Mission statement

Mission statement

Mission

We are the most important platform for the transfer of knowledge and the exchange of experiences in facility management with a focus on technology and maintenance in Switzerland.

Self conception

We are the leading industry and specialist association in technical facility management and specialise in maintenance in Switzerland. Our members work in the facility management area. As an industry and specialist association, we represent the interests of all participants of the industry in all parts of the country.

Under the concept of facility management, we understand the extensive management of buildings, institutions and services throughout their whole life cycle. The objective is the optimisation of the core business of the customer whilst taking the person, their field of work and the company objectives into consideration.

Under maintenance we understand the combination of all technical and administrative procedures as well as procedures of the management during the life cycle of a unit for the maintenance or expansion of the functional condition or the return to this so that the function which is required can be fulfilled.

Our aims

• Through our activities we increase the perception of the significance of maintenance for the economy and for the state in the public sector. We therefore support the business location in
• We contribute to a better understanding and the meaning of maintenance and facility management in the public.
• We inform our members about current trends and developments.
• With the formulation of an extensive range of training courses, our members and professionals obtain access to current know-how in maintenance and technical facility management.
• We make a platform available to our members which is used for the exchange of experiences.
• We actively work together with other associations of the facility management and maintenance industry.

The economy and the public sector

With our platform for the exchange of knowledge and experiences we generate additional value for the economy and for the public sector. Through our commitment to training our professionals, we achieve an important contribution in favour of a positive economic development.

State

The state is an important partner when it comes to training our professionals. We work together with the Bundesamt für Berufsbildung und Technologie [Federal Office for Vocational Training and Technology] and carry out Berufs- and Höhere Fachprüfungen [vocational or advanced vocational diploma examinations] on its behalf.

Training partners and universities

In close cooperation with our training partners and universities, we reach a high level of training of the professionals in the areas of maintenance and facility management.

Professionals

The professionals examined by the MFS through Berufs- or Höhere Fachprüfungen are important ambassadors for achieving our goals and for the voicing of our matters. We offer professionals in the areas of maintenance and technical facility management ways to continually develop in their area of expertise.

National and international associations

We maintain a close relationship with associations and organisations who share our goals and values. The cooperation with other associations and organisations serves our members alongside the professionals from the economy.
The maintenance of the international relationships and the exchange with foreign partner organisations support us in achieving our goals on a national level.

Swiss Association for Standardisation (SNV)

We actively collaborate with national and international standardisation projects in order to represent the interests of our members.

Trade media

We actively inform trade media about our activities and provide transparent information.

Our services

We offer our members services which strengthen their position on the market and their occupation further. The services relate to the areas of information, training, the exchange of experiences, events and networking.
Our services can also be used by third parties at  market prices.

Personnel and financial resources

• We encourage the active cooperation of our members to achieve our goals and to fulfil our requirements. Members of ERFA groups, the management board and experts in Berufs- und Höheren Fachprüfungen are offered an optimal and professional environment for the carrying out of their tasks.

• We finance our organisation and our services through:

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  • Member donations
  • Sponsoring
  • Earnings from the fulfilment of performance mandates
  • Income from services

Organisation and management

Our members determine the policy of the association and approve the mission statement and statutes. The board of management is the strategic management body of the MFS. It focuses its strengths as far as possible on the development and determination of target specifications in the form of aims, plans and basic decisions. The operative management and the realisation of the board’s decisions are administered by a branch office.

In the MFS we make sure that the various areas, disciplines and language regions are represented in an equal way.