Comité Européen de l'Industrie de la Robinetterie
| Abbreviation | CEIR |
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| Formation | 1959 |
| Type | Trade association |
| Legal status | Non-profit company |
| Purpose | The Taps and valves industry in Europe |
| Headquarters | Diamant Building |
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Region served
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Europe |
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Membership
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14 national trade associations |
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President
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Klaus Schneider |
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Main organ
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CEIR General Assembly |
| Affiliations | Orgalime associate member |
| Website | CEIR |
| Remarks | secretary general is Stéphanie Uny |
The Comité Européen de l'Industrie de la Robinetterie, mostly known as the CEIR or the European Association for the Taps and Valves Industry, is the European trade association for the taps and valves industry.
It was formed in 1959. The taps and valves industry is currently worth €19 billion.
Within the 13 member national trade associations it has 340 member companies - 95 for sanitary valves, 60 for building valves (gas, water and fire-fighting valves), and 185 in industrial valves (including valve actuators). It is located in the same building as Pneurop.
The European Association for the Valves and Taps industry is truly democratic, no national association can veto decisions. Like a true democracy and in a way that mirrors the European Union dynamic, the decisions at Board level are taken in consensus.
These industries cover products such as industrial valves, butterfly valves, valve actuators, relief valves, pressure-reducing valves, central heating thermostatic valves, taps and cocks.
The constituent organisations include:
Besides the General Assembly and the Board, 3 Committees exist :
It holds its annual meeting every year in April or May. The 2012 meeting was held in May near Paris, in Chantilly. It was organised by Profluid, the French association The 2013 annual meeting will take place in Belgium in Ghent. The event will take place on 24 and 25 May. It is organised in a new way so that the 24 conference is open to any persons having an interest in taps and valves and not only members. This conference will be under the heading of innovation, high level speakers from the Ghent Vlerick business school, from Solvay, from CEFIC, the trade association for the chemical industry and from FECS will address the audience.
The European Association for the Taps and Valves industry has been very active since 2011. It changed its image with a new website, a newsletter, a corporate image and new designed slides. The association also changed its organisational structure to make it effective and best armed to deliver results.
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