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CEIR has joined INGRESS: the INdustry GRoup on European Standardisation Strategy

The INGRESS platform has been created from the common wish to jointly inform European policy makers about industry’s interests and priorities for using harmonised standards in the framework of Regulation EU 1025/2012. Therefore, CEIR decided to join INGRESS and team up with the 17 European industry associations which are members of this platform.

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Next EBF meeting: 5 July in Lisbon

Tuesday 15 May 2018

The next European Bathroom Forum (EBF) meeting will take place on 5 July in Lisbon.

From the ‘Best of both” to the “Best of ALL” Initiative

Thursday 15 March 2018

Water label: manufacturers moved from the ‘Best of both” to the “Best of ALL” Initiative

Carlos Velazquez is the new Chairman of EBF

Thursday 15 March 2018

Mr Velazquez was formally elected as Chairman of the European Bathroom Forum in March 2018.

CEIR welcomes the revised EPBD

Friday 20 April 2018

The revised EPBD supports for better consideration of TRVs and strengthens the hydraulic balancing of the heating system

Contact with drinking water: Call for EU-wide harmonised requirements for materials & products

Friday 2 February 2018

CEIR welcomes the review of the Drinking Water Directive (DWD): This is a unique opportunity to set up a harmonised regulatory framework setting EU-wide requirements for all products and materials in contact with drinking water.

Water & energy efficiency regulatory measures must consider the consumers expectations

Monday 30 April 2018

key Industry experts, NGO’s, national authorities from UK, Portugal, Denmark, representatives of the European Commission together with the European Bathroom Forum met on the 26 April 2018.

Drinking water directive: "The last 12 months have shown several signs that things are moving"

Wednesday 26 July 2017

National laws on products in contact with drinking water is a concern for the European taps and valves industry, but the last 12 months have shown several signs that the long expected harmonisation is about to happen. Last summer, an evaluation of the Drinking Water Directive has been published, followed by a commission roadmap and an impact analysis early 2017.

CEIR calls on European Institutions to reach an ambitious compromise on the revised EPBD

Friday 10 November 2017

CEIR fully supports the objective of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD): reduce the energy consumption of buildings. We support the ambitious approach of the European Parliament adopted in the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee report.

CEIR reiterated its call to the European Parliament to make energy efficiency a reality!

Thursday 19 October 2017

The ongoing review of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) must ensure that EU legislation supports energy efficiency for all European citizens.

Ugo Pettinaroli becomes CEIR President

Thursday 15 June 2017

Ugo Pettinaroli was elected CEIR President on the occasion of the CEIR Annual Congress on 8 & 9 June 2017 in Brussels. He takes over from Pascal Vinzio.

The industry calls for EU harmonised measures on materials and products in contact with drinking water

Sunday 14 May 2017

The European Drinking Water Industrial Alliance, of which CEIR is a member, called on the European Commission to revise the Drinking Water Directive to ensure that the safety of contact materials and products is regulated at the EU level.

CEIR supports one labelling scheme

Monday 27 February 2017

Leading European Bathroom manufacturers, supported by their national and European trade bodies, agreed to move forward: they co-signed an industry letter pledging support for one labelling scheme.

EU Industry Day: CEIR and 129 industry associations call for an ambitious EU industrial strategy

Wednesday 15 February 2017

Overall, 130 Industry Associations now stand together to call for a strong EU Industry Strategy.

CEIR calls for an ambitious EU industrial strategy

Thursday 12 January 2017

CEIR co-signed a joint declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy together with 91 other associations of the European manufacturing industry.

Confirmation

Friday 10 April 2026

How to become a member?

Friday 10 April 2026

Benefits of Joining CEIR

Friday 10 April 2026

One label for one industry: "Water is top of the list"

Thursday 20 July 2017

Benjamin Franklin once said that there are only two certain things in life, “death and taxes”.
Contrary to this there is a third and it is that our earth’s resources are finite.
Amongst the biggest challenges in our troubled world will be how we plan to manage those dwindling resources, and recycle, repair and renew what we already have, including buildings and their contents.
For the sake of our future generations we have to take care of what we have got. The old saying “waste not, want not” is now more important than it’s ever been and we as leaders in the design and construction industries, have a responsibility to heed its premise and act sustainably.

Additive manufacturing for the valve industry: "a real innovation with a big impact for the sector"

Wednesday 12 July 2017

The term "additive technologies" includes all those operations that add material for the creation of a product. Typical examples of these technologies, in traditional interpretation, are welding and foundry (with its many variants).

Machinery directive and industrial valves: "Preserving the stability of the market"

Friday 7 July 2017

The question of the applicability of the Machinery Directive (MD) to Industrial Valves has generated much discussion and considerable confusion in recent years.

Dual use regulation: "Under revision"

Tuesday 4 July 2017

The Dual-use regulation is under revision and a proposal has already been published which aims at modernising the EU export control regime.
Amongst other equipment, some industrial valves are in the scope of the regulation and this topic is carefully followed by Orgalime and the national associations.

The 2017 industry outlook from William S. Sandler, President of the US Valve Manufacturers Association: "SLIGHT OPTIMISM AFTER NO GROWTH IN 2016"

Monday 5 June 2017

Based on our recently issued Market Forecast of Industrial Valve Shipments in the United States for 2017 as well as presentations at our recently completed VMA Leadership Forum in Philadelphia coupled with discussions with our industry leaders. 2017 will not be a banner year for the industrial valve industry in the U.S. and Canada but will improve over 2016.

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING: "It is essential that manufacturers control the definition of the numerical characteristics of their products"

Friday 16 June 2017

As announced in the previous CEIR Gazette, the BIM is growing and is no longer limited to the building itself but also to industrial facilities.

BIM: integration of ISO 16757 AS EN standards - Position of CEIR

Tuesday 27 June 2017

CEIR and FECS believe that manufacturers must play a key role in the ongoing development of an acceptable international harmonised Building Information Modeling (BIM) system for the bathroom industry. Therefore, CEIR and FECS agreed to work together to achieve this goal.

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