About Acorn
Who We Are
We are the leading independent provider of mechanical and electrical maintenance services in London and the Southeast.
Creating long term partnerships with our clients is key to our success. We pride ourselves on building trusting relationships with all our clients, suppliers, sub-contractors, and employees. We work with facilities management companies, managing agents and owner occupiers providing innovative and efficient services which are delivered safely, sustainably, and professionally. We maintain over 300 sites and have established ourselves across a broad range of market sectors including commercial offices, selected retail, high end residential, education, healthcare, and hotels.
We can accommodate and service any type of building and our current sites include individual buildings and portfolios of buildings which can have a combination of both resident and mobile engineers attending site.
We focus on building trust in everything we do, enjoying long-term client relationships. We are proud of the technical capabilities, reliability, experience, and dedication we have to offer.
Management Team
Colin Powell
Managing Director
Colin, our dedicated Managing Director, brings over 18 years of experience in the M&E sector, having joined Acorn in 2007. Specialising in Helpdesk operations, Contract Management, and Key Account Management, Colin has been instrumental in overseeing the growth of the business.
As Managing Director, Colin continues to drive excellence, focusing on delivering top-quality service while fostering strong, lasting relationships with our valued clients.
Mark Lye
Director of Business Development
Mark is a highly experienced director working in Construction, Property and FM. With 40 years of experience.
He is CIWFM, CIOB & MCIPS qualified, having worked both Client, Consultant and Contracting side in commercial, sales, marketing and operational roles.
The last 19 in facilities, bringing a pragmatic approach to work winning, mobilisation, transition and execution.
Mark joined Acorn in 2011 and leads our sales and bid teams to develop both existing and new business as we continue to seek structured growth.
Geoff O’Donoghue
Operations Director
Geoff is a qualified Electrical Engineer, and after serving in the armed forces spent over 30 years within the electrical industry.
He has steered Acorn Electrical Services through a period of growth, and as Operations Director oversees the daily operations with a focus
on optimising process with an emphasis on Health & Safety & compliance, striving for engineering excellence
Jack Wilsdon
Operations Director
Jack has over 20 years’ experience within the building services industry, with an engineering specialism in Natural Gas and Biomass combustion.
He joined Acorn in 2005 and has helped drive some of Acorn’s largest Accounts. As an Operations Director, Jack leads operational teams delivering excellence in frontline services, advancing policy to secure quality and compliance, and developing exceptional client partnerships.
Yasmin Hussain
Head of Recruitment & Diversity
Yasmin has over 20 years’ experience within Recruitment, previously within Pharmaceuticals and for the last 4.5 years within the FM industry.
She heads up the recruitment division and more recently is responsible for Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion within the Group.
Yasmin is responsible for recruiting and hiring our top talent and making sure an inclusive candidate experience is part of our recruitment strategy.
Acorn Contracts Managers
Each of our clients has a dedicated contracts manager who is their main contact. They are responsible for developing the relationship and ensuring that the right amount of communication and reporting is achieved depending on the clients’ individual needs.
Our contracts managers have a full team based in our Slough head office who are in constant contact to ensure all services are completed and reported back to the client. This team includes helpdesk, administration, HR, finance and marketing.
Our Values
Our six company values help to define what we stand for. They articulate how we behave and what we expect from each other.
In turn, they influence our culture. Every company has a culture – we choose to have one that we love and we all strive to keep it that way.
All of us follow these values and believe in them.
Respecting Each Other
Treating people with respect makes our company a nicer place to work. We value peoples opinions and we listen to each other. We are sensitive to other peoples feelings, concerns and roles. In this way we can learn from each other and be considerate to each other.
If things do not go to plan, we understand, help and support each other and as a result we are assured of reciprocal support.
Supporting Our Business
Acorn provides our wages and provides opportunities for us to develop and achieve in our working lives.
Reciprocally, we look after Acorn as if it is our own business.
We all choose to work at Acorn and we all take responsibility for our own actions and performance. We understand that reaching Acorn’s financial objectives facilitates our security and growth.
Growth Mindset
We are all part of Acorn as it grows and develops as a business into the future.
We think outside the box and challenge ourselves in all situations, pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones.
Together we are constantly changing and are creating a smarter, bigger and better business.
Equality
We all play an equal part in the growth and development of Acorn. We have a very open management structure who welcome all opinions, ideas and suggestions which will be listened to and actioned.
We are all open and honest with each other, there are no closed doors. We co-operate to reach our common goals.
A Happy Place
We work in a positive environment which encourages work satisfaction, efficiency and creates a successful business.
Everyone makes a big contribution to our wins and successes, which we celebrate. We love to recognise our colleagues and the positive effect this has on our business.