GCP Europe and EuropeOn choose Dublin for joint assembly

In an industry first, GCP Europe and EuropeOn will come together for a joint assembly in the Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co Dublin on 11 and 12, 2023. The joint activity will take place in the afternoon and on the evening of day one with both bodies having separate independent meetings over the course of the two days. As we went to press, the programme had yet to be finalised but the European Year of Skills, indoor air quality and the challenges posed by digitalisation are topics likely to be included.

Tthe Mechanical & Electrical Contractors Association (M&ECA), who are members of GCP Europe, will partner with both bodies in the event. Indeed, M&ECA Chair Eamon McGrattan, is the current President of GCP Europe. As an additional point of interest, his father, also Eamon, was among the hosts – along with Ted Bourke and Dick McElligott –when GCP Europe (then known as Genie Climatique International) had their annual convention in Dublin in the 1980s.

About GCP Europe

GCP Europe is the voice of the building services engineering sector, mechanical contractors, plumbers and HVAC installers. The association represents their interests at European Union level and, in doing so, contributes to the achievement of the EU’s climate, energy and prosperity goals.

GCP Europe currently has 14 members across 12 European countries. The diversity of the members’ activities covers the following:

• Installing, planning and maintenance of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and plumbing systems;

• Advice on system integration and innovative smart controls;

• Regular inspections, energy auditing/ assessment (within the EPBD framework);

• Advice about energy efficiency/ performance to real estate investors and end-users;

• Advice on renewable energy systems such as solar thermal, heat pump, biomass heating, fuel cell, power-heat coupling and photovoltaic systems;

• Performance contracting.

About EuropeOn

EuropeOn is the European voice of the electrical contracting industry. Since 1954, it has been the only forum for electrical contractors and their representatives across Europe to come together and form common positions on the issues that are important to the sector. Today, Europe is home to about 1.8 million electrical professionals, employed by 300,000 businesses and generating over €200 billion in annual turnover. Together, they are spearheading the drive for green and digital transitions across all of Europe.

Energy transition and urgency of climate action have pushed electrical contractors to the fore as electrification is increasingly recognised as the prime and most efficient pathway to decarbonise energy use.

Electrical contractors are responsible for the installation of digital infrastructure to enable digitalisation of the energy sector, especially at end-user level.

Contact: GCP Europe: Oliver Jung. E: o.jung@gcpeurope.eu; EuropeOn: Julie Beaufils. E: j.beaufils@europe-on.org; Eamon McGrattan. E: eamon.mcgrattan @cjkeng.ie