Facilities Management Association

Strategic Alliances

The FMA works with a number of leading organisations allied to the FM industry and we havedeveloped memorandum of understanding with the following organisations:
 

• British Association of Removers

• British Council of Shopping Centres

• British Hospitality Association

• Cleaning and Support Services Association

• The FM Charity Network Forum

• Mobile Data Association

The British Association of Removers
The British Association of Removers (BAR) is dedicated to promoting professional excellence in the Removals Industry.  It is at the forefront of developing and maintaining professional standards and services for the benefit of its members and their customers.  The Commercial Moving Group (CMG) is a dedicated group of companies within the BAR that specialises in all aspects of commercial and office relocations.  A mandatory requirement of CMG membership is BS 8522 Commercial Moving Standard accreditation, which means that every commercial move carried out by a CMG Member will be conducted to the highest industry standards. For more information about BAR please visit www.bar.co.uk  or contact commercial@bar.co.uk for more information on the BS 8522 Standard and how it can benefit your organisation.
To view the MOU please click here.
 

Chartered Management Institute
In 2007, the Facilities Management Association and the Chartered Management Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding designed to raise the profile of FM and to give all those working in the sector the opportunity to reap the rewards that Chartered Manager status can bring.

The Chartered Manager designation (CMgr) is awarded by the CMI to men and women who are qualified in management and who can show how they have used their leadership and change management skills to ‘make a significant difference’ in their organisation. The benefits to individuals of Chartered Manager status include: parity of status with other chartered professionals, a recognised and distinctive qualification, and enhanced career prospects.

FMA member companies have the opportunity to nominate suitably experienced managers for assessment under the CMgr programme. The process typically takes 20 hours and is only available via the Institute. The cost is £550 + vat (for Institute members) or £680 + vat (for non-members).

Employers can also work with the Institute to accredit their own management development programmes. An accredited in-house programme enables member company managers to achieve nationally recognised professional qualifications and go on to secure Chartered Manager status.

The benefits to your organisation can include:
- Aligning your management development programme with the Chartered Manager framework enables you to see not just that learning has taken place, but that it has been applied to achieve positive impact in the organisation
- The Chartered Manager programme stimulates a stronger performance culture
- Increasing the number of Chartered professionals in your organisation can help differentiate you in competitive bid situations
- Professional status opportunities can make employment in the FM sector an increasingly attractive proposition for new recruits
- Chartered Manager status can help achieve parity of esteem for your managers in comparison with other professionals.

To find out more about Chartered Managers in FM, contact us.
 
The FM Charity Network Forum
The FM Charity Network Forum www.fmcharitynetworkforum.co.uk is a free-to-join membership association. The Forum, which currently has in excess of 60 members, is open to all Heads of Facilities, Facilities Managers, Office/Administration Managers and any other role involving FM within the charity sector, providing a collective FM focal point and promoting networking and FM professionalism within charities.
 
The FM Charity Network Forum meets quarterly to provide opportunities to explore cost saving synergies amongst its members, knowledge sharing, support and co-operation and offers prompt and practical solutions to members' problems, queries and issues.
 
Martin Pickard of FM Guru and The Asset Faculty has been actively involved with the forum in his capacity as its Patron. The FM Charity Network Forum is also supported by Lisanne Schloss, Vice President Property Services, Morgan Stanley, Oliver Jones, CEO and co-founder of The Asset Factor, Matthew Punshon, Operations Director and co-founder of The Asset Factor and Lucy Jeynes, Managing Director of Larch Consulting.
                                                                                                                                             
For further information, contact: andy_christophi@shelter.org.uk or yasmin_knowles@shelter.org.uk


Mobile Data Association
The Mobile Data Association (MDA) is the not-for-profit industry association dedicated to represent and promote all mobile data centric businesses. THe FMA and MDA have agreed to work together to increase opportunities for and provide better service to their respective members.
Click here to view the MOU