FM has become a key industry in Germany

At the beginning of the year the first industry report had been published and Germany is still discussing the – even for insiders – astoundingly good news: facility management contributes more to the GNP than any other industry; more than the automobile or chemical industry.

The study had been carried out by the University of Bochum and Professor Markus Thomzik qualifies the FM industry as an important backbone of the German economy, though the figures have been calculated in a really conservative way. The study stressed on the importance for the economic growth rate, while another positive point was left aside: According to the report 4.1 million workers can be appointed to the FM industry. About 3.1 million workers are directly working within the FM service industry, but still another 1.1 million get their salary from it: lawyers, consultants, architects, IT experts, etc.

Now the industry has proof that it is not wise to keep ignoring them.