Special EuroMaintenance 2015 is the newest conference formula simultaneously organized with the national trade fair Maintenance 2015

On 31 March, 1 and 2 April 2015 Antwerp Expo will host the first edition of the European maintenance conference Special EuroMaintenance 2015: an initiative of the European Federation of National Maintenance Societies (EFNMS) that continuous along the lines of the well-known EuroMaintenance concept, but will inform the technical-industrial world about a limited number of topics in specialised areas in the field of maintenance, asset management and reliability in odd years. Just like the successful edition in 2008, a partnership is established for the organisation with Belgian Maintenance Association (BEMAS) and trade fair furnisher easyFairs.

EuroMaintenance, the most important biannual European maintenance conference since 1972, first came to Belgium in 2008, organised by the ‘winning trio’ EFNMS, BEMAS and easyFairs. This organising combination made EuroMaintenance 2008 the most successful Maintenance conference in Europe, with over 750 conference participants, over 250 exhibitors on the floor and an evening reception and networking dinner with over 2,000 participants.

The global economy has turned a performant management of the assets for a permanent industrial activity into a strategic subject. A theme with many underlying disciplines that are in constant development. This is why part of the strategy of EFNMS is to alternate the biannual EuroMaintenance conferences in odd years with a more focused maintenance summit that includes a limited number of topics, on the basis of innovative practical cases and best practices in maintenance and production in specialised fields. Antwerp is the first European city to host this new conference formula.

Herman Baets, European Chairman of EFNMS explains: “This Special EuroMaintenance 2015 will take place in the heart of the West-European industry: Antwerp. As the second largest petrochemical hub in the world, Antwerp has enormous industrial activity in the dock area. Antwerp also acts as a junction for European pipelines as well as for European freight and logistics networks, and is also centrally located between the Ruhr Area and the port of Rotterdam with hundreds of industrial establishments and production centres in a variety of sectors.” To give a few examples:

• Chemical and Petrochemical: BASF, Total, Exxon Mobil, Solvay, Bayer, Evonik , BP, Borealis, Ineos
• Paper: Sappi, Stora Enso, Sca Hygiene Products, Burgo Ardennes
• Pharmaceutical industry: Jansen Pharmaceutics, Pfizer, GSK, Baxter, UCB, Capsugel
• Automotive: Ford, Volvo, Opel, Volkswagen, Valeo Vision, Robert Bosch, DAF Trucks, Bosal
• Food: Danone, Lipton, Douwe Egberts, Inbev, Barry Callebout, Kraft Food, LU-General Biscuits, Sara Lee, Mondelez
• Other industries: Arcelor, Ugine & ALZ, Umicore, Bekaert, Corus Aluminium, Holcim, CBR Saint-Gobain

“With Special EuroMaintenance 2015 we want to once again offer the Belgian and European industry a top conference on a global level with the latest insights and top cases on topics such as training & competency management, strategic maintenance research and implementation of a competitive asset management policy”, Wim Vancauwenberghe, director of BEMAS.

Managing Director of easyFairs Benelux, Cornelien Baijens adds: “With its 10th edition, our community Maintenance trade fair has developed into an absolute reference in the Belgian technical-industrial world, and acts as the ideal forum for small and large maintenance providers and top brands in the field of maintenance technology and specialised services and material to present all trends and clever innovations. Due to the simultaneous organisation with Special EuroMaintenance, this jubilee edition of Maintenance 2015 positions itself even more as the preeminent source of information for all technical and operational departments of production, process and infrastructure environments.”

About EFNMS

The EFNMS, the European Federation of National Maintenance Societies, was established in 1970. The EFNMS transformed to a formal non-profit organization (“Vereniging zonder Winstoogmerk”) according to Belgian law created on January 18, 2003, in Amsterdam. The EFNMS objectives are the following: the improvement of maintenance for the benefit of the peoples of Europe. By the term ‘maintenance’ is meant: the combination of all

• technical
• administrative and
• managerial

actions during the lifecycle of an item intended to retain or restore it to a state in which it can perform its required function. Maintenance is of utmost importance for trade and commerce, for the environment, and for general health and safety. In order to pursue its goals, the EFNMS shall be an umbrella organization for the non-profit National Maintenance Societies in Europe. In order that it may realize its objectives, the EFNMS shall, amongst other activities:

• Co-ordinate maintenance matters between European National Maintenance Societies and establish contacts with Maintenance Societies outside of Europe
• Study and introduce good maintenance management and promote and initiate maintenance techniques and processes
• Promote the awarding of prizes and distinctions relating to maintenance
• Provide direction in the development of maintenance
• Initiate and promote the publication of the results of scientific and practical work in the maintenance field
• Draft maintenance guidelines
• Organize bi-annual international conferences and conventions about maintenance
• Represent “maintenance”, as developed and implemented in Europe, and support it in contacts with official national, supra national, and international institutions.

For further information, please visit www.efnms.org

About BEMAS

BEMAS, Belgian Maintenance Association vzw in full, is a dynamic cross-sectorial non-profit employer’s organisation for asset managers, maintenance representatives and maintenance professionals, i.e. for everyone dealing with maintenance and asset management in one way or another. BEMAS forms a platform for sharing knowledge and best practices in maintenance, reliability, and asset management. With this, BEMAS wants to contribute to the competitiveness of (Belgian) asset intensive companies and to the creation of added economic value through permanent management of machines, installations and buildings. Members of the BEMAS form an extensive network of maintenance asset management representatives, and of suppliers in the field, active in various industrial sectors and the services sector. BEMAS has 750 members working in more than 500 companies. For further information, please visit www.bemas.org

About easyFairs®

easyFairs makes it easy for professional communities to experience innovation and do business face-to-face and online. With headquarters in Brussels and an international network of offices, easyFairs runs shows in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. For further information, please visit www.easyFairs.com

Contact

Cornelien Baijens
Managing Director easyFairs Benelux
cornelien.baijens@easyFairs.com
Tel: +31 (0)162 408 999 / +32 (0) 3 280 5302

Herman Baets
European Chairman EFNMS vzw
herman.baets@telenet.be / chairman@efnms.org
Tel: +32 (0)476 40 39 29

Wim Vancauwenberghe
Director BEMAS – Belgian Maintenance Association vzw-asbl
wim.vancauwenberghe@bemas.org
Tel: 32 (0)9 221 14 19

Source: Easyfairs

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