One of the main features of the forthcoming trade fair CMS 2009 Berlin (September 22 to 25) would be its supporting programme. At the heart of the supporting programme is the CMS Forum, covering aspects such as services as well as the market for cleaning machinery and products. The subject matter has been prepared by the sponsoring associations of the CMS. For the first time the National Guild Association of the Building Cleaning Trade (BIV), Bonn, the cleaning systems trade association Fachverband Deutscher Maschinen-und Anlagenbau (VDMA), Frankfurt, and Industrieverband Hygiene und Oberflächenschutz (IHO), Frankfurt, which is responsible for industrial hygiene and surface protection, will be jointly staging an opening event on the theme of “Cleaning Services in Europe 2010”.