Group Sociosanitario Igurco increased its turnover by 60% in 2011.

-The turnover of the group rose from EUR 10 million in 2010 to 16 million in 2011, mainly due to the opening of two new residences

– average Igurco staff increased by 82 people in 2011, leaving the number average workers in template over the past year in 332 Professional

-Igurco manages 646 seats in five different residences50 spaces in supervised apartments and 338 seats in eight day centres, being one of the main references of sector community health in the Basque country

-the shareholding of management Igurco S. l., the parent company of the group is composed of the IMQ Group (37%), Adeslas – through its subsidiary Iquimesa-(31.5%) and the Cosimet Group (31.5%)

Bilbao, June 2012.- group Sociosanitario Igurco (IMQ group) has announced that its turnover in 2011 amounted to more than 16 million euros. In 2010, the Group billed a total of EUR 10 million, so the increase is 60 percent. The improvement in turnover is mainly due to the improvement of the management and the opening of two new residences, belonging to the network of social of the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia and managed by Igurco infrastructures: the residence Jose Maria Azkuna in Amorebieta-Etxano, opened on March 11, 2011; and residence Bilbozar, Bilbao, opened on March 21 last year.

Apartamentos tutelados Igurco Orue en Amorebieta-Etxano

De este modo, la plantilla media del Grupo Sociosanitario Igurco se incrementó en 2011 en un total de 82 personas, pasando de los 250 empleos directos que, de media, tenía en 2010 a los 332 profesionales del año pasado. Most of these employees applicable to professionals in the health sciences, such as doctors, nurses, psychologists, auxiliary nurses, etc. In addition to direct employment, Igurco generates 100 indirect jobs in various sectors, such as cleaning, catering, etc.

The managing director of group Sociosanitario Igurco, Santiago channels, has indicated that since we started our activity in 2002 have not continued our efforts to grow and consolidate our position as the reference in the field of public health in the Basque country group, working on the improvement of the quality of life of older persons and their families, and contributing to the generation of employment and wealth in our environment ”.

The shareholding of management Igurco S. l., the parent company of the group is composed of the IMQ Group (37%), Adeslas – through its subsidiary Iquimesa-(31.5%) and the Cosimet Group (31.5%). In fact, Igurco is today the IMQ Group Health Branch, is now one of the main references of the Basque social services sector.

About Igurco

The Group sociosanitario Igurco (IMQ group) currently manages a total of 646 seats in five residences: Igurco Unbe, Igurco Orue, Igurco Forua, Igurco José María Azkuna and Igurco Bilbozar. The first two have a space sociosanitario specializing in elderly nursing care.

Igurco también cuenta con una urbanización de apartamentos tutelados de 50 plazas en el complejo Igurco Orue (en Amorebieta-Etxano, Bizkaia) que es pionera en todo el Estado.

Also, Igurco manages 338 seats in 8 day centres belonging to the network of social infrastructure of the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, located in San Adrián (56 seats), (44) Zorrotza Otxarkoaga (25) & Bilbozar (50) in Bilbao, Estartetxe-Leioa (64), Galdakao (24), Ugao-Miraballes (45) and Getxo (30 seats).