F'IN'CO' The Federation of the Italian Building Material Producers

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F.IN.CO.The Federation of the Italian Building
Material Producers

• Presented by
• Anna Danzi
• Romanian workshop on
• CPD 89/106 the real effect of the implementation
  on the market of contruction products
• Neptun, June, 29, July 1 2006

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F.IN.CO

• The Italian Federation of
• Building Material Producers,
• also represents
• Installer companies (Hydraulic, telephonic, etc.)
• Services provviders (Facilty management
  companies)
• Machines or tools linked to building sector
• F.IN.CO. does not rappresent Contractors

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Rappresented Sectors

• Steel Works
• Bricks
• Aggregates
• Electronic and Electrotechnical devices
• Installers
• Precast concrete

• Marble machines
• Ceramic Tiles
• Flat glass
• Lime, Gypsum, Mortar
• Steel
• Aluminium and steel manufactures

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Economic Weight of the Sector

• In the Italian economy, F.IN.CO. represents
• 6.000 companies
• 500.000 workers

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Italian System of Industry representation

• CONFINDUSTRIA
• (General Confederation of Italian Industries)
• Regional Federations (n 18)
• Local organisations (n 105)
• Sectorial Federations (n 18)
• Sectorial Associations (n 104)

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F.IN.CO. as sectorial FederationRepresents 12
sectorial Associations

• ACAI Steel Works
• ANDIL Bricks
• ANEPLA Aggregates
• ANIE Electronic and Electrotechnical devices
• ASSISTAL Installers
• ASSOBETON Precast concrete
• ASSOMARMOMACCHINE Marble machines
• ASSOPIASTRELLE Ceramic Tiles
• ASSOVETRO Flat glass
• CAGEMA Lime, Gypsum, Mortar
• FEDERACCIAI Steel
• UNCSAAL Aluminium and steel manufactures

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Complete Flow chart

• CONFINDUSTRIA
• F.IN.CO.
• ASSOCIATIONS
• COMPANIES
• Note
• This is a voluntary system there is no legal
  requirement to join one of these subjects

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Financial Support

• F.IN.CO. 2006 Budget is about 300.000
• Associations fees 95
• National and European Projects 5
• Note
• No public economic support is provided by the
  Governement

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F.IN.CO. Internal Organisation

• President
• (from Industry)
• Executive Board
• (Presidents of 12 Associated Member)
• General Director
• Functionary
• Secretary
• Consultant (part-time)

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F.IN.CO. Tasks

• To provide services to Associations
• To realise projects
• To give representation

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1. Provide Services

• Legal assistance
• Informations about new legislation
• Information about legislation in progress
• Resolution of sectoral problems at Ministry level
• Contacts between Associations and technical
  offices of Public Authorities

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2. Realise Projects

• Initiatives on Energy Saving
• (ex white book on building energy consumption)
• Studies on sectorial trend
• Initiatives to develop and reinforce
• Industrial construction system
• Qualification of processes
• Enterprise culture
• Participation in eco-building projects
• (within the VI framework program)
• Actions to improve the quality of the cities
• (Destroy suburbs in order to build up them in a
  better way)

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3. Represent sectorial interesttowards

• Confindustria
• Government
• Environnement Ministry
• Infrastracture Ministry
• Industry Ministry
• Internal Affair Ministry
• Contractors Association
• Distributors Association
• Engineering Association
• Other Associations
• Mass and Sectorial Media

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Participations

• CEPMC
• (Council of European Producers of Materials for
  Construction)
• FEDERCOSTRUZIONI
• (Alliance with Contractors Association and other
  national Association in order to take care of the
  general construction interests)
• Different Italian Bodies
• UNI (Italian Techical legislator)
• CRESME (Italian Institute of research in
  construction sector)
• Technical Commissions of Governement
• (as technical consultant)

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F.IN.CO. Contacts

• www.fincoweb.org
• Info
• Anna Danzi
• a.danzi_at_fincoweb.org