Alpine Investors (“Alpine”) announced the launch of Eight Group Service Partners (“Eight Group”), a platform focused on partnering with Core Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) and select subspecialty providers to deliver compliance-driven, recurring services for commercial customers across the United Kingdom. In conjunction with the launch, Eight Group has partnered with MV Lifts, Enertech, KCE FM, DPP, Irwin M&E, and four other businesses to form an integrated platform of leading technical service providers. These businesses repair, maintain, and install the essential systems that keep buildings safe, efficient, and fully operational – including heating and cooling (HVAC), electrical, mechanical, lift, and fire safety systems.

Eight Group’s integrated service model combines Core M&E services with select high-value subspecialties. While most Hard Facilities Management (FM) services are typically outsourced to third-party contractors due to their complexity, Eight Group’s approach brings these capabilities together with Core M&E into one group – enabling effective quality control, stronger client relationships, and greater operational efficiency. The business also brings new technology and data-driven insights to the FM market, using automation and predictive analytics to integrate core technology across the business and create meaningful insights for customers.

Eight Group has adopted a decentralised operating model built around a simple principle: the best technical services businesses succeed because of their engineers, customer relationships, and local accountability. Partner businesses retain their brands, leadership, and entrepreneurial cultures, with management teams empowered to continue running their businesses close to customers. Eight Group supports them with long-term investment, technology, talent, and shared capabilities, combining the responsiveness of a local specialist with the resources and breadth of a national group.

Guided by founders who share Alpine’s PeopleFirst philosophy, Eight Group brings together leadership committed to empowering talent and elevating service standards across the UK’s technical services landscape, including:

• Dan Guest, Chief Executive Officer: Dan is a tenured executive with experience across the UK services landscape. Most recently, he spent 13 years at Mitie, one of the UK’s largest facilities management and professional services companies, where he was Managing Director of Technical Services responsible for a £1.8 billion Hard M&E P&L.
• Freddie Wepener, Chief Financial Officer: Freddie brings extensive financial leadership experience across the UK facilities management sector including previously held senior finance roles across the FM industry.
• Amar Shanghavi, President: Amar is an accomplished investment leader with deep experience scaling services businesses across the UK. Most recently, he served as an Investment Director at MML Capital Partners, where he focused on partnering with founders and was responsible for 12 platform investments.