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E uropean F ederation of Engineering C onsultancy A ssociations

E uropean F ederation of Engineering C onsultancy A ssociations. EFCA is … EFCA membership What EFCA stands for Four pillars of EFCA’s work Added value for members EU industry of consulting engineering and architectural services. EFCA.

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E uropean F ederation of Engineering C onsultancy A ssociations

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  1. European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations

  2. EFCA is … • EFCA membership • What EFCA stands for • Four pillars of EFCA’s work • Added value for members • EU industry of consulting engineering and architectural services

  3. 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.

  4. 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 Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Iceland Sweden Finland Norway Ireland Denmark U.K. Neth. Poland Germany Belgium Czech Rep. Slovakia France Austria Switz. Hungary Slovenia Romania Portugal Spain Italy Bulgaria Albania Turkey Greece

  5. 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

  6. Four pillars of EFCA’s work EFCA-Board Committee Public Procurement Committee Project Financing Committee Professional Liability Committee Partnership for Development EFCA Secretariat

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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€

  10. Avenue des Arts 3/4/5 B-1210 Brussels Belgium Tel: ++32 2 209 07 70 Fax: ++32 2 209 07 71 Email: efca@efca.be http://www.efcanet.org

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