Inaugural meeting of the EFNMS

The EFNMS (European Federation of National Maintenance Societies) was formed in Duisburg, Germany  12th November 1970, by five European countries :

• France
• England
• Norway
• Sweden and
• The Netherlands

This action was taken at the closing of a symposium organized by UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation). The persons participating in the inaugural meeting of EFNMS were :

• Mr. J. Fourez AFICE (AFIM) France
• Mr. W.M.J. Geraerds NVDO Netherlands, Secretary
• Mr. E. Arneberg NFV Norway
• Mr. D. Parkes BCMA United Kingdom, President
• Mr. K. Sward UTEK Sweden

The first meeting of the EFNMS took place in the Spring of 1971 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. To that meeting Germany was invited and they, represented by DKIN, joined.

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HISTORY AND FUTURE OF EFNMS vzw.

Compiled and edited in 2004 by EFNMS (vzw.) Chairmen: Bjørn Johannessen (1987 – 1995) and
Arjo Klijn (1995 – 2004)
*Updated May 2008, Arjo Klijn
*Updated December 2016, Arjo Klijn (edit), Herman Baets (EFNMS), Hans van Selm (Salvetti Foundation)
*Updated October 2018, Arjo Klijn

Members of EFNMS, listed in order of admission :

Norway	NFV	1970
Sweden	UTEK	1970
Netherlands	NVDO	1970
Germany	DKIN	1971 (GFIN from 2003, WVIS from 2015)
Malta	SIMAN	1972 (until 1990)
ex Yugoslavia	YUMO	1972 (until 1992)
Italy	A.I.MAN.	1972
Finland	KPY	1972
Switzerland	MFS (SVI)	1973
Belgium	BEMAS	1973
Spain	AEM	1977
Denmark	DDV	1978
Poland	NOT	1980
Portugal	APMI	1981
Ireland	MEETA	1986
Croatia	HDO	1996
Slovenia	DVS	1998
Slovakia	SSU	2004
Serbia and Montenegro	DOTS	2004
Poland	PN-TTE	2005
Czech Republic	CSPU	2006
Austria	MFA	2008
Greece	HMS	2009
Lithuania	LTPIA	2011
United Kingdom	SDE	2014 (until  2018)
Iceland	FVSI	2016
Hungary	MIKSZ	2017