Fira de Barcelona
| 2014 Report
Fira’s structure has
been adapted to
the needs generated
by its shows and
business activity.
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offset the environmental impact generated by
the activity of the congress and visitors through
various actions, such as the installation of a
wind power plant in Rajasthan (India).
As is well-known, the Gran Via venue houses
one of the largest rooftop photovoltaic facilities
in the world. This “photovoltaic park” contains
25,900 solar panels that generate 5.86 GWh
of electricity every year, avoiding emissions of
more than 2,200 tonnes of CO
²
.
In late-2014, the Department of Venues
was established with the mission of improving
efficiency and the working of infrastructure and
services at the trade fair centre.
Consolidating the new organisation
In 2014, the Human Resources and Organisation
Department helped to consolidate the new
organisational model. As mentioned at the
beginning of this chapter, the new model,
launched in 2013, is structured around different
areas and Business Units.
Firstly, to complement the internal selection
of new roles generated by the new organisation,
27 recruitment processes were conducted,
with 81% of posts covered by external
personnel, in this way complementing the skills
and abilities of Fira personnel. As in previous
years, in order to reinforce the work points
linked to show activity, temporary personnel
were recruited and hired, with a total of 109
recruitment processes conducted.
At GastroFira, which enjoyed a record year
in terms of activity, 5,646 work contracts for
waiting and kitchen staff were signed, the
equivalent of over 209,000 hours. To facilitate
this process, a team devoted exclusively to
recruiting and hiring catering staff was set up.
As regards International Business, we should
note that 2014 was the first year that it was
necessary to post personnel from the organisation
permanently in other countries. This was the case
of Qatar, in compliance with the agreement to
co-organise the jewellery and motor shows.
Moreover, some 40 training actions were
carried out, related both to the requirements of
the new organisation and to lifelong education,
with an equivalent total training of 3.1 days per
employee, 10% more than in 2013 with the
same budgetary provision.
Fira de Barcelona continued to invest in
health and safety in the workplace, maintaining
a low accident rate, with no serious accidents
over the course of the year. Fira also became
the first trade fair organisation and the first
Spanish company to obtain the status of large
cardioprotected area, and ratified the Time
Pact promoted by Barcelona City Council to
promote quality of life and the personal/family/
work life balance.
