TFN Group
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The TFN Group is a facility management
company
based in Vitry-sur-Seine
, France
.
It currently operates in 11 European countries with 28 000 employees. Group turnover for 2008 was €508m.
TFN’s activities include cleaning services, security
, building maintenance and repairs, hygiene
and gardening
. Its services are marketed under several brands including Lancry Securite, Ecotherm, Batimmo and Azur Net.
, was appointed as chairman of the company.
In the last few years, the TFN group has bought several small companies to expand both its geographical reach and the scope of its operations. TFN thus acquired Lagrange in 2002, followed by MN, ATM and Paysages et Environnement in 2008 and Icade Eurogem in 2009.
Facility management
Facility management is an interdisciplinary field primarily devoted to the maintenance and care of commercial or institutional buildings, such as hospitals, hotels, office complexes, arenas, schools or convention centers...
company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
based in Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.-Name:Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin Vitriacum, and before that Victoriacum, meaning "estate of Victorius", a...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It currently operates in 11 European countries with 28 000 employees. Group turnover for 2008 was €508m.
TFN’s activities include cleaning services, security
Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
, building maintenance and repairs, hygiene
Hygiene
Hygiene refers to the set of practices perceived by a community to be associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. While in modern medical sciences there is a set of standards of hygiene recommended for different situations, what is considered hygienic or not can vary between...
and gardening
Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants are grown for consumption , for their dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use...
. Its services are marketed under several brands including Lancry Securite, Ecotherm, Batimmo and Azur Net.
History
The TFN group was founded in 1944 by Paul Julien as a contract cleaning business. Paul Julien was succeeded by his son, Jean-Pierre. In 2002, Jean-Pierre Julien’s son, FranckFranck Julien
Franck Julien is a French businessman. He is currently chairman of the board of the TFN group, a major facility management company based in Vitry-sur-Seine, France.- Biography :...
, was appointed as chairman of the company.
In the last few years, the TFN group has bought several small companies to expand both its geographical reach and the scope of its operations. TFN thus acquired Lagrange in 2002, followed by MN, ATM and Paysages et Environnement in 2008 and Icade Eurogem in 2009.