As part of an academic partnership with the Shanghai Sino-European University of Technology (UTSEUS), Siveco is conducting maintenance audits of selected pavilions at the World Expo 2010. The first audit is currently ongoing at the Spanish pavilion.

The audits take into account the specificities of the Expo, namely the limited lifetime of most buildings (6 months), the long opening hours (7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day) and the stringent requirements in terms of safety. Furthermore, the quality of the pavilions reflects the image of the nations, regions, cities or institutions they represent.
Benefits of the maintenance audits include:

- A third-party assessment of the pavilions' maintenance situation, independent from construction companies, equipment suppliers or FM service providers.
- Risk reduction, in terms of the impact of technical failures on public safety, operation, cost and image.
- Optimization of resources.

The audit also provide useful input for the second life of those pavilions set to remain, in one way or another, after the Expo period.

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About UTSEUS

The Sino-European School of Technology of Shanghai University (UTSEUS) is an institute of technology created jointly by Shanghai University and French Universities of Technology (UT) with the aim of developing an international education platform based on the model of French engineering schools. Today UTSEUS is responsible for training around 800 Chinese and European engineers. The first generation of students, currently in France to finish their engineering training, will graduate in 2010-2011.

For more information, please UTSEUS website:

About Siveco China

Siveco is the number one supplier of Facility Management (FM) and Maintenance Management Systems (MMS, also known as EAM) in Europe with around 82,000 users in over 60 countries. Siveco works with industry-leading customers in the manufacturing, infrastructure, and facility management markets. By implementing innovative management solutions, the company assists facility owners (and their service suppliers) in optimizing the utilization of their assets and reducing their operation costs, while improving safety and ensuring regulatory compliance. Siveco Group was founded in 1986, with headquarters in Paris and global R&D in Montpellier, South of France. Global customers include Airbus, BP, Carrefour, EDF, the European Space Center, Faurecia, Fiat, GDF SUEZ, the Greek Olympic Facilities, Nestle, Singapore Metro, etc. Siveco China was set up at the end of 2004 in Shanghai, with already over 40 references including Beijing Oriental Plaza, Changcheng Property Group, Brose, Danfoss, Saint-Gobain, SCA Packaging, Ikea, etc.

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