Construction Products Europe
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb 2026 | Philippe Moseley Cabinet member | Affordable housing, construction | — |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Philippe Moseley Cabinet member | Affordable housing, construction | SRC |
| 06 May 2025 | Matthew Baldwin Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on European Affordable Housing Plan and European Strategy for Housing Construction | — |
| 06 May 2025 | Matthew Baldwin Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on European Affordable Housing Plan and European Strategy for Housing Construction | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Katharina Knapton-Vierlich Head of Unit | Exchange of views on policies for the construction industry including the Implementation of the Construction Product Regulation, the Affordable Housing Plan, the Clean Industrial Deal, and the Circular Economy Act. | — |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Exchange of views on policies for the construction industry including the Implementation of the Construction Product Regulation, the Affordable Housing Plan, the Clean Industrial Deal, and the Circular Economy Act. | — |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Katharina Knapton-Vierlich Head of Unit | Exchange of views on policies for the construction industry including the Implementation of the Construction Product Regulation, the Affordable Housing Plan, the Clean Industrial Deal, and the Circular Economy Act. | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Exchange of views on policies for the construction industry including the Implementation of the Construction Product Regulation, the Affordable Housing Plan, the Clean Industrial Deal, and the Circular Economy Act. | SRC |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Matthew Baldwin Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on housing policy | — |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Matthew Baldwin Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on housing policy | SRC |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Celine Gauer Head of Task Force | The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility | — |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Celine Gauer Head of Task Force | The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility | SRC |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Peter Van Kemseke Cabinet member | on construction sector & solutions | — |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Peter Van Kemseke Cabinet member | on construction sector & solutions | SRC |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Peter Van Kemseke Cabinet member | on construction sector | SRC |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Peter Van Kemseke Cabinet member | on construction sector | — |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | circular economy and construction sector | — |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | circular economy and construction sector | SRC |
| 29 Sept 2021 | Celine Gauer Head of Task Force | RRF | SRC |
| 29 Sept 2021 | Celine Gauer Head of Task Force | RRF | — |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Kadri Simson Commissioner | How building renovation can contribute to post covid-19 recovery, how to get renovation projects off the ground, how to remove regulatory obstacles and improve advice. | — |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Kadri Simson Commissioner | How building renovation can contribute to post covid-19 recovery, how to get renovation projects off the ground, how to remove regulatory obstacles and improve advice. | SRC |
| 20 Apr 2020 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Follow-up call on the crisis’ impact on the built environment sector | SRC |
| 20 Apr 2020 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Follow-up call on the crisis’ impact on the built environment sector | — |
| 01 Oct 2019 | Daniel Calleja Crespo Director-General | The future Circular Economy Action Plan | — |
Mission & Goals
Founded in 1988, Construction Products Europe is a Brussels-based international non-profit making association. The association is made up of national and European associations that represent Small and Medium-size Enterprises and world-leading companies. Construction Products Europe aims to promote the European construction industry, to share information on EU legislation and standardisation and to provide input in all European construction-related initiatives. Construction Products Europe deals primarily with horizontal issues that currently include the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), sustainable construction initiatives and all aspects of digitalisation. We are the interface between our Members, the European Institutions, CEN as well as with other EU construction-related associations. Construction Products Europe monitors European legislative, administrative and economic measures affecting the construction industry, and ensures, whenever possible (...)
EU Legislative Interests
- Green Deal incl. climate legislation, circular economy and industry strategies - Construction Product Regulation - Sustainable construction, including Level(s) and Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) - Smart CE Marking - Digitalisation
Communication Activities
* Publications 2025-2016: - Annual Reports: 2024 to 2019 - CPR Guide for Manufacturers: Navigating the Construction Products Regulation (April '25) - Public statement calling for an EU-UK mutual recognition agreement on conformity assessment (April '25) - Construction & Clean Industrial Deal (Feb. '25) - EU construction industry recommendations (Jan. '25) - Construction Products Regulation Old & new: basic principles (Jan. '25) - Digital construction From DoPC to DPP, the way forward (Jan. '25) - 2012-2022: overview of a decade of initiatives and successes - Reaction to the EU Industrial strategy (May '21) - YouTube interviews on COVID19 Crisis (Sept. & Oct. '20) - New Joint Paper - A long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future: from words to action (Dec. '19) - Construction 2050 - 2019 vision (August '19) - Joint Declaration on Standardisation system (June '19) - Joint declaration Circular economy (May '19) - Construction Products Europe Manifesto 2019 (May '19) - CEN Workshop Agreement Smart CE Marking (July '18) - The European construction Industry Manifesto for digitalisation (June '18) - Joint Paper (119 associations) in reaction to the Communication on "Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable Industry: a renewed Industrial Strategy for Europe” published by the European Commission in September (Oct. '17) - Joint letter (FIEC, EOTA & Ministries of Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland & Germany) to the EC about voluntary characteristics in harmonised standards (July '17) - Joint Paper (128 associations) on EU industrial strategy (May '17) - EBC/FIEC/CPE Joint Press release 'Construction Industry & Materials Producers join forces for better standardisation (June '16) - Joint Initiative on Standardisation (June '16) - FIEC/CPE Joint Position Paper on Standardisation & Market Surveillance (April '16) - FIEC/CPE Joint Press release 'Standardisation and market surveillance at risk of going off track (April '16) - EPD challenges & Circular economy analysis (Dec. '15) - EDA Newsletter (Sept. '15) - Standardisation on the CPR (July '15) * Events 2025-2015: - Circular Construction Workshop (04/06/25) - Digital Construction Workshop from DoPC to DPP, the way forward (14/01/25) - Conference 'Leveraging our EU representation for a more competitive construction industry' (16/06/22) - Webinar 'Digital Construction' (31/05/2022) - Webinar 'Digital Construction: Data templates & Smart CE' (30/03/22) - Webinar 'Digital Construction - Back to basics' (23/02/22) - Conversation with Céline Gauer, Head of the EC Recovery & Resilience Task Force (RECOVER) (29/09/21) - Public Webinar ‘Construction 4.0: robotics, renovation & products’ (18/06/21) - EU Taxonomy & Construction Webinar (22/04/21) - Webinar on Construction, Brexit, CE Mark & UKCA (21/04/21) - CPR & Brexit Webinar (23/02/21) - Virtual breakfast-meetings with EC MEPs ('20) - Smart CE Marking Class (20/02/19) - Level(s) Workshop (17/06/19) - Workshop on standardisation under the CPR (04/12/19) - Workshop Fire Safety Engineering (09/11/18) - Harmonized European Standards under the CPR - Essentials for drafting standards (22/10/18) - LCA Information in CE Marking (26/03/18) - Workshop on digital construction (22/02/18) - Smart CE marking kick-off meeting (08/12/17) - Workshop 'Digitalization and BIM applied to construction materials' (14/06/17) - Workshop 'High-Tech Evolution in construction' (21/03/17) - CPE/EDA Special CDW meeting (21/01/16) - Towards Smart CE Marking for Construction Products (22/03/16) - CPE Strategy meeting (17/05/16) - Workshop 'LCA information & CE marking (29/06/16) - Brainstorming session 'Smart CE marking' (07/09/16) - Workshop 'Resource Efficiency (22/11/16)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Construction Products Europe is a member of: - European Committee for Standardization (CEN) - Eco Platform - Construction 2050 Alliance - Fire Safe Europe
Organisation Members
Full members (24) - Fachverband Steine-Keramik (Austria) - Belgian Construction Materials Producers (Belgium) - Federation of Danish Building Industries (Denmark) - Finnish Association of construction Product Industries (Finland) - French Association of Construction Products Industries (France) - German Building Materials Association (Germany) - Building Materials Federation (Ireland) - Dutch Association for Construction Supply (Netherlands) - Construction Products Norway (Norway) - Association of Swiss Aggregate and Concrete Industry (Switzerland) - Construction Products Association (United Kingdom) - European Cement Association (CEMENT EUROPE) - European Ceramic Industry Association (CERAME-UNIE) - CONCRETE EUROPE - Deutsche Bauchemie (DBC) - European Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association (EAACA) - European Calcium Silicate Products Association (ECSPA) - European PVC Window Profile and Related Building Products Association (EPPA) - European Resilient Flooring Manufacturers' Institute (ERFMI) - European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (EUMEPS) - European Insulation Manufacturers Association (EURIMA) - Europe's Manufacturers of Building, Automotive and Solar-Energy Glass (GLASS FOR EUROPE) - European metals alliance for recyclable & sustainable buildings (METALS FOR BUILDINGS) - Federation of European Rigid Polyurethane Foam Associations (PU EUROPE) Associate Members (29) - Aggregates Europe - European Federation of Associations of Locks & Builders Hardware Manufacturers (ARGE) - European Federation for Precast Concrete (BIBM) - European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-BOIS) - European Tool Committee (CEO) - European Association for External thermal insulation composite systems (EAE) - European Association for Passive Fire Protection (EAPFP) - European Consortium of Anchors Producers (ECAP) - European Cellulose Insulation Association (ECIA) - European Federation for Construction Chemicals (EFCC) - European Federation of Fibre-Cement Manufacturers (EFFCM) - European General Galvanizers Association (EGGA) - European Mortar Industry Organisation (EMO) - European Panel Federation (EPF) - European Phenolic Foam Association (EPFA) - European Lime Association (EuLA) - European Plastics Converters (EuPC) - European Ready Mixed Concrete Organization (ERMCO) - European Steel Association (EUROFER) - Association of European Gypsum Industries (EUROGYPSUM) - European Aluminium - European Waterproofing Association (EWA) - European Expanded Clay Association (EXCA) - European Extruded Polystyrene Insulation Board Association (EXIBA) - Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry (FEICA) - Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (PLASTICS EUROPE) - European Association for Panels and Profiles (PPA-EUROPE) - European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association (TEPPFA) - European PVC industry's commitment to sustainable development (VINYLPLUS) Affiliate Members (2) - COBUILDER - GS1 in Europe
Connected Legislation