The purpose with this article is to give examples how to remain and in a long run develop a higher interest in maintenance activities and knowledge. First reason is the changed age-distribution with more number of older employees among maintenance personnel staff and second reason is demand for education due the increasing demand in environmental responsibility.

In spite of there is a lot of knowledge of maintenance in national organizations of interests it will not be used in a sufficient extent in many companies. This knowledge is an important base to use to re-built the missing or loosed skills in companies. The national organization UTEK is involved in European projects to validate knowledge of maintenance. Lost of or bad maintenance activities will always affect on the environment.

Establish a network between companies is a good way to exchange information in their common business areas. If the existing maintenance department in companies have difficulties to manifest itself, an alternative organization as a personnel co-operative organization can be a solution. That will be lead to better productivity and higher engagement in the personnel. To evaluate the maintenance skills for personnel to a good basic level will in most case lead that they further will search for more information and cause demand for increased efforts of education from educational institutions.