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27.06.2011 14:18

Facility Management – one of the most promising professions in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Facility Management Association (BGFMA) celebrated the World FM Day with public lecture in front of students and a cocktail with BGFMA members

AUTHOR: publics.bg

© Vesela Semova
© Vesela Semova
© Vesela Semova
© Vesela Semova

On June 23 BGFMA for the first time joined the World FM Day celebration which was initiated for the first time by the Global Facility Management Association (GlobalFM) and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). BGFMA joined the initiative with two events – a public lecture in front of students in Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and a cocktail for the members of the association and official guests.

The lecture gathered about 30 students and who had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the range of facility management activities and learn about the importance of this field of business for the sustainability of organizations in the economical and environmental aspect.

The speakers in this educational event were board members of BGFMA including the chairman Tosho Kirov, the two vice chairs of the association Mariela Benovska and Goran Milanov, and Bisera Ivanova. It was emphasized that facility management is a holistic management approach and that the professionals in this field have to be management oriented specialists.

They made the students familiar with the scope of different facility management activities, the various building systems and important aspects such as communication with various players related to the lifecycle of a built asset, and information technology in facility management.

After the lecture BGFMA hosted a cocktail where gathered more than 50 representatives from FM organizations and different service providers.