Defence Soft Facilities Management & Military Covenant

Our defence facilities management services are key to maintaining a safe and healthy environment.

Soft FM services for safe and efficient forces

Cleaning Solutions
Our cleaning solutions cover areas including offices, messes, accommodation, windows, laundry, and specialist areas such as medical centres and swimming pools. Keeping physical environments safe and hygienic contributes to the improved wellbeing and safety of everyone on site, and, with efficient cleaning procedures, competent and friendly staff and modern digital technology employed in our cleaning services, we are dedicated to elevating the lived experience of military personnel on base.
Data-Driven Dolutions
IT systems are in place across our contracts to support data-driven decision-making. With visibility of all account data, these systems are fully aligned with MOD accounting requirements. In a rapidly evolving world, the needs of the army are also changing, and we need to be aware and ready to accommodate and cater to these dynamic needs. With modern technologies and processes, we are using real-time data, i.e., customer feedback on the apps to design and implement solutions for the military.
Mess Management
Sodexo’s defence soft FM services include mess and hotel services - made ready to welcome guests at any time of day – from morning tea and toast to a silver service dinner. Messes are a culturally significant part and place of the army, and, with cleaning, catering, and general management services, our dedicated staff do their best in upholding the rich tradition and history attached to them.

Customer Experience
Military environments are unique and require more than just providing satisfactory services for personnel. Delivering that desired lived experience through customer experience involves bringing in the right people that make customers feel at home and supported.
Technology Enablement
With technology being a major element of change in the world today, it is important for us to meet the expectations customers have regarding digitisation. From mobile apps to gaming booths, we are making life on base seamless, one update at a time.
Social Value
Contributing to the welfare of society remains a core responsibility for the military. Looking after the environment and people reflects in the work we do, through soft FM, like improving recycling facilities onsite and reducing single-use plastics.
Physical Environment
Spaces that are designed with the needs of the modern military in mind are necessary when creating a good lived experience for personnel. We create environments that make people feel at home and relaxed, and where they can socialise and unwind during downtime.
Catering, Retail & Leisure
Today’s military have changing expectations when it comes to food and catering. From wanting more variety of quality food to more relaxed dining areas, we are constantly working on improving catering, retail, and leisure facilities for our customers.
Facilities Management
Improving the lived experience of our customers requires attention to the maintenance of environments and facilities. Our soft FM services prioritise the safety and cleanliness of spaces, ensuring that facilities are taken care of and customers feel comfortable.

The Moments that Matter

Life on a military site is unique for service personnel and for their families and loved ones. From pre-departure to arrival, there are countless opportunities to enhance the lived experience on base and beyond. This report examines those key moments in the journey on base.

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The future of military dining

Discover how JRD by Kitchen Works Co. was developed to respond to the needs of the military, offering a modern, high-quality mess driven by dedicated research into the lived experience of Armed Forces personnel.

With fresh and innovative menus in a redesigned space, customers have a social environment to relax and refuel with colleagues and friends.

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