Accord plc, previously Accord Operations, was a

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provider based in

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, England.

History

Accord was established by Stelio Stefanou in 1999 by a demerger of the

John Doyle Group John Doyle Group was a British civil engineering contractor, specialising in substructure, superstructure, basements and infrastructure works. The company was founded in 1966, and based in Welwyn Garden City, with other offices based in Warring ...

. On 21 September 2007, after eight years of growth, the company was acquired by

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for £180m.

Operations

Company services included business, environmental, highways, housing and technical services mainly for local authorities. The company had some 50 offices and employed 3,000 people. It undertook the entire

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service for

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.Accord reveals 22% profits rise
Local Government, 1 February 2003

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