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First Coast Technical Academy Expands to Public, Addressing Growing Demand for Skilled Technicians

September 30, 2024

Jacksonville, FL – September 30, 2024 – First Coast Technical Academy (FCTA) is thrilled to announce the expansion of its advanced trade school in Jacksonville, Florida. First established in 2020 to elevate the skills of technicians at City Facilities Management (US) LLC in partnership with leading retailers and grocers including Southeastern Grocers, the academy has delivered over 6,000 hours of…

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City US Announces the Appointment of Buster O’Brien as COO

June 5, 2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 5, 2024) – City Facilities Management (US) LLC announced on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, that Buster O’Brien is serving as the new Chief Operating Officer for City’s North American business. “I’m honored for the opportunity to lead this extraordinary organization of dedicated and talented professionals,” says Buster. “This is an incredibly exciting time at City. We are committed…

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City US Wins 2024 First Coast Healthiest Companies Platinum Award

May 9, 2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 9, 2024) – City Facilities Management (US) LLC (City), leaders in integrated facilities maintenance, building and engineering and sustainability, is proud to have earned the Platinum Level Award from the First Coast Worksite Wellness Council (FCWWC) for its best in class wellness programs. This achievement marks the second consecutive year that City has received this esteemed recognition….

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CBES Named 2024 Top Workplaces USA Award Winner

March 21, 2024

BURLINGTON, MA (March 21, 2024) – Today City Building Engineering Services, (CBES), leading integrated professional services and sustainability company serving some of the top retailers and food retailers in the nation, announced it has earned a 2024 Top Workplaces USA award. The Top Workplaces award has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top…

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CBES Becomes Titanium Member of the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council

March 13, 2024

BURLINGTON, MA (March 13, 2024) – City Building Engineering Services (CBES), leading integrated professional services and sustainability company serving some of the top retailers and food retailers in the nation, announced it has joined the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) at the highest level as a Titanium Member. The NASRC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to advance climate-friendly natural…

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CBES Hosts Event on the Path Forward for Natural Refrigerants with Hillphoenix

November 1, 2023

BURLINGTON, MA (November 13, 2023) – City Building Engineering Services (CBES), global leader in end-to-end professional services, brought together industry peers and partners to discuss the path forward for natural refrigerants during its first annual CBES Summit on October 12 – 13, 2023. This year’s theme, The Path Forward for Natural Refrigerants, highlights the importance of reducing a reliance on…

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New Partnership Transforming World of Refrigeration

June 20, 2023

BURLINGTON, MA (June 20, 2023) – City Building Engineering Services (CBES), leader in end-to-end professional services and sustainability, has teamed up with remote commissioning cloud services company, Axiom Cloud, to drive meaningful change in the world of retail refrigeration. Axiom Cloud’s analytical engine performs remote analysis, diagnosis, and optimization of refrigeration systems for supermarket clients across the US, working with…

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City US Wins 2023 First Coast Healthiest Companies Platinum Award

May 4, 2023

City Facilities Management (US) LLC (City), the self-delivery retail expert in integrated facilities maintenance, building and engineering and sustainability, is proud to have earned the Platinum Level Award from the First Coast Worksite Wellness Council (FCWWC) for its best in class wellness programs. City is one of only 20 companies to receive the prestigious award this year. The FCWWC recognizes…

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City US Earns Best Company Compensation and Perks & Benefits Awards

October 12, 2022

City Facilities Management (US) LLC is thrilled to have been awarded with two of Comparably’s Q3 2022 awards: Best Company Compensation and Best Company Perks & Benefits. Based off team member feedback and their sentiments on City’s total compensation package, perks and benefits, City was able to compete against 70,000 other large-sized qualified companies and rank amongst the best. We…

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City Introduces Case Cleaning Offering

August 25, 2022

City Facilities Management (FL) LLC has enhanced its self-delivery model with its newest offering, case cleaning. Alongside its comprehensive FM services, this additional service delivers proven energy and operational benefits by cleaning the equipment to allow proper airflow, ensuring refrigeration cases will run optimally for City’s partner. The creation of this new service began after a discussion with City’s grocer…

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City US Partners with DST to Transform its Predictive Maintenance

August 16, 2022

City Facilities Management (US) LLC, the self-delivery retail expert in integrated facilities maintenance, building and engineering and sustainability, has begun a long-term partnership with Discovery Sound Technology (DST), transforming preventative maintenance into predictive maintenance. The machine-learning ultrasound technology detects impending critical equipment failures, providing real-time data for City’s techs to find and repair equipment before it fails.   In addition, the…

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City US Awarded Best CEOs for Diversity

July 13, 2022

City Facilities Management (US) LLC is honored to have received the Best CEOs for Diversity award from Comparably in Q2 of 2022. Comparably award winners were determined from over 15 million ratings left on Comparably over the last 12-month period (June 24, 2021 through June 24, 2022) and compared against 70,000 other qualified large-sized companies. Comparably’s Best CEOs for Diversity…

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City US Launches the City Divercity Council

June 21, 2022

City Facilities Management (US) LLC, the nation’s largest privately-held integrated facilities maintenance company, recently announced the launch of the City Diver“city” Council. The Divercity Council is a cross-functional grouping of team members from varying partnerships and job titles across the US business. The Council was created in response to a desire to strengthen company culture and efforts to advance diversity,…

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City US Announces Michelle Rodriguez as EVP of People

May 3, 2022

City Facilities Management (US) LLC announced today that Michelle Rodriguez has been promoted to the role of Executive Vice President of People. Formerly serving in the role of SVP of Expansion Strategy & People Culture for City FL, Rodriguez is responsible for the strategic leadership of all aspects of people operations. Rodriguez, who joined City in April of 2018, reports…

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City US Awarded Best Company Outlook and Best Operations Team

April 1, 2022

City Facilities Management (US) LLC is honored to have received the Best Company Outlook and Best Operations Team Awards from Comparably in Q1 of 2022. Comparably award winners were determined from over 15 million ratings left on Comparably over a 12-month period (March 2021 – March 2022). City US was ranked in the top 50 and compared against 70,000 other…

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City US Welcomes Senior Leaders

March 28, 2022

City Facilities Management (US) LLC is excited to recognize the following Senior Leaders. Read below how each team member will be playing a pivotal role in the growth & development of our organization as City expands its presence to the West Coast. Andrew Atkinson has joined the City US team as President of West Coast Operations reporting to Paul Smith,…

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City FL Welcomes Back Home Office Teams

March 25, 2022

This week, City Facilities Management (FL) LLC welcomed back our teams as they returned to the Jacksonville home office. As with a majority of medium and large-sized businesses, most home office team members transitioned to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the office has been occupied only by team members on an as-needed basis since March of 2020….

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Coming Together: City’s Year Beginning Meeting 2022

March 21, 2022

City Facilities Management (FL) LLC welcomed over 350 leadership and various other team members in-person (and virtually) for the first time in two years for our annual Year Beginning Meeting (YBM) in Jacksonville, Florida. Day one of YBM (March 8th, 2022) kicked off with presentations from City’s Senior Leaders. These presentations highlighted and recognized our teams’ largest accomplishments in 2021….

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City Celebrates 2021 LDP Graduates

March 10, 2022

City Facilities Management is proud to make significant investments in team member development. On January 26th, 2022, City congratulated 18 new graduates of the Leadership Development Program (LDP). Through this robust program, City strives to encourage strong leadership skills and endeavors. Selected from a pool of over 150 leaders, the 18 graduates demonstrated outstanding individual contributions as well as an…

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City US Named Best Company For Women

February 25, 2022

We’re thrilled to celebrate that City Facilities Management (US) LLC won its first Comparably Award for Best Company for Women in Q4 of 2021! Comparably considered over 70,000 companies for each of its 5th Annual Best Places to Work Awards. Comparably placed City Facilities Management (US) LLC on its large companies list (more than 500 employees) for Best Companies for Women. I…

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