European Builders Confederation - Annual report 2018-2019
We are really proud and excited to present our new Annual Report, which covers the European Builders Confederation's milestones between July 2018 and June 2019. By going through our report, you will have insights into past, current and future issues of major importance to the construction sector (more than 3 million companies and 18 million professionals in the European Union), and EBC’s proposals as the representative of construction SMEs and craftsmen.
We are really proud and excited to present our new Annual Report, which covers the European Builders Confederation's milestones between July 2018 and June 2019.
By going through our report, you will have insights into past, current and future issues of major importance to the construction sector (more than 3 million companies and 18 million professionals in the European Union), and EBC’s proposals as the representative of construction SMEs and craftsmen.
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July<strong>2018</strong> - June<strong>2019</strong><br />
ANNUAL REPORT
Established in 1990<br />
Secretariat based in Brussels<br />
who we are<br />
EBC defends and promotes the<br />
interests of construction SMEs and<br />
craftsmen in Europe<br />
19 national<br />
employers’<br />
organisations in<br />
16 countries<br />
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we have<br />
consolidated<br />
our family<br />
New EBC member<br />
from Ireland<br />
The National Guild<br />
of Master Craftsmen<br />
joined EBC in July <strong>2018</strong><br />
Rinaldo<br />
Incerpi<br />
new EBC President<br />
-<br />
(Italy)<br />
EBC Congress in Paris<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Congress <strong>2018</strong> organised in<br />
Paris by EBC and CAPEB<br />
Philip<br />
VAN NIEUWENHUIZEN<br />
new EBC Vice-President<br />
-<br />
(the Netherlands)<br />
topic:<br />
Energy efficiency of<br />
historical buildings<br />
main message:<br />
Construction SMEs play a pivotal<br />
role by matching tradition and<br />
innovation<br />
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late payment<br />
We have defended<br />
construction SMEs’<br />
interests...<br />
Late payments remain very frequent in<br />
construction and displays a serious problem,<br />
in particular for construction SMEs<br />
EBC proposals:<br />
EBC Action:<br />
Strengthen the rules and<br />
implement a zero tolerance policy<br />
with regard to late payment<br />
EBC participated to the <strong>European</strong><br />
Commission survey and develops a<br />
position paper<br />
public procurement<br />
Public Procurement accounts for about 14%<br />
of Europe’s GDP and is thus also an important<br />
economic driver for construction enterprises<br />
EBC proposals:<br />
EBC Action:<br />
Grant SMEs direct and equal<br />
access to public tenders<br />
Avoid distortive criteria in Public<br />
Procurement that disadvantage<br />
SMEs<br />
EBC Vice-President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen<br />
appointed as a member of the <strong>European</strong><br />
Commission Stakeholder Expert Group on Public<br />
Procurement<br />
EBC Senior Policy Officer joined CEN Technical<br />
Committee 461 on Public Procurement standards<br />
<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Congress in Rome dedicated to<br />
identify how to improve access for construction<br />
SMEs to public contracts<br />
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We have defended<br />
construction SMEs’<br />
interests...<br />
Reduced VAT rates and special VAT<br />
scheme for small enterprises<br />
Taxation should be more SME-friendly and a driver for<br />
a sustainable built environment<br />
Coordination of social security systems<br />
Several abuses of social security contributions come<br />
from posting activities in the construction sector:<br />
unfair competition for construction SMEs and unfair<br />
treatment for workers!<br />
EBC action:<br />
Development of position paper on the revision of<br />
Regulations on the coordination of social security systems<br />
and intensive dialogue with <strong>European</strong> Parliament<br />
Social security rules for posted workers should reflect<br />
labour market reality<br />
Enforcement of social security rules should be improved<br />
at the national level<br />
More reliable and transparent information on A1 forms is<br />
needed<br />
EBC action:<br />
Development of position paper on VAT exemptions for<br />
small enterprises<br />
EBC proposals:<br />
EBC action:<br />
Guarantee a level playing field between enterprises by<br />
proposing a national maximum threshold of EUR 50 000,<br />
under which enterprises can apply for a VAT exemption<br />
Development of an EBC position paper on reduced VAT rates<br />
EBC proposals:<br />
Encourage Member States to apply the existing<br />
framework on reduced VAT rates for “labourintensive<br />
services” and further extend it to<br />
include all construction activities<br />
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We have defended<br />
construction SMEs’<br />
interests...<br />
Driving times & tachographs<br />
Possible extension of the Driving times and<br />
Tachographs regulations to light commercial vehicles,<br />
causing that construction SMEs face unnecessary<br />
burdens and high costs<br />
EBC action:<br />
EBC and FIEC opposed extension and engaged in an<br />
intensive dialogue with Parliament to make them<br />
aware: construction enterprises are no road transport<br />
companies!<br />
<strong>European</strong> Parliament recognised different<br />
exclusions for craftsmen and construction<br />
enterprises<br />
EBC Contributes to crucial <strong>European</strong><br />
Commission consultations<br />
Study “Development of possible EU actions to<br />
support the Internationalisation of construction<br />
SMEs in Third markets”<br />
Study “Supporting digitalisation of the<br />
construction sector and SMEs»<br />
Working group “Design for Deconstruction in<br />
building design”<br />
Building renovation passport survey<br />
Working group “Smart Readiness Indicator”<br />
Study “Impacts of OSH prevention on the<br />
performance of construction enterprises”<br />
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we have<br />
spoken up for our<br />
construction SMEs<br />
Digitalisation<br />
Rebuild Expo & Congress<br />
“Digitalising <strong>European</strong> construction SMEs”<br />
Public Procurement<br />
BBConstrumat fair<br />
Meeting Latin American high-level representatives<br />
“Best practices on Construction 4.0 in Europe and<br />
Latin America”<br />
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development<br />
(OECD) Forum on Public Procurement for SMEs<br />
“Easing SMEs’ access to Public Procurement”<br />
Sustainability<br />
Built Environment for People<br />
<strong>European</strong> Commission, High Level Tripartite Strategic<br />
Forum on Construction<br />
“Strengthening the EU construction policy framework”<br />
IFMA event<br />
“The future of EU building policies”<br />
Worldsteel circular economy conference<br />
“Construction SMEs main challenges in regard<br />
to circular economy”<br />
<strong>European</strong> Economic and Social Committee, Experts hearing<br />
“Main challenges, shortcomings and possible solutions in<br />
regard to waste legislation for construction SMEs”<br />
BPIE workshop<br />
“Building renovation passport: challenges and<br />
opportunities for construction SMEs”<br />
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... and supported their<br />
transformation with<br />
eu-funded projects<br />
bim speed<br />
Horizon 2020 project<br />
running <strong>2018</strong>-2022<br />
BIM-SPEED kick-off meeting<br />
in Brussels (November <strong>2018</strong>)<br />
Aim:<br />
Create a cloud-based BIM platform that is open, affordable and<br />
user-friendly to reduce the time of deep renovation projects<br />
12 real buildings as demo cases<br />
bim-speed.eu<br />
@BIM -<br />
SPEED -<br />
EU<br />
bim4ren<br />
Horizon 2020 project running <strong>2018</strong>-2022<br />
BIM4REN kick-off meeting in Bordeaux (October<br />
<strong>2018</strong>)<br />
Aim:<br />
Develop easy, collaborative and affordable BIM<br />
tools for energy renovation projects<br />
Three pilot sites: San Sebastian, Venice<br />
and Paris<br />
bim4ren.eu<br />
@bim4ren<br />
construction<br />
blueprint<br />
Erasmus+ project running <strong>2019</strong>-2022<br />
Construction Blueprint kick-off meeting in Madrid (January <strong>2019</strong>)<br />
Major Sector Skills Alliance between construction employers and<br />
trade unions with Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers<br />
to address skills gaps and anticipate skills’ needs in the construction<br />
sector<br />
constructionblueprint.eu @EUConstruction<br />
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... and supported their<br />
transformation with<br />
eu-funded projects<br />
condap<br />
Erasmus+ project running <strong>2018</strong>-2021<br />
CONDAP kick-off meeting in Kettering (October <strong>2018</strong>)<br />
Aim:<br />
Enhance the digital skills of on-site mentors in construction<br />
apprenticeships<br />
All educational resources developed will be online for free in<br />
the form of a Vocational Open Online Course (VOOC)<br />
netconvet<br />
Erasmus+ project running 2017-2020<br />
condap.eu<br />
@CondapProject<br />
NETconVET project: Space for strategic thinking<br />
on VET needs in construction<br />
Aim:<br />
Closing the gap between construction SMEs and<br />
VET providers<br />
netconvet/home<br />
Help-desk on EU projects<br />
EBC created a Help-desk on EU projects<br />
Aim:<br />
Support EBC members to find EU funding<br />
opportunities<br />
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we have cooperated<br />
and engaged with<br />
the EU institutions…<br />
<strong>European</strong><br />
Parliament and MEPs<br />
EBC closely works with the<br />
<strong>European</strong> Parliament on<br />
several legislative files<br />
skills gaps<br />
Main work with ECON; EMPL;<br />
ENVI; IMCO; ITRE; and TRAN<br />
committees<br />
<strong>European</strong><br />
Commission<br />
Member States Permanent<br />
Representations to the EU<br />
Active EBC participation in <strong>European</strong> Commission<br />
“Construction 2020” initiative meetings by<br />
participating to:<br />
Thematic and working groups<br />
EBC exchanges on legislative files<br />
with Member States Permanent<br />
Representations active in the<br />
Council of the EU<br />
High Level Tripartite Strategic Forum<br />
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we have cooperated<br />
and engaged with<br />
the EU institutions…<br />
<strong>European</strong> Economic and<br />
Social Committee<br />
EBC long-standing cooperation with the EESC<br />
EBC Past President Patrick Liébus is<br />
Member of the Employers’ group<br />
EBC Projects & Communication Manager<br />
appointed as Alternate Member to Patrick<br />
Liébus, attending the EESC Social affairs<br />
and Internal market committees<br />
EBC Board meetings hosted by the EESC<br />
<strong>European</strong> Agency for Safety and<br />
Health at Work EU-OSHA<br />
EBC collaborates with the <strong>European</strong> Agency for<br />
Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)<br />
EBC is an official partner of the EU-OSHA <strong>2018</strong>-<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Campaign “Healthy Workplaces - Manage<br />
Dangerous Substances”:<br />
Communication activities on<br />
dangerous substances in workplaces<br />
Exchange of best practices amongst<br />
EBC members<br />
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we have cooperated<br />
and engaged with<br />
construction stakeholders<br />
Declaration Circular<br />
Economy in construction<br />
Declaration on Circular Economy: joint<br />
initiative by construction, environmental and<br />
standardisation stakeholders<br />
Joint initiative on<br />
Construction 2050<br />
Call for a comprehensive EU strategy and the<br />
creation of a <strong>European</strong> Commission expert<br />
platform on circular economy in construction<br />
EBC and other sectoral stakeholders launched a<br />
new long-term vision for the sector “Construction<br />
2050, Building tomorrow’s Europe today”, a call<br />
to strengthen the Construction 2020 initiative<br />
through:<br />
A specific targeted approach to construction<br />
An adaptable policy framework<br />
A holistic approach towards policy making<br />
A strong partnership between <strong>European</strong><br />
institutions, Member States and construction<br />
social partners and stakeholders<br />
ECCREDI membership<br />
and Horizon Europe paper<br />
EBC joined the <strong>European</strong> Council for Construction<br />
Research, Development and Innovation (ECCREDI)<br />
Aim:<br />
Strengthen the construction voice in EU R&D policies<br />
Joint call for a Co-programmed <strong>European</strong> Partnership on the<br />
Built Environment and Construction in Horizon Europe<br />
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we have cooperated<br />
and engaged with<br />
construction stakeholders<br />
EeMAP initiative<br />
EBC supports the Energy Efficiency Mortgage<br />
Action Plan (EeMAP)<br />
<strong>European</strong> Social Dialogue<br />
Committee for Construction<br />
EeMAP focuses on financing energy efficiency<br />
works through a preferential mortgage scheme<br />
EBC is as an observer within the employers’ delegation<br />
participating in the permanent dialogue between the <strong>European</strong><br />
employers and trade union organisations<br />
Themes discussed are vocational training and youth,<br />
employment, health & safety<br />
Small is Beautiful<br />
campaign<br />
EBC is partner of the Small is Beautiful campaign to support smallscale<br />
renewable installations and cogeneration facilities in Europe<br />
Thanks to this campaign, the EU decided to maintain<br />
priority dispatch for small-scale renewable installations<br />
in the Clean Energy Package<br />
<strong>European</strong> Housing<br />
Forum<br />
EBC is member of the <strong>European</strong> Housing Forum<br />
(EHF), an informal platform that brings together<br />
representative organisations from the entire<br />
housing sector<br />
EBC exchanges views on housing policies<br />
and priorities in Europe in EHF meetings<br />
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we have cooperated<br />
and engaged with<br />
SME stakeholders<br />
Small Business<br />
Standards<br />
SMEunited<br />
EBC is a member of SMEunited (formerly<br />
UEAPME), the employers’ organisation<br />
representing the interests of <strong>European</strong> crafts and<br />
SMEs at <strong>European</strong> level<br />
EBC chairs the SMEunited Construction Forum<br />
EBC works closely together with SMEunited,<br />
participates to its committees and contributes to<br />
its position papers<br />
EBC is a founding member and project partner of<br />
Small Business Standards (SBS), the organisation<br />
created with the support of the <strong>European</strong><br />
Commission to represent the interests of SMEs in<br />
standardisation at <strong>European</strong> and international level<br />
EBC represents SBS in all construction-related<br />
activities and guides SBS’s strategic approach on<br />
BIM<br />
EBC coordinates 32 experts, develops position<br />
papers and organises events<br />
EBC chairs the SBS Construction Forum<br />
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our<br />
communication<br />
channels<br />
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want to<br />
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feel free to connect!<br />
EBC structure<br />
Rinaldo<br />
INCERPI<br />
-<br />
EBC President<br />
CNA Costruzioni<br />
(Italy)<br />
Patrick<br />
LIÉBUS<br />
-<br />
EBC Past President<br />
CAPEB (France)<br />
Philip<br />
VAN NIEUWENHUIZEN<br />
-<br />
EBC Vice President<br />
& Auditor<br />
AFNL (the Netherlands)<br />
Nicolas<br />
RUFENER<br />
-<br />
EBC Treasurer<br />
FMB (Switzerland)<br />
Patrick<br />
KOEHNEN<br />
-<br />
EBC Auditor<br />
FDA (Luxembourg)<br />
skills gaps<br />
<strong>European</strong> <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>Confederation</strong> (EBC)<br />
Rue Jacques de Lalaing, 4<br />
1040 Brussels, Belgium<br />
+32 (0)2 514 23 23<br />
secretariat@ebc-construction.eu<br />
ebc-construction.eu<br />
EBC staff<br />
Eugenio<br />
QUINTIERI<br />
-<br />
Secretary<br />
General<br />
Ann-Cathrin<br />
RÖNSCH<br />
-<br />
Senior Policy<br />
Officer<br />
Fernando<br />
SIGCHOS JIMÉNEZ<br />
-<br />
Projects &<br />
Communication<br />
Manager<br />
Fernando<br />
VESPA<br />
-<br />
Projects &<br />
Communication<br />
Officer<br />
Frédéric<br />
MELCHIOR<br />
-<br />
Standardisation<br />
Technical Officer<br />
Transparency Reg. : 09256701147-51<br />
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