Memberships in professional associations and chambers
The Confederation of German Steel Recycling and Waste Management Companies is a marketing board active throughout the Federal Republic of Germany.
It represents the interests of German companies as well as of those non-Germany companies which are active in Germany in the sectors of steel recycling and other waste management services. It is the largest steel recycling association in Europe. Key economic and environmental conditions of the recycling business are the main concern of the association.
The Bureau of International Recycling promotes materials recycling and facilitates free and fair trade of recyclables in a sustainable and competitive world economy.
Founded in 1948, BIR was the first federation to support the interests of the recycling industry on an international scale. Today, BIR represents over 850 member companies from the private sector and 40 national associations in more than 70 countries. Together, these members form the largest international recycling federation.
The federation provides a dynamic forum for its members to share their knowledge and experience. It serves as a platform to establish successful business relations and to promote recycling among other industrial sectors and policy makers.
We are Alliance Member of the Sustainability Initiative Blue Competence. Blue Competence is an initiative of the VDMA for promoting and communication of sustainable solutions for the Mechanical Engineering Industry.
By using the trademark "Blue Competence", we commit ourselves to these twelve Sustainability Guidelines of the Mechanical Engineering Industry:
econsense is the sustainability network of the German economy with the aim of actively shaping the transition to a more sustainable economy together with its member companies.
The Competence Programme Sustainability includes the transfer of practical knowledge and methods, the targeted in-depth study of relevant sustainability topics, tailor-made information and updates relevant to SMEs, the exchange between experts and the opportunity for networking.
The North-Westphalia Chamber actively represents the business interests of more than 140,000 enterprises in industry, retail, trade, transport, banking, insurance, and services in the Münsterland and Emscher-Lippe regions.
The Chamber promotes the economy of its district and advocates the overall views of their member companies. In doing so, the Chamber must adopt a balanced and reasoned position to incorporate the various interests of individual branches of industry and companies.
The CCI is a leading authority for vocational training and final examinations. Moreover, it advises apprentices and employees on all questions relating to education and training. In the North-Westphalia district, around 3,300 volunteer examiners (affiliated to local enterprises) work on more than 350 CCI examination committees and ensure the practical relevance of the vocational and further training examinations. Therefore, skilled employees are trained in line with requirements, pass examinations on economics and subjects which are relevant to business, and strengthen the autonomy of the regional economy.
The Netzwerk Industrie RuhrOst (Network Industry RuhrEast) connects strong partners in a forward-looking region with the aim of jointly shaping a sustainable, future-proof and innovative working world.
The REFA association is Germany’s oldest organisation for work structuring, company organisation and development. REFA develops methods for company data evaluation and management, and after consultation with unions and management these are transferred into an organisation’s own apprenticeship.
The main purpose of the association is to “increase efficiency through training”. It is an international provider of on-the-job training. Founded in the tradition of “scientific management” it represents “Industrial Engineering” in the German-speaking region.
With nearly 150,000 personal members – over a third of which are students and junior engineers under the age of 33 – The Association of German Engineers (VDI) is one of the largest technical-scientific associations in Europe.
Throughout the years, the VDI has successfully expanded its activities nationally and internationally committing itself to foster and impart knowledge about technology related issues. As a financially independent, politically unaffiliated and non-profit organization the VDI is recognized as the representative of engineers both within the profession and in public.
The VDI covers a wide range of technical topics and communicates this knowledge through studies, technical discussions and congresses or the VDI guidelines that create generally accepted technical rules. As an advisory partner the VDI engages in the relationship between technical and social developments. It focuses on the promotion of young talents and the support of upcoming engineers.
The VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau – German Engineering Federation) is one of the key association service providers in Europe and offers the largest engineering industry network in Europe.
The VDMA represents over 3,100 mainly small/medium size member companies in the engineering industry.
The VDMA covers the entire process chain – everything from components and plant manufacturers, system suppliers and system integrators through to service providers. We reflect the varied customer-supplier relations all along the value adding chain, permitting both industry-specific and intra-industry cooperation.
