VFA to Discuss How Retail Banks Can Leverage Facilities as Strategic Assets

BOSTON, MA – April 23, 2007 – VFA, Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management, today announced that Lisa Raffin, Vice President Professional Services at VFA, Inc., and Peter Scanlon, Project Director at VFA, Inc., will present at the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Industries Forum 2007. IFMA’s first-ever Industries Forum is geared toward IFMA council members and the issues and concerns specific to their varied areas of facility management. VFA’s session is scheduled for May 2 at 2:30 ET.

	WHO:		Lisa Raffin, Vice President Professional Services at VFA, Inc. Peter Scanlon, Project Director at VFA, Inc.
	WHAT:		“Managing Retail Bank Facilities for Competitive Advantage” is a 60-minute interactive presentation that demonstrates how retail banks are effectively aligning facility management and spending with overall business goals.
	WHEN:		May 2, 2007 at 2:30 ET
	WHERE:		IFMA Industries Forum 2007 May 2-4, 2007 Hilton Atlanta Hotel Atlanta, GA
	DETAILS:		Raffin and Scanlon will discuss how banks are promoting branding standards across branch facilities to both support customer acquisition and cost reduction; supporting employee retention through strategic workplace enhancements; and effectively identifying and addressing risks to business continuity. Presenters will also address the impact of facilities on branding and customer satisfaction, in supporting employee retention through strategic workplace enhancements, and in prioritizing competing capital projects based on long-term objectives to more effectively target operational savings.

About VFA
Headquartered in Boston, VFA, Inc. is the leading provider of end–to–end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management. VFA’s Capital Planning and Management Solution (CPMS™) uniquely combines facility assessment services, Web-based software and business consulting services to enable customers to manage every stage of the capital asset lifecycle — from requirements gathering and long-term planning to capital budget creation and spend management. VFA has helped over 350 organizations in corporate, education, government and healthcare markets to strategically manage more than two billion square feet of real estate. For more information, please call 800-693-3132 or visit www.vfa.com.