Fresh thinking 

We really pride ourselves on doing that little bit extra – whether it’s for a customer or a colleague. That’s exactly why we encourage all our people to think a bit differently about things.

From implementing energy saving programmes, to speaking at industry events, sharing best practice with clients and using new social media like Facebook and Twitter to keep in touch with all our people – we’re really into our fresh thinking.

MiWorld® is a great example of innovation at MITIE. The web-based portal is the brainchild of our finest technological minds and gives our clients more control of their systems and data in one fully integrated platform.

But fresh thinking isn’t just about technology. MITIE’s waste and environmental team have developed a truly innovative hearts and minds campaigns to help support clients’ recycling efforts. ‘We love recycling’ is all about promoting the benefits of recycling: saving energy, using fewer natural resources, protecting the environment and diverting waste from landfill.

MiNet and social networking

In 2010, we had a major overhaul of our company intranet to make it more interactive and exciting for MITIE people to find out everything they might need to know in their everyday jobs. MiNet is available to anyone who has access to a MITIE network and email address. And, because it’s updated by MITIE people, it changes every day with the latest news, documents and support tools to mirror our fast paced business.

And for all those MITIE people who don’t have access to MiNet, we have a Facebook page to post comments. Ruby McGregor-Smith, our Chief Exec blogs regularly and responds to many of the facebook posts, so whatever your comment, we’d love to hear it. Getting feedback from our people is the best way for us to know what’s going on throughout the business and to make improvements. You can also check out our other social media sites including Twitter for short, regular updates on all things MITIE and You Tube for a range of fun and interesting MITIE videos.

Sustainability

We’re proud to be green, and even prouder to protect the environment in which we work. We’ve introduced hundreds of ideas to help make both our own and our customers’ businesses cleaner and greener.

To find out more about our initiatives, visit the sustainability section of our website.