Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management

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.

Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management

Formation	1993 (32 years ago) as BIFM[1]
Type	Professional association
Purpose	Facilities management
Headquarters	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Membership	17,000+ (at June 2018)[2]
Affiliations	Construction Industry Council
Website	www.iwfm.org.uk

History

BIFM was formed in 1993^[1] to promote the development of facilities management as a critical, professional and strategic business discipline.^[3] In June 2018, the BIFM had around 17,000 individual members.^[2]

BIFM was a founding member of the Global Facility Management Association (Global FM),^[4] and a full member of the Construction Industry Council.^[5]

In May 2018, the BIFM proposed changing its name to the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management and attaining chartered body status.^[2][6] The name change was implemented in November 2018.^[7]

See also

• Architecture portal
• United Kingdom portal

• List of professional associations in the United Kingdom