Construction sites: ERDF and FFB, a joint venture
Construction sites: ERDF and FFB, a joint venture
Construction sites: ERDF and FFB, a joint venture
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<strong>ERDF</strong> press service<br />
Press attaché<br />
01 47 74 75 98<br />
<strong>FFB</strong> press service<br />
For more information: www.ffbatiment.fr<br />
Anaïk Cucheval,<br />
Press <strong>and</strong> Communication Manager<br />
01 40 69 51 39<br />
cuchevala@national.ffbatiment.fr<br />
Commitments to cooperate in several areas:<br />
Accelerating temporary site connections:<br />
Building work cannot commence without electricity, which is why the two parties<br />
undertake to see to it that connection times are shortened.<br />
Accompanying the introduction of new regulations on statements of<br />
work<br />
<strong>ERDF</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>FFB</strong> undertake to:<br />
- inform all parties involved (contracting owners, companies) about changes in<br />
regulations <strong>and</strong> their impact;<br />
- produce communication tools on this subject;<br />
- develop a system for capitalizing on <strong>and</strong> sharing information.<br />
Taking action in the field of prevention <strong>and</strong> safety:<br />
<strong>FFB</strong> undertakes to raise awareness among its members about electrical hazards,<br />
while <strong>ERDF</strong> will provide the relevant documents <strong>and</strong> information.<br />
Carrying out <strong>joint</strong> initiatives in the field of smart grids<br />
<strong>ERDF</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>FFB</strong> undertake to conduct <strong>joint</strong> technological awareness-raising<br />
campaigns on smart grids.<br />
Électricité Réseau Distribution France (<strong>ERDF</strong>), formed on 1 January 2008, manages 95% of the electricity<br />
distribution networks in metropolitan France. The company, with a workforce of 35000, operates, develops<br />
<strong>and</strong> maintains 1.3 million km of electric lines serving 35 million customers. In this capacity it carries out<br />
numerous operations on this network such as connections, entries into service, repairs <strong>and</strong> changes of<br />
supplier.<br />
For more information: www.erdfdistribution.fr<br />
<strong>FFB</strong> - Fédération française du bâtiment - represents 57,000 members, 42,000 of whom are small building<br />
firms. They generate two thirds of annual construction turnover (129 billion euros excluding tax) <strong>and</strong> employ<br />
two thirds of the industry's 1,180,000 employees. <strong>FFB</strong>'s mission is to federate all sizes of construction firms<br />
in order to effectively defend the profession's collective interests.<br />
<strong>ERDF</strong>, Électricité Réseau Distribution France, a public limited company with a board of directors <strong>and</strong> a Supervisory Board, having a capital of 270,037,000 euros - Tour Winterthur 92085 La Défense Cedex - R.C.S. Nanterre 444 608 442