- Comité Européen de l'Industrie de la Robinetterie
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Comité Européen de l'Industrie de la Robinetterie Abbreviation CEIR Formation 1959 Type Trade association Legal status Non-profit company Purpose/focus The (industrial) valve industry in Europe Headquarters Diamant Building Location Boulevard Auguste Reyers 80, B-1030 Brussels Region served Europe Membership 14 national trade associations Main organ CEIR General Assembly Website CEIR The Comité Européen de l'Industrie de la Robinetterie, mostly known as the CEIR or the European Committee for the Valve Industry, is the European trade association for the industrial valve industry.
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History
It was formed in 1959. The valve industry is currently worth €19 billion.
Structure
Within the 14 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.
These industries cover products such as relief valves, pressure-reducing valves, central heating thermostatic valves, taps and cocks.
The constituent organisations include:
The Federation of Finnish Technology Industries
Profluid - Association française des pompes et agitateurs, des compresseurs et de la robinetterie
AVR - Associazione italiana construttori valvole e rubinetteria
VIFIA - Vereniging Importeurs en Fabrikanten van Industriële Appendages
AIMMAP - Associãcao dos Industrias Metalúrgicos, Metalomecãnicos e Afins de Portugal
Научно-Промышленная Ассоциация Арматуростроителей (NPAA) - Scientific & Industrial Valve Manufacturers Association
AGRIVAL - Asociation Nacional de Fabricantes de Griferia y Valvuleria
Svensk Armaturindustri
URS - Verband Schweizerischer Armaturenfabriken (Union de Fabriques Suisses de Robinetterie)
POMSAD - Türk Pompa ve Vana Sanayicileri Derneği (Turkish Pump & Valve Manufacturers' Association)
Ukrainian Association for Valves Industry
The Bathroom Manufacturers Association
Function
It holds its annual meeting every year in April.
See also
- Central Equipment Identity Register
- Center for Exhibition Industry Research
- Plumbing & Drainage Institute - USA
References
External links
Categories:- Pan-European trade and professional organizations
- Industry trade groups based in Belgium
- Organizations established in 1959
- Valve manufacturers
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