by Brianna Crandall — June 9, 2014—The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has partnered with other leading European FM organizations to launch a new EU FM Coalition to educate and promote facilities management in the European Union. The group was officially launched at the European Facility Management Conference in Berlin, Germany, in conjunction with World FM Day on June 4, 2014.
According to a statement from IFMA, the EU FM Coalition promises to “help shape public policy, provide industry perspective, and highlight the connection between facility management and important public sector goals like energy efficiency.”
According to IFMA, the complete list of FM organizations that participated in the launch includes: IFMA, EuroFM, the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM), the Romanian Facility Management Association (ROFMA), the German Facility Management Association (GEFMA), the Bulgarian Facility Management Association, the IFMA Foundation, and IFMA chapters in Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
