Our Values as members of IMPA
Competence - We continuously develop our competencies, sharing knowledge and experience.
Respect - We act with respect towards the ideas of others and listen to opinions.We respect the need for balance and provide room for diversity.
Entrepreneurship - We are innovative and creative. We face challenges by seeing opportunities. We face and solve conflicts together.
Accountability - We are reliable, responsible and honest in our actions. We keep our promises.
Team spirit - We are all representatives of IMPA. We depend on each other and we lead by example.
Enthusiasm - We take pride in what we do and we share our enthusiasm. We are dynamic in our attitude.
Our Mission
To promote and facilitate co-operation and understanding between purchasers and suppliers in the global maritime business.
To create, develop and support standards within the industry in order to provide value to our members.
To enhance and promote the art and science of marine purchasing in all applied forms in order to increase the status of the association’s members.
Our Vision
To be a leading industry organisation providing real value to members.
A Brief History...
IMPA was formed in 1978 by a group of senior purchasing executives who wanted to create an industry ‘voice’ to represent the interests of the purchasing profession within shipping and promote close co-operation and understanding between buyer and supplier.
Over the past 30 or so years the association has grown significantly and now represents over 600 members from across the world; ship owners, operators and managers’ account for full and corporate members (Purchasers) and manufacturers and ship suppliers make up associate members (Suppliers).
The Association is run by a council of eight individuals comprising six from the purchasing profession and two from the supply side, the council are responsible for directing the duties of the Secretariat and formulating the strategy for the association.
The day to day operation of the association is run by a contracted administration office based 50 miles east of the city of London represented by Stephen Alexander – IMPA Secretariat and COO.
The council of IMPA are not paid for their role within the council and the association is run primarily as a ‘not for profit’ organisation seeking to benefit members and their organisations through the creation of industry initiatives and products and services, some of these are listed on the right.