European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations

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European Federation of Engineering Consultancy
Associations
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• EFCA is
• EFCA membership
• What EFCA stands for
• Four pillars of EFCAs work
• Added value for members
• EU industry of consulting engineering and
  architectural services

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EFCA

• is the only association for the engineering
  consultancy industry in Europe
• represents
• 28 professional associations from 27 European
  countries
• 10,000 companies
• more than EUR 26 billion annual turnover
• The European engineering consultancy industry
  employs about 700,000 staff.

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Associations from 27 European countries

• Albania
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• The Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal

Iceland
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Ireland
Denmark
U.K.
Neth.
Poland
Germany
Belgium
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
France
Austria
Switz.
Hungary
Slovenia
Romania
Portugal
Italy
Spain
Bulgaria
Albania
Turkey
Greece
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What EFCA stands for

Mission
EFCA is the sole and representative federation
promoting the European engineering consulting
industry to the European institutions
Goals

• EFCA aspires to positively influence EU
  legislation that impacts on engineering
  consultancy
• EFCA promotes fair competition and transparent
  procurement rules
• EFCA is a business platform/network for member
  associations and European firms

Strategy

• support the EU institutions as an expert
  knowledge broker
• assist member associations in achieving common
  European goals
• communicate the views of engineering consultants
  externally to the European institutions lending
  agencies and internally to the national member
  associations
• establish alliances/partnerships with other
  interest groupings

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Four pillars of EFCAs work
EFCA-Board
Committee Public Procurement
Committee Project Financing
Committee Professional Liability
Committee Partnership for Development
EFCA Secretariat
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Added Value for Members

• For the national associations
• Exchanges of best practice and experience
• National interests reinforced at pan-European
  level through EFCA Committees, papers and
  guidance on EU legislation
• Visibility representation of key business
  interests to EU Institutions
• For the professionals
• Position papers and representation - to influence
  policy-making at European and national level
• A unified influential voice to enhance the
  profile of the profession
• An European-wide business network
• Access to latest information on EU issues
  affecting business

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G. D. P. 7 000 b
EU 15 (2001) 376 million inhabitants Source EFCA
estimations

Construction and Equipment 1 300 b
Demand of architectural and engineering
services Medium rate 9 115 b
Suppliers services 21 b
Professional Domestic services 70 b
Owners services 23 b
Consulting Engineering and architectural services
700 000 employees
Exports 10 b
b Billion
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EU industry of consulting engineering and
architectural services
Building
350,000 employees
Industrial unit
280,000 employees
Export 1.5
Infrastructure
Export 8
70,000 employees
Export 1.5
Domestic 35
Domestic 24
Domestic 11
Domestic Consulting engineering and architectural
services 70 b
Domestic in-house services 44 b
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• Avenue des Arts 3/4/5
• B-1210 Brussels
• Belgium
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email efca_at_efca.be
• http//www.efcanet.org