Eurovent

Eurovent - The European Committee of HVAC&R Manufacturers
Abbreviation Eurovent
Motto Effective, European, Environment
Formation 1958
Type Trade association
Legal status Non-profit company
Purpose Representative of the European heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry
Headquarters DIAMANT Conference & Business Centre
Location
  • Diamant Building, 80 Bd. A. Reyers LN, 1030 Brussels
Region served
 EU, Russia, Turkey
Membership
 14 national trade associations (members), 5 corresponding members
Official language
 Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, English, French, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
President
 Christian Herten
Main organ
 Eurovent General Assembly
Staff
 2
Website EUROVENT
Remarks Felix Van Eyken is the Secretary General of the association

Eurovent, the European Committee of HVAC&R Manufacturers, is the representative of Europe’s major national associations in the industry of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration.

History

It was formed in 1958.

Structure

Its 19 members from 17 European states represent 1.010 companies, the majority small and medium-sized. In 2013, these accounted for a combined annual turnover of around 21 billion euros and employed more than 120.000 people – making Eurovent one of the largest industry committees of its kind. Eurovent is located in the Diamant Building on the direct way between Brussels Airport and the European Quarter of Brussels - in the same building as Agoria, the European office of VDMA, and Orgalime.

Eurovent member associations:

Corresponding members:

Besides the General Assembly, the Eurovent Commission and the Board of Directors, 20 Product and Issue Groups exist. They have technical, environmental, standardization and legislation as common denominator. In addition Products Groups are interested in energy-efficiency and labelling. Products groups are also in charge of Eurovent recommendations and Position Papers. Mr Christian Herten is the current President of Eurovent [1]

Function

Eurovent holds its annual meeting every year. Past and future meetings:

Eurovent is registered under the European Union 'Transparency Register' - ID number:

Internal Developments

In December 2012, Executive Director Joop Hoogkamer retired after many years at Eurovent.

Recommendations

Eurovent draws a lot of technical recommendations for the industry. Some recommendations even become official standards afterwards.

Stakeholders

Eurovent is heavily involved at EU level in discussions involving its industry. The association favours a level-playing field for the entire industry and strongly supports energy-efficient and environmental-friendly solutions. Eurovent holds in-depth relations with partner associations around the globe. It is a founding member of the ICARHMA network, supporter of REHVA and contributor to the EU’s BUILD UP initiative.

Subunits

Eurovent possesses two subunits. With Eurovent Certita Certification (ECC), it majority owns an independent certification company, which holds the ISO 45011 (17065) accreditation – fulfilling highest independency, reliability and integrity standards. Open to any company, it is known for its globally recognised brand ‘Eurovent Certified Performance’. Activities are complemented by Eurovent Market Intelligence (EMI), the association’s second independent unit. Its Europe-wide data sets are frequently being used to support the development of EU regulation.

References

  1. ↑ "Christian Herten elected President of the Eurovent Association". JARN. 3 June 2013.

External links

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