Executive Summits · by the Future of Manufacturing Alliance
Facility, Uniform & Food Services Summit for Manufacturing Plants
Meet the plant leaders who keep the plant clean, dressed and fed.
Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. Talk to Joe before it fills.
Who’s coming so far
21 manufacturers have confirmed they will send people. The target is 100+ plant leaders in the room by each summit.
- Honda
- GE Aerospace
- General Motors
- Stellantis / Jeep
- Procter & Gamble
- Cleveland-Cliffs
- Whirlpool
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber
- Parker Hannifin
- Swagelok
- Crown Equipment
- Lincoln Electric
- Sherwin-Williams
- + 8 very large manufacturers, not named at their request
Two days with plant managers, facilities, HR and EHS leaders from Midwest manufacturers who buy cleaning and sanitation, uniform programs and food service for every shift. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.
The people who sign the PO for facility-services projects.
Invited from plants across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Every delegate is screened by title and plant.
1,470plant leaders from 495 manufacturers have come to past FMA summits.1,033 of them pick the vendor, own the budget or sign off.
Who decides a plant purchase, and how many came
- Step 1287Find the problem, write the specEnergy Engineer, Facilities Engineer, Environmental Engineer
- Step 2560Pick the vendorFacilities Manager, Environmental Manager, Energy Manager
- Step 3337Own the budgetDirector of Engineering, Director of Operations, Director of Manufacturing
- Step 4136Sign offPlant Manager, General Manager, President
Who we invite to this summit
Each title, and what that person owns.
- Facilities ManagerCleaning, pest, grounds
- Plant ManagerSigns the contracts
- HR ManagerUniforms, cafeteria, retention
- EHS ManagerPPE, FR clothing
- Quality / Food Safety ManagerSanitation and audits
Where past delegates worked
Plant leaders at past FMA summits, by industry.
Industries we are inviting to this summit: Food and beverage (sanitation, pest control, audits) · Automotive and parts (big shifts, cafeterias) · Metals (FR clothing, heavy soil) · Pharma and medical devices (cleanrooms, gowning) · Consumer products (multi-shift plants).
Counts are past FMA delegates, each counted once. They show who this audience is; they are not 2027 attendees.
Past speakers and delegates, by industry
Food and beverage
12 speakers · 161 delegates
Automotive
10 speakers · 192 delegates
Machinery, equipment and electronics
7 speakers · 209 delegates
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
6 speakers · 120 delegates
Steel and metals
2 speakers · 82 delegates
Aerospace, pharma, building and consumer products
29 speakers · 667 delegates
They came back.
Past FMA sponsors, and how many summits each one sponsored, from the printed programs.
- 5Jorgensen Facilities ServicesFacility, uniform and food services · 5 summits
- 4JLLFacility, uniform and food services · 4 summits
- 18US LED18 summits
- 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
- 14Covanta14 summits
- 14Solution Dynamics14 summits
- 10Advanced Power Technologies10 summits
- 8Smardt Chiller Group8 summits
- 7BASF7 summits
- 7EQUIDEX Energy7 summits
- 7LG Electronics7 summits
- 6AgriPower6 summits
See the other 102 companies that sponsored two or more FMA summits
3M 2 · Acuity Brands 4 · Advanced Green Technologies 3 · Advantix Systems 8 · AERCO International 5 · Air Balance 2 · AmbiRad 3 · Ameresco 2 · Armstrong Fluid Technology 5 · Badger Meter 2 · Be Power Tech 2 · Bio-Reaction Industries 2 · BLUEFIN 4 · Bosch Thermotechnology 2 · Burns & McDonnell Engineering 3 · Camfil 2 · Capstone Turbine 2 · Chelsea Group 2 · Cleaver-Brooks 4 · ConDex Energy 2 · Constellation Energy 5 · Control Instruments 2 · CopperTree Analytics 3 · Cushman & Wakefield 2 · Cypress Envirosystems 5 · Doosan Fuel Cell America 3 · DTE Energy Services 2 · Dyson 4 · Eaton 3 · EcoSafe Zero Waste 2 · EDF Renewable Energy 2 · Edison Energy 2 · Emerson Climate Technologies 2 · Energy Management Systems 4 · Energy Source 2 · EnerNOC 2 · Enertech Global 2 · EnterSolar 2 · Environmental Resources Management 2 · ERS International 3 · ETwater Systems 2 · Every Watt Matters 2 · Eye Lighting International 3 · Facility Solutions Group 2 · FacilityConneX 2 · Fellon-McCord & Associates 3 · GDF SUEZ Energy NA 2 · GE Distributed Power 2 · GE Solar 2 · Gexpro 3 · GI Energy 2 · Green Ballast 2 · Greenstar Recycling 6 · Greenworks Energy Solutions 3 · Harris Lighting 2 · Heritage Interactive Services 2 · Hurst Boiler & Welding Co. 2 · IBM 4 · ICETEC Energy Services 2 · ICONICS 3 · Invensys Operations Management 2 · K+S Services 2 · KDC Solar 2 · KERAMIDA 2 · Knauf Insulation 2 · KVAR Energy Savings 3 · LEDtronics 2 · Lutron Electronics Co. 3 · MaxLite 2 · MCEnergy 2 · MEP Associates 2 · MPC Energy 5 · Munters 2 · Newton Distributing Company 2 · Nortec 3 · North America Power Partners 2 · North American Roofing 2 · OAKLEAF 4 · Optimum Energy 2 · Orion Energy Systems 2 · OSRAM SYLVANIA 5 · Pfister Energy 2 · PowerSecure 5 · Rinnai America 2 · Rockwell Automation 2 · ROXUL 2 · Rubicon Global 2 · SAP America 2 · Schneider Electric 6 · Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure 5 · Sloan 2 · Solar UV Solutions 3 · Solatube International 3 · Steril-Aire 2 · Synergy Investment 6 · The Dow Chemical Company 2 · Thermal Energy International 3 · Trane 2 · Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance 2 · Viridity Energy 2 · Wahaso - Water Harvesting Solutions 2 · Zurn Industries 2
In writing, from past delegates.
Their words, not ours.
“Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
Breitner MarczewskiDirector of Energy Engineering, General MotorsRead the whole quote
“FMA Summit has been a very friendly business event for General Motors. Every year we are able to find new partners to develop breakthrough projects”
“We will be partnering with a couple of the presenters at the Summit”
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“…The expertise represented at this Summit (solar, lighting, etc.) was impressive and very informative. We will be partnering with a couple of the presenters at the Summit…”
Scott CullenAmericas Environmental Compliance Manager, Bostik“…full of opportunities to network with vendors I was interested in”
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“I found the experience well organized and full of opportunities to network with vendors I was interested in.”
Warren VoughtCorporate Facilities Manager, Archer Daniels Midland“Great Summit to attend and see the diversity of industry and government. Several vendors presented new ideas to problems we all face in the industry.”
Ed HagerstromDirector EHS, Refresco Beverages US Inc.See 8 moreShow fewer
“Excellent set of presenters on a wide range of subjects, lots of new and forward thinking. Great networking with small groups- startup dinners and circulation times.”
John DeVinneySenior Project Manager, Perdue Farms“I’ve been to a lot of conferences and I found the FMA sessions to be excellent, engaging and interesting. I think it had some of the best speakers I’ve ever seen in a conference I’ve been to. I certainly liked the format, the 20 minutes sessions, so you can get the top level ideas or thoughts without having to hear in infinite detail. The format is well structured, the speakers were really, really good and I would highly recommend this conference to anybody in this field.”
Brendan SullivanExecutive Director, Facilities, Estée Lauder“The Summit was truly ‘eye-opening’. I got an excellent sense of momentum building for companies and institutions making significant changes for the future. Woe betide those organizations who turn a blind eye to the need and benefits of changing how they manage and operate their facilities.”
Chris WendtFacilities Manager, Standard Motor Products, Inc.“As a global leader, it’s extremely important for me to stay current on technological advances. The FMA Summit brought current advances and best practices to me in an efficient 1.5 day event”
Maria WatsonSr. Manager Global Energy, Pall Corporation“The FMA Energy and Sustainability Summit provides valuable insight into where leaders in various industries are finding success in systems and processes that drive overall efficiencies and organizational sustainment.”
Brian SkrobarcekCorporate Director of Environmental Affairs, StandardAero“First time here, was impressed by many of the presenters and the issues they brought up and their solutions.”
Steven JonesElectrical Engineer, ITW Hi-Cone“First time Summit attendee. Great introduction to a number of topics important to Facility Managers of the Future.”
Alec BartolaiSustainability Program Manager, Sargento Foods, Inc.“I feel that a Summit like this adds to the tools needed to elevate my abilities and my company, to enable a better building/company.”
Reed GibsonFacilities Manager, Pall CorporationWhat sponsors closed, and what buyers said.
Past sponsors on the business that came from an FMA introduction, and past buyers on the vendors they met there.
Set up Wednesday. Two full days of meetings. Home Friday afternoon.
Same schedule in Columbus and Detroit.
- Wednesday afternoonSponsors set up their exhibits. Everyone checks in.
- ThursdayThe full day: plant case studies, booked 1-on-1s, the reception and dinner.
- FridayMorning case studies, more 1-on-1s, closing lunch. On the road by mid-afternoon.
The hour-by-hour plan and the venues
| Time | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 7:00 AM | Breakfast at your company table | Breakfast at your company table | |
| 8:00–10:00 AM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies | |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee and shop talk in the exhibit room | Pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table | |
| 11:00 AM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings | Closing lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings | |
| 1:00 PM | Plant case studies | Plant case studies, then head home | |
| 2:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table | |
| 3:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Coffee and shop talk in the exhibit room | |
| 3:30 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Plant case studies | |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Sponsor setup and check-in | Reception and dinner, with more 1-on-1s |
The full package's 15 pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s run Thursday and Friday: in the meeting blocks above, at lunch, and at the reception. Each is with a plant leader who asked to meet you, at your company table. You get your meeting schedule before you arrive, and the delegate list, with names, titles and companies, 30 days before the summit.
Venue photos via Wikimedia Commons: Hilton Columbus Downtown by Ɱ (CC BY-SA 4.0); Renaissance Center by Crisco 1492 (public domain).
The program: plant leaders come to hear how other plants fixed it.
The program is built from projects plants actually finished, presented by the plant and the company that did the work. Every facility, uniform and food services category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.
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Food service and micro-marketsInvited
Cutting cafeteria food waste at the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Canteen launched its Waste Not 2.0 tracking program in April 2023: total waste fell from a monthly average of 2,300 pounds to 1,250 pounds, "a 45% reduction in waste", in the first 10 weeks, as of January 2024 (as reported by Canteen).
The problem: Avoidable food waste (overproduction, poor-quality produce, expired food) in the dining operation at BMW's Spartanburg manufacturing plant.
Published result: Canteen launched its Waste Not 2.0 tracking program in April 2023: total waste fell from a monthly average of 2,300 pounds to 1,250 pounds, "a 45% reduction in waste", in the first 10 weeks, as of January 2024 (as reported by Canteen).
Invited: Canteen (Compass Group), with BMW Manufacturing · Read the published case
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Facility servicesInvited
One provider for 13 sites: how a heavy-duty truck maker cut facility operating costs
ABM consolidated facility services across 13 sites and 7.6 million sq ft, including cleaning of office, warehouse and production areas plus predictive and preventive maintenance: annual operating costs reduced "by more than $500,000" (as reported by ABM).
The problem: One of the world's leading medium and heavy-duty truck manufacturers had no long-term maintenance program for its plants, labs, test track and offices, and wanted to streamline services across its U.S. sites to save costs.
Published result: ABM consolidated facility services across 13 sites and 7.6 million sq ft, including cleaning of office, warehouse and production areas plus predictive and preventive maintenance: annual operating costs reduced "by more than $500,000" (as reported by ABM).
Invited: ABM · Read the published case
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Uniforms and workwearInvited
Cleanroom apparel that fits: Nephron Pharmaceuticals in West Columbia, South Carolina
Cintas reusable cleanroom apparel from validated laundries, dispensed by a vending machine holding over 1,000 individual tops and bottoms: savings of "approximately $600,000" in the first year and a projected "$2.4 million in cost savings over a five-year period" (as reported by Cintas).
The problem: Matched top-and-bottom cleanroom sets left Nephron's sterile-drug technicians with wrong sizes and shortages (one technician was out of the cleanroom for about two weeks), slipping sleeves and hoods, and damage charges with no explanation.
Published result: Cintas reusable cleanroom apparel from validated laundries, dispensed by a vending machine holding over 1,000 individual tops and bottoms: savings of "approximately $600,000" in the first year and a projected "$2.4 million in cost savings over a five-year period" (as reported by Cintas).
Invited: Cintas, with Nephron Pharmaceuticals · Read the published case
See all 8 stories, in 3 categories, and how a session runs
- 1The problemWhat was happening at the plant.
- 2The costEnergy, maintenance, downtime or lost output.
- 3The decisionThe options they weighed, and why this one.
- 4The workWhat changed, how long it took, what went wrong.
- 5The resultsMeasured before and after. Achieved, estimated or identified, said plainly.
- 6The lessonsWhat another plant should check first.
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Facility services
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
One provider for 13 sites: how a heavy-duty truck maker cut facility operating costs
ABM consolidated facility services across 13 sites and 7.6 million sq ft, including cleaning of office, warehouse and production areas plus predictive and preventive maintenance: annual operating costs reduced "by more than $500,000" (as reported by ABM).
The problem: One of the world's leading medium and heavy-duty truck manufacturers had no long-term maintenance program for its plants, labs, test track and offices, and wanted to streamline services across its U.S. sites to save costs.
Published result: ABM consolidated facility services across 13 sites and 7.6 million sq ft, including cleaning of office, warehouse and production areas plus predictive and preventive maintenance: annual operating costs reduced "by more than $500,000" (as reported by ABM).
Invited: ABM · Read the published case
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Invited
Consolidating cleaning and cleanroom services at a global high-tech manufacturer
ABM took over janitorial, cleanroom services, waste and recycling and general maintenance under one management and reporting structure: "$3M savings in first contract year", with ongoing year-over-year savings (as reported by ABM).
The problem: Several service providers across more than 10 sites (manufacturing, labs and offices) meant high costs, poor service quality, little transparency and high staff turnover.
Published result: ABM took over janitorial, cleanroom services, waste and recycling and general maintenance under one management and reporting structure: "$3M savings in first contract year", with ongoing year-over-year savings (as reported by ABM).
Invited: ABM · Read the published case
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Invited
One contract for 26 buildings: integrated facility services at a luxury automaker
ABM's fixed-fee "Glide Path" contract covers facility management, maintenance, janitorial, pest control and other services, with ABM self-performing 85% of them: "12 to 15 percent year-over-year savings" (projected; as reported by ABM).
The problem: A Global 500 luxury automaker was outsourcing numerous services across 26 buildings at 22 U.S. and Canadian locations, including manufacturing, and wanted them under one provider.
Published result: ABM's fixed-fee "Glide Path" contract covers facility management, maintenance, janitorial, pest control and other services, with ABM self-performing 85% of them: "12 to 15 percent year-over-year savings" (projected; as reported by ABM).
Invited: ABM · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Uniforms and workwear
3 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
Cleanroom apparel that fits: Nephron Pharmaceuticals in West Columbia, South Carolina
Cintas reusable cleanroom apparel from validated laundries, dispensed by a vending machine holding over 1,000 individual tops and bottoms: savings of "approximately $600,000" in the first year and a projected "$2.4 million in cost savings over a five-year period" (as reported by Cintas).
The problem: Matched top-and-bottom cleanroom sets left Nephron's sterile-drug technicians with wrong sizes and shortages (one technician was out of the cleanroom for about two weeks), slipping sleeves and hoods, and damage charges with no explanation.
Published result: Cintas reusable cleanroom apparel from validated laundries, dispensed by a vending machine holding over 1,000 individual tops and bottoms: savings of "approximately $600,000" in the first year and a projected "$2.4 million in cost savings over a five-year period" (as reported by Cintas).
Invited: Cintas, with Nephron Pharmaceuticals · Read the published case
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Taking the uniform headache off HR at Kellanova's Jackson plant
Vestis rolled out its Mysite online ordering to "over 1,200 employees", with regular check-ins and a yearly product refresh: less manual tracking and admin follow-up, and the process became the model for other locations. No savings figure published (as reported by Vestis).
The problem: Kellanova's Jackson facility was tracking uniform orders and chasing updates by hand, a constant headache for HR leaders balancing employee satisfaction and retention.
Published result: Vestis rolled out its Mysite online ordering to "over 1,200 employees", with regular check-ins and a yearly product refresh: less manual tracking and admin follow-up, and the process became the model for other locations. No savings figure published (as reported by Vestis).
Invited: Vestis, with Kellanova · Read the published case
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Fixing missed uniform and FR deliveries at a tire plant in West Point, Mississippi
UniFirst added garment scanning and tracking, portal access for adding wearers, on-site sizing for new hires and three dedicated local service staff, and completed an FR rollout for "80 FR uniform wearers" on schedule. No savings figure published (as reported by UniFirst).
The problem: A global tire manufacturer's West Point plant (over 500 employees) had a previous provider that repeatedly failed to deliver work uniforms and flame-resistant workwear, delaying shifts and slowing new-hire outfitting.
Published result: UniFirst added garment scanning and tracking, portal access for adding wearers, on-site sizing for new hires and three dedicated local service staff, and completed an FR rollout for "80 FR uniform wearers" on schedule. No savings figure published (as reported by UniFirst).
Invited: UniFirst · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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Food service and micro-markets
2 stories invited · 1 open slot-
Invited
Cutting cafeteria food waste at the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Canteen launched its Waste Not 2.0 tracking program in April 2023: total waste fell from a monthly average of 2,300 pounds to 1,250 pounds, "a 45% reduction in waste", in the first 10 weeks, as of January 2024 (as reported by Canteen).
The problem: Avoidable food waste (overproduction, poor-quality produce, expired food) in the dining operation at BMW's Spartanburg manufacturing plant.
Published result: Canteen launched its Waste Not 2.0 tracking program in April 2023: total waste fell from a monthly average of 2,300 pounds to 1,250 pounds, "a 45% reduction in waste", in the first 10 weeks, as of January 2024 (as reported by Canteen).
Invited: Canteen (Compass Group), with BMW Manufacturing · Read the published case
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Food within five minutes for 30,000 workers at an electric vehicle plant
Canteen added micro markets with controlled-access coolers in production areas plus coffee and pantry service in breakrooms, 24/7 on all shifts: a "10% DECREASE IN SHRINKAGE", with the savings reinvested in free breakroom amenities (period not stated; as reported by Canteen).
The problem: A global electric vehicle manufacturer requires food within a five-minute walk and drinks within two minutes of any spot in a facility with more than 30,000 employees, around the clock; its previous provider could not keep up.
Published result: Canteen added micro markets with controlled-access coolers in production areas plus coffee and pantry service in breakrooms, 24/7 on all shifts: a "10% DECREASE IN SHRINKAGE", with the savings reinvested in free breakroom amenities (period not stated; as reported by Canteen).
Invited: Canteen (Compass Group) · Read the published case
- Open slot
Your customer's story goes here.
Solved a plant problem in this category? Propose it for the program.
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"Invited" means invited: none of these companies has confirmed. Results are as published by the supplier; we ask every presenter for dates, baseline costs and verified results before the program is final.
Real FMA Summit rooms. No stock photography.
Get in front of the decision makers, not the crowd.
Full package
- 15 guaranteed pre-scheduled meetings
- A 20-minute case-study session
- A fully furnished exhibit
- Your corporate dining table
- Three people at full access
Add meetings up to 40 at $1,500 each.
- Any booked meeting that doesn’t happen is added to your next summit, written into your sponsor agreement.
- Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors, each solving a different problem for the people in the room.
Want the category to yourself? Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. To talk about your category, .
- Plant leaders ask to meet you. We seat the ones who asked at your table.
- Your booked meeting schedule arrives before the summit.
- Any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit: miss 3, and you get 15 plus 3. It's written into your sponsor agreement.
- You get the delegate list 30 days before the summit: names, titles and companies.
- Three people are included with full access. Extra passes are $2,900 each.
Or pick only what you wantMeetings from $15,000, talk $15,000, exhibit $15,000, dining table $10,000
One category, one summit. Prices in USD. Whatever you pick includes three people with full access. Meetings are booked on an opt-in basis before the summit; any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit.
No vendor walks the show. Solution providers attend only as sponsors. A vendor that has not sponsored cannot register, attend or work the room, so the plant leaders you meet are not being chased by your competitors in the hallway.
The ten questions every sponsor asks.
Past sponsors answer all ten in one 5-minute film. Pick a question and the film jumps to its answer.
Now ask your own questions.
Answered on camera by past FMA sponsors. Recorded at past FMA summits.
Who's behind it.
Started FMA in Montreal in 2007 and has run every summit himself: 35 of them, 17,000+ meetings. Capped at 20 sponsors per summit, meetings booked before anyone arrives, and no vendor walks the show.
Read the full story
Facility, uniform and food services sponsors were in 9 of the 35 summits. Every sponsor and speaker, as printed.
Open any programJorgensen Facilities Services sponsored 5 times. The summit is capped at 20 sponsors.
Twenty minutes with Joe Piazza: who is coming to your summit, where your company fits among its 20 sponsors, and what the agreement says. The sponsor brief has the delegate profile, the full agenda and the itemized pricing.
35 summits since 2007. Joe Piazza, who founded FMA, runs every summit himself. The videos on this page are from past summits.