USM Announces Industry Best Practices Event: The 2010 Winter Financial Impact Summit

NORRISTOWN, Pa., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- USM, Inc. (USM), a leader in facilities services and infrastructure management, today announced The 2010 Winter Financial Impact Summit, a new industry event focused on showcasing lessons learned from the historic 2009-2010 winter storm season and offering expert advice on how to strategically manage winter storm activity and reduce expenses for the future.  The 2010 Winter Financial Impact Summit will be held June 29, 2010 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.  The event is co-hosted by Criterium Engineers, Planalytics and the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA).

The 2010 Winter Financial Impact Summit will be a one-day event filled with education, best practices, and innovation from the industry’s subject matter experts that will demonstrate why budgets everywhere were surpassed this past winter and show how a proactive approach can dramatically change winter's impact on business and the bottom-line.  

The Keynote Speaker will be Paul Kocin, Senior Meteorologist for the National Weather Services’ Hydrometeorological Prediction Center of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).  Kocin, internationally known from his role as Winter Weather Expert on The Weather Channel, is co-author of two preeminent books on snowstorms with a third to be released based upon the historic winter of 2009-2010.  Kocin will be joined by an array of accomplished speakers from Planalytics, The Home Depot, SIMA, Target, Criterium Engineers and USM.

“We’re thrilled to bring together some of our industry’s thought-leaders as we review the volatile winter of 2009-2010 and work together to help companies nationwide minimize weather’s impact on their ability to do business,” said Larry Ames, President of USM and CEO of Transfield Services Americas.  “We expect The 2010 Winter Financial Impact Summit to be the first in a series of events that will answer questions and offer expert insights and best practices as we forecast budgets and prepare for whatever Mother Nature has in store for us in the coming months and years.”

Attendees are invited to join USM and the event co-hosts following The 2010 Winter Financial Impact Summit suite level at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.  To register and learn more about The 2010 Winter Financial Impact Summit -- and to review speaker bios, presentation abstracts and an event schedule -- please visit http://www.2010WinterSummit.com.

USM, part of the Transfield Services Group, specializes in providing non-core, mission critical facilities maintenance and management services to large organizations with geographically dispersed properties in various industries such as retail, restaurants, banking, telecommunications and others with multi-location business operations. Regardless of the type of service - whether it’s electrical, HVAC, repair and maintenance, Landscaping, Snow & Ice Management, or janitorial and floor care - USM takes a unique, total supply chain management approach to delivering the outcomes that their clients desire. The company has more than 25 years of experience with over 200 national clients, servicing more than 80,000 properties.  Learn more at http://www.usmservices.com/content/Flash/usmoverview.

Transfield Services delivers essential services to key industries in the resources and industrial, property and infrastructure sectors. A leading global provider of operations, maintenance, and asset and project management services, Transfield Services has more than 28,000 employees in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, New Caledonia, South East Asia, India, Chile and Canada. Transfield Services Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. www.transfieldservices.com.

SOURCE USM, Inc.