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As Europe advances towards a greener future, a plethora of qualified professionals will be essential to driving this change. It is not only engineers and visionary manufacturers that are required;...Read more
The European Year of Skills just ended, casting a light on the necessity and opportunity ahead to grow a skilled workforce fit for Europe’s multifaceted priorities. --> Continue reading our...Read more
The Renewable Energy Skills Partnership - which GCP Europe is one of the co-coordinators - has updated its recently published skills paper, where it identified 4 priorities and 18 recommendations,...Read more
Today, we launch our joint manifesto: good air quality must become a basic human right. Together with the co-signatories, we highlight the critical importance of indoor air quality for our...Read more
Recommendations to the new European Commission leadership from mechanical contractors, HVAC installers, plumbers & building services engineers in Europe ---------- Note on the relevance of our sector for EU’s climate...Read more
Brussels, 9-10/11/2023 – On November 9th, EuropeOn and GCP Europe, representing respectively electrical and mechanical installers, launched the first European Installers’ Day during their conference at the European Parliament. European...Read more
This year again, GCP Europe supports World Ventil8 Day taking place every year on 8th November. The event aims to raise awareness of the importance of ventilation as a crucial...Read more
The Installers’ Summit is the largest gathering of mechanical & electrical contractors, HVAC installers and plumbers in Europe. 2023 is the European Year of Skills, but also the year AI...Read more
On the occasion of the European Vocational Skills Week 2023 (23-27 October), the Renewable Energy Skills Partnership published the statement "Making renewable energy vocational skills the new EU priority" calling...Read more
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The technologies are already available; the market conditions are constantly improving. To achieve healthy and net-zero energy buildings, the missing pieces of the puzzle are enough sufficiently skilled workers. The...Read more
In this video , our President Eamon McGrattan speaks from his heart on his journey and why you should go for apprenticeships!Read more
In this video , TEKNIQ Arbejdsgiverne CEO Troels Blicher Danielsen shares his view on why his organization is part of GCP EUROPE. “Green ambitions and digitalization. Good educational opportunities and...Read more
On 2 February 2023, representatives of EuropeOn, Eurelectric, European Electrical Wholesalers, European Heat Pump Association, GCP Europe and SolarPower Europe met for a “Value Chain Dialogue” to discuss how our...Read more
GCP Europe welcomes the adoption of the report by MEP Bas Eickhout on the revision of the F-gas regulation by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee on 1st March 2023. GCP...Read more
GCP Europe is the voice of the building services engineering sector, mechanical contractors, plumbers and HVAC installers. The association represents their interests at the European Union level and, by doing...Read more
On 2 February 2023, GCP Europe participated in the "Value chain" discussions organised by our sister association EuropeOn. This lead to some concrete suggestions: defining the main trends for the...Read more
On 11 January 2023, GCP Europe Secretary General met with European Parliament Vice-President Marc Angel. We explained how in the European Year for Skills giving full attention and support to...Read more
After a successful GA meeting in Luxembourg on 18 November 2022 where the level of ambition of our association was hugely raised towards a green and digital transition, it is...Read more
At the occasion of the European Sustainable Energy Week 2022, GCP Europe Secretary General explained to European Commissioner Kadri Simson why a successful green and digital energy transition is only...Read more
In September 2022 our members from our member Installatörsföretagen from the region of Gävle-Dala.Gävle-Dala paid a visit to us (and our sister organisation EuropeOn). The exchanges were very fruitful. Cross-border...Read more
On 28 June 2022, GCP Europe Extraordinary General Assembly officially appointed Oliver JUNG as the new Secretary general of the association. Oliver has considerable experience in EU interest representation and...Read more
On 28 June 2022, GCP Europe members exchanged views on the major challenges of the building services engineering sector. Attracting larger numbers of qualified installers, plumbers, mechanical contractors, and building...Read more
GCP Europe, the leading representative of mechanical installers in Europe, and EuropeOn, the European voice of the electrical contracting industry, welcome the European Commission’s proposal for the recast of the...Read more
GCP Europe, the leading representative of mechanical installers in Europe, welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The proposed amendments are...Read more