Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management
{{Short description|UK professional association}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}
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| purpose = Facilities management
| headquarters = Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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| membership = 17,000+ (at June 2018)
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| website = [http://www.iwfm.org.uk www.iwfm.org.uk]
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The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM; formerly the British Institute of Facilities Management, BIFM) is a United Kingdom-based professional association for the facilities management sector.
History
BIFM was formed in 1993 to promote the development of facilities management as a critical, professional and strategic business discipline.{{cite book |last1=Atkin |first1=Brian |last2=Brooks |first2=Adrian |title=Total Facilities Management |date=2009 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |location=London |isbn=9781444316131 |page=4 |edition=3rd }} In June 2018, the BIFM had around 17,000 individual members.
BIFM was a founding member of the Global Facility Management Association (Global FM),https://globalfm.org/home-3/member-organisation/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} and a full member of the Construction Industry Council.{{cite web |title=CIC Members |url=http://cic.org.uk/about-us/cic-members.php |website=Construction Industry Council |access-date=8 June 2018 |archive-date=20 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120162642/http://cic.org.uk/about-us/cic-members.php |url-status=live }}
In May 2018, the BIFM proposed changing its name to the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management and attaining chartered body status.{{cite news |last1=OBeirne |first1=Sarah |title=FM Clinic: Debate on BIFM's proposed rebrand and application for chartered body status |url=http://www.fmj.co.uk/fm-clinic-debate-on-bifms-proposed-rebrand-and-application-for-chartered-body-status/ |access-date=8 June 2018 |work=Facilities Management Journal |date=31 May 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142359/http://www.fmj.co.uk/fm-clinic-debate-on-bifms-proposed-rebrand-and-application-for-chartered-body-status/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Working up a theme |url=http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/working-up-a-theme/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135849/http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/working-up-a-theme/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=8 June 2018 |work=FM World |date=4 June 2018 }} The name change was implemented in November 2018.{{cite news |last1=Obeirne |first1=Sarah |title=BIFM makes big switch to IWFM with a new ten point plan |url=https://www.fmj.co.uk/bifm-makes-big-switch-to-iwfm-with-a-new-ten-point-plan/ |access-date=29 November 2018 |work=Facilities Management Journal |date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102233333/https://www.fmj.co.uk/bifm-makes-big-switch-to-iwfm-with-a-new-ten-point-plan/ |url-status=dead }}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.iwfm.org.uk}}
{{Construction industry in the United Kingdom|state=collapsed}}
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Category:1993 establishments in England
Category:Organizations established in 1993
Category:Organisations based in Hertfordshire
Category:Professional associations based in the United Kingdom
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