The Danish group for services to companies, ISS, has announced the acquisition of the Belgian cleaning company GROUP 4 MAINTENANCE (turnover BF 1.2 billion in 2000 with 1,200 employed), the Swedish firm VERBACKA STD OCH PUTS AB (turnover equivalent to BF 70.2 million with 52 employed) and the Israeli firm SHARIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD (turnover equivalent to BF 108 million with 16 employed). The amounts of these acquisitions were not disclosed to the public.