by Shane Henson — October 10, 2012—ABM, a premier provider of building maintenance and facilities services in the United States and several countries around the world, has begun providing commercial cleaning services for Germany’s O₂ World Hamburg arena. The 16,000-seat, multipurpose, state-of-the-art arena is owned and operated by AEG, one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment companies.
O₂ World Hamburg, which opened in 2002, hosts more than 140 events annually, including concerts, family shows, sporting events and company banquets, with more than one million visitors annually. O₂ World Hamburg is also well known in Germany as the home for the Hamburg Freezers ice hockey team and the HSV Hamburg club handball team. One of the most modern arenas in Europe, O₂ World is located next to the soccer stadium Imtech Arena and the new Volksbank Arena in the Bahrenfeld district.
Under the multiyear German agreement, ABM has officially expanded its partnership with AEG to include international locations—a critical step as ABM continues its drive toward becoming a global leader in integrated facilities solutions. To date, ABM has serviced a number of notable AEG venues in the United States, including Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, California; The Home Depot Center in Carson, California; Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri; and Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.
