FMA is a founding member of Global FM, an international alliance of member based facilities management associations. The goal of Global FM is to provide leadership in the facilities management profession. Global FM promotes the furthering of knowledge and understanding of facilities management and the sharing of best practices, resulting in added value to the individual members of each member association. In addition, Global FM:
For more information about Global FM visit: www.globalfm.org
Three of the founding partners of Global FM, FMA, the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), have established a ‘Partners in Excellence Agreement’.
The agreement promotes international collaboration between the three bodies in the interests of their members and the global FM community. It allows for the sharing of knowledge and the promotion of worldwide standards and best practice guidelines for facilities management as a professional business sector. This includes enhanced membership experience, educational opportunities, advancement of the profession and promotion of sound administrative, operational and financial best practice for the more than 28,000 members represented by the three Associations.
The Agreement also includes joint meetings, membership benefits, advocacy, research and certification.