ICMMA

Cleaning Machinery Manufacturers are expected to be well represented at the forthcoming Industrial Cleaning Machinery Manufacturers Association (ICMMA) Technical Committee meeting in early July as Numatic, Taski, Bosch, Dyson, Nederman, Truvox, Makita, Battery Service Hub, Sebo, Denis Rawlins and Fimap all confirm their attendance and join Kärcher UK at the meeting they are kindly hosting.

The recap on updates previously provided by the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the National Measurement and Audit Office will enable ICMMA’s strengthening membership to feed into work plans and understand lobbying priorities falling out of Europe so that the next set of activities can be set and progressed.

Kevin Webb, Chairman of the ICMMA Technical Committee said “we warmly welcome the wider representation that is being encouraged and urge all attendees at our July meeting to participate fully in the conversation, agenda setting and to learn of the impact it can have with our European counterpart, EUnited.”

Hazel Langley, who is handling the Secretariat of the group on behalf of The Building Futures Group, said “the group will be looking to agree some industry positioning statements and work through how it will serve its place on the European Panel of National Associations as well as renewing its constitution, communications strategy and focus in light of member’s requirements.”

If your company manufacturers or produces electrical, mechanical or electronic cleaning machinery and you would like to be involved in this meeting or subsequent ICMMA activity please contact Hazel via our contact page.

The successful Industrial Cleaning Machinery Manufacturers (ICMMA) Technical Committee earlier this year had Eco Legislation 2017 central to its agenda and gave members direct access to the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the power to influence the UK voting at an EU level. Mike Walker, Head of Sustainable Energy Using Product Policy at DECC confirmed that the government were keen to listen to businesses and that working through strategic associations such as ICMMA was an efficient way of doing that.

ICMMA continues its re-launch with the support and re-investment of The Building Futures Group. This approach will see ICMMA retain its identity and broaden its reach with relevant associations and organisations. An expansion in membership is also expected as companies who manufacture, produce or distribute machinery and equipment to the contract cleaning and facilities management industry are invited to participate.

The Summer ICMMA Technical Committee has been planned for 3rd July 2015 and is kindly being hosted by Kärcher UK at their Banbury Office. Kevin Webb, Senior Approvals Engineers at Numatic International and Chairman of the ICMMA Technical Committee said ‘We are looking forward to welcoming back existing ICMMA members and some new ones to the table as well as Charalambos Freed from the VDMA and EUnited. Charalambos is working with us to enable ICMMA to increase the industry representation, be a part of their panel of national associations and influence the writing of standards in the area of industrial cleaning machinery manufacture.’

To participate in the ICMMA Technical Committee members need to first be a paid up member of The Building Futures Group, the trade association and Sector Skills Council for Cleaning and Facilities Management. New members are welcome to come along to the Summer meeting on Friday 3rd July to see if ICMMA is for them.

Please contact Hazel Langley via our contact page if you would like more information.