisation that through our early adoption of agile working, the impact of our corporate buildings is small, and the challenge now lies with addressing travel and scope 3 supply chain CO2 reduction. Our plan will be published shortly with a target date for Net Zero by 2035.

Commenting on the certification, CEO Martyn Freeman said, “This is a great step forward for Q3. The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges of our time and FM companies need to lead by example, given that so much of our CO2 emissions are generated by the buildings which we look after and maintain.”