Facility management requires global responsibility and local acting
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European Facility Management Conference (EFMC)
23 to 25 May 2012, Copenhagen
Program:http://bit.ly/rN5MDS
* Pressure increasing within the sector
* New FM standard must be implemented
* Congress trade fair provides impetus through practical experience, research
and teaching
Düsseldorf/Copenhagen, 12. December 2011 - The European Facility Management
Conference (EFMC) will present its expanded concept from 23 to 25 May 2012 in
Copenhagen, in order to even better represent the increased requirements in the
sector. Therefore, this event presented under the motto "Global responsibility -
local acting" will be more interactive, larger and even more practice-oriented
(efmc-conference.com).
There is hardly any other branch in the service sector that is currently
experiencing such a varied and troubled business environment as facility
management (FM): ecological, construction, technical, economic and human factors
must be coordinated in an international environment. Companies must decide
whether all, or only certain, FM services should be delivered by their own
employees or from external specialists, while service providers must offer
corresponding tailor-made professional solutions. In the process, the pressure
increases on the supplier side. The management consulting company Dr.
Wieselhuber & Partner (W&P) views the "market position of larger family-run
companies in the FM sector as seriously threatened", after their turnover among
the list of the top 25 FM service providers was only around half as high as
affiliated group companies in the same list, whose market share will more than
double by 2020. In the opinion of W&P, growth is mainly possible through an
extension of a company's service portfolio, and according to a study by the
German Facility Management Association (GEFMA), this could increasingly be
achieved in the area of property management and commercial services. In any
event, global orientation is as equally in demand as local service provision
because FM customers have established their company locations in a diverse range
of countries across the world for many years.
"Despite the different perspectives around the world and various national
cultures, facility managers all face similar challenges - from demographic
change through to energy management and organisational development," says Wayne
Tantrum, present chairman of the European association EuroFM. EuroFM is a
traditional organiser of EFMC, together with the International Facility
Management Association (IFMA). "The guiding principle 'Global responsibility -
local acting' plays an important role here in pointing out added value in the
area of facility management," according to Tantrum. The local host of EFMC 2012
is Dansk Facilities Management Netværk (DFM), while other cooperation partners
include the Centre for Facilities Management (CFM) from the Technical University
of Denmark, the Danish Industry Association (DI) and the Danish Purchasing and
Logistics Forum (DILF), as well as the Danish Association of Construction
Clients (DACC). More than 50 speakers from Europe and abroad will be speaking at
EFMC on a range of topics, including corporate social responsibility,
sustainability and triple bottom line, energy and environmental management,
building management, FM organisation, workplace concepts, information and
communications technology, and risk and crisis management in FM. Another topic
is the European standard for FM, which was completed in October 2011 and must be
integrated into national standards by April 2012.
EFMC 2012 combines both practical aspects and scientific approaches to FM in the
Business Conference and the Research Symposium, while the Round Tables and
Speakers' Corners promote the area of networking. The new concept increases the
quality and international scope of the congress trade fair, where numerous
exhibitors will also be presenting their services. A variety of specialist
excursions will be offered during the day on 23 May, before the organiser
invites guests to a welcoming reception at Copenhagen Town Hall during the
evening. The conference and trade exhibition on 24 and 25 May will be held in
the Bella Center, one of the most modern trade fair and congress centres in
Europe. On the evening of 24 May, the FM awards will be presented in multiple
categories as part of a gala dinner held at the Danish National Museum. The
large specialist and supporting programmes at EFMC offers visitors the
opportunity to increase their knowledge, exchange experiences and enjoy social
events over the three days, as well as the chance to get to know what is
regarded as a particularly advanced Nordic FM concept in a Scandinavian country.
Further information is available at http://bit.ly/rN5MDS
Contact:
Julia Batzing
IBC Informa Business Communication a division of EUROFORUM Deutschland SE
Tel.: +49 (0) 211/96 86- 3380
Fax: +49 (0) 211/96 86- 4380
presse(at)euroforum.com
www.ibc-informa.com
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