In a agreement that effectively extends its membership network into Mexico, the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties has signed a letter of cooperation with the Mexico Association of Industrial Parks (AMPIP).
The agreement between NAIOP and AMPIP, Mexico’s largest full-service industrial parks association, will allow members from both organizations to take advantage of membership services, resources and other privileges to facilitate networking and joint business development opportunities.
“This partnership signals the growing interest of NAIOP and AMPIP members to develop cross-border relationships to take advantage of development opportunities and enhance their positions in the burgeoning global marketplace,” said Thomas J. Bisacquino, NAIOP national president.
“The ability to expand relationships with our counterparts in the United States is vital to meeting warehouse and industrial facility needs throughout North America,” said Luis Gutierrez, AMPIP president. “We are looking forward to working with NAIOP to develop initiatives and resources that our respective members can.
The pact between NAIOP and AMPIP takes effect immediately and, for all intents and purposes, provides members of both organizations full membership privileges in both.
According to the agreement, NAIOP and AMPIP members will have full access to both organizations’ membership “Rolodex,” which members rely on to initiate business development activities, as well as discounted member-only pricing for conferences, educational resources and market research.
Senior-level representatives from both organizations further agreed to participate in cross-border events and conferences to facilitate strategic alliances and share market insights and understanding.
In addition, NAIOP and AMPIP agreed to explore the feasibility of establishing a U.S./Mexico Development forum comprised of high-level developers from both countries.
“The ability to jointly participate in high-level networking events will measurably increase the ability of NAIOP and AMPIP members to work together and foster business development opportunities and position themselves for emerging opportunities,” said Bisacquino.
NAIOP also has chapters in three Canadian cities: Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. When combined with NAIOP’s agreement with AMPIP to establish points of contact to markets in Mexico, NAIOP now provides its members with a single development network blanketing North America.
AMPIP was founded 17 years ago and represents more than 145 industrial parks located in North, Central and South America. More than 60 percent of Fortune 500 companies have operations in AMPIP industrial parks.