Who does the FMA represent?	What are the FMA objectives?
How is the FMA structured?	Who is the elected FMA Chairperson?
Who is the Independent Director & Independent Secretary?	Who provides the FMA with Technical Advice?
What does the Training Advisory Service offer?	What is the Facilities Associations Forum [FAF]?
Who should join the FMA?	Benefits of joining the FMA?
What does membership cost?	What's involved in joining the FMA?
Forms to join the FMA	Send a messsage to FMA
Who does the FMA represent? Formed in 1995, the FMA represent Facilities Management Companies who manage and deliver out sourced services interfacing with government, industry & commerce. The FMA represents views of members & sets standards and working practices for the FM industry
What are the FMA objectives? • To represent, promote and safe guard the interest of FMA members and the business sectors in which they are engaged relevant to the scope of the association. • To promote the application of FM to industry and commerce while maintaining standards and codes of practice by members companies. • Present a representative voice to (UK) government both direct to the relevant Departments and also via the Trade Association Council of the CBI - an invited assembly of thirty eight of the UK's most important trade associations. • Support training schemes for persons employed within member companies.
How is the FMA Structured? This is the current structure of the Association: Elected Chairman Committee Members Independent Secretariat Advisory Board Members Members
Who is the elected FMA Chairperson? Chris Rust [LloydsTSB]
Who is the Independent Director & Independent Secretary? Maurice Tidy Mary Taffler
Who provides the FMA with Technical Advice? The FMA Advisory Board: Roger Button Partner Shadbolt & Co Simon Parker CMP Information Professor Rudi Klein Barrister at Law, Secretary of the Specialist Engineers Group Tina Ling FM Director, Hays Montrose Peter Middup Publisher, IML Group plc Ray Noyes Principal of Oxford Consulting Faber Maunsell Sustainable Development Group David Sharp Director, Workplacelaw Network Niall Tarrell FRSA, Member of the Knowledge Council, Trustee of the Jubilee Sailing Trust, Disability Issues G Samuelsson-Brown, Building Services Research & Information Association Chris Hoar, CTEK Mobile Communications Consultant Chris Penn, TruAxis CAD and Data Modelling
What does the FMA Training Advisory Service offfer? The FMA provides access to practical training workshops & courses for members in the following areas Asset Management Building services engineering maintenance CAD Catering Cleaning Computer - office and certification levels Cost Management Energy Management Estates Management Presentation Skills Property Management Security Surveying
What is the Facilities Associations Forum [FAF]? The forum is in essence a collective. An opportunity for those Facilities and Property related associations/institutions/organisations in the UK that wish to share information and find ways to enhance the value of the services offered to the membership of their respective organisations. The primary aim is to foster closer working relationships between professionals working in Facilities and Property.
Who should join the FMA? Any company or organisation who directly provide and deliver single or multiplescope of services to end users. The Association is not open to individual personal membership.
What are the benefits of membership? Representation As a member of the CBI, FMA can convey your views to the CBI's Trade Association Council, an elite body in which FMA was invited to participate. Thus each member company has the opportunity to strategically direct the industry, formulating policy and codes of practice, whilst having the opportunity to benefit from: Access to legal bodies providing free Corporate legal advice. Access to Executive and Recruitment services specifically for the FM industry. Networking with other organsiations & institutions which have a direct relevance on the development on the FM industry. Access to free Corporate insurance advice Attending industry relevant seminars Discounted fees for workshops on subjects relevant to the industry Discounted fee rates to access relevant databases and commercial intelligence. And not forgetting... a central point of contact for prospective clients seeking FM services
What does membership cost? The annual fee for businesses actively delivering FM services is £1200pa. The financial affairs of the Association are managed by FMA Ltd, UK registered company chaired by John Ellis and 7 other directors taken from the FM industry
What's involved in joining the FMA? Your company is/are requested to complete the on-line application form The form is processed through the FMA Membership committee, via the secretariat. Successful applicants are contacted by e-mail (or post - if not available) with an invitation to join and accompanying documentation
The FMA - Application to Join On-line form