The long-established British Coal Compower Ltd bureau operation has now passed to the Philips Communications & Processing Services Ltd arm of Philips Electronics NV, which also gets a two-year facilities management contract with British Coal; Philips reportedly paid UKP25m net for the assets acquired – it has taken over the Cannock, Staffordshire headquarters, 130 staff, plus 230 British Coal computer staff in what is its biggest facilities pact in the UK so far.