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Presentation. General information. Flemish Association of Construction SME’s Founded in 1959 Structure: non-profit organization 8,000 member enterprises Member of Unizo (the Flemish Association of SME’s – interprofessional level) Member of EBC. General information. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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General informationGeneral information
Flemish Association of Construction SME’s
Founded in 1959
Structure: non-profit organization
8,000 member enterprises
Member of Unizo (the Flemish Association of SME’s – interprofessional level)
Member of EBC
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General informationGeneral information
85,000 members (interprofessional)
11 regional offices
Information:“ZO-magazine” (2/month)Website: www.unizo.be
Target groups:“Startersservice”Mentorship projects“KMO-Contact”
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Objectives of BOUWUNIEObjectives of BOUWUNIE
Defence of interests of self-employed and SME’s in the construction industry
Elaboration of extensive service package
Distribution of information and training
Contacts and networking
Since 2006, active structure in the 5 Flemish provinces
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General structureGeneral structure
Bouwunie on national levelGeneral AssemblyBoard of directorsManagement committee
Bouwunie on regional (= provincial) levelOffice in every province (5)
Bouwunie on professional level:general entrepreneurs and construction works, joiners and interior builders, painters and decoration, sanitary system and heating installation, wiring and pipe works / road works, plasterers, electriciansTarget groups: flooring, kitcheninstallers
19 collaboraters
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Activities – Defence of interests (1)Activities – Defence of interests (1)
Representations : In construction related commissions on federal and regional level: joint committees 124 and 126, Health and Safety Fund (NAVB-CNAC), Training and Education Fund (FVB-FFC), Registration Commissions, Acknowledgement Commission, ... = social dialogue
Consultation with authorities and instancesPriorities: energy saving measures, fight against undeclared work, VAT-reglementation, social affairs, taxes, shortage of buildingsites, additional activities, ...
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Activities – Defence of interests (2)Activities – Defence of interests (2)
Lobbying: In parliamentary fractions, administrations, cabinets,…)
Influence on decision-making and legislationPress reports
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Activities – Advice and informationActivities – Advice and information
Personalized advice and assistance of advisersSocial security, social affairs and tax lawAssistance on legal and tax matters: contractsCommercial lawEnvironment, waste and soil regulationsHealth and safetyAdvice on hard-/software-toolsTraining and educationHelp with registration- and acknowledgement-regulationReimbursement of guaranteed salaries (in case of illness)Cautions
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Activities – Advice and informationActivities – Advice and information
General informationMonthly magazine BOUWNIEUWSRegional quarterly magazines (paper and electronic)Faxmailings, mailnews / electronic 'bouwflash‘ (monthly)Electronic sectoral newslettersMailings with target newsWebsite www.bouwunie.be (with “member only” section)
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Activities – Advice and informationActivities – Advice and information
General informationPublications, practical guides in pocket-size, brochures, studies,… on environment, waste, safety at work, VAT, contracts, social law, tax law, commercial law,…
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Activities – Advice and informationActivities – Advice and information
Information via electronic way:www.bouwunie.be
Overview of activities (on line subscription)Extended articles (“dossiers”)Search engine finding companiesShopBuilding barometer“Member only” section: wages, indicative prices, various index figures,holiday periods,…
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Activities – Advice and informationActivities – Advice and information
ProductsCd-rom “texts of the tariff agreements in the construction sector” = social dialogueCd-rom “models of letters and contracts”Cd-rom health and safety (prevention-plan)Calculation norms and indicative prices for the construction industryCd-rom “Safety instruction sheets for the construction sector”…
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Activities – Advice and servicesActivities – Advice and services
DocumentsVAT-attestationsAttestations: cleaning & maintenance of heating installationsAttestations: energy-saving measuresModel: « Labour regulations »Model: « labour contracts », contracts between entreprisesDistribution of social documents
Service agreementsImputationsEconomic enquiries« Grondwijzer » (specific service for soil matters)Caution Fund
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Initiatives – Information meetingsInitiatives – Information meetings
General themes:Cooperation with companies and construction workers from the new EU-member statesPrevention of theft on building sitesRoad-show communication and informatics1x/year: information day for future entrepreneurs (in cooperation with UNIZO)…
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Initiatives – Information meetingsInitiatives – Information meetings
Sectoral themes:Installers (new legislation maintenance of heating installations, waterquality, ventilation, …)Joiners (CE-marking, automatization on the working place,…)Infrastructure works (safety)Painters (waterbased paintings, contractual responsability, color and decoration trends,…)General entrepreneurs (renovation, acoustics,…)
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Initiatives – Activities for membersInitiatives – Activities for members
Information meetingsNetworking (yearly “Golden Brick”, regional drinks)Visits of building sitesVisits of schools, training centers,…New products / techniques with manufacturers, distributors,…
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Bouwunie – collaboration with partnersBouwunie – collaboration with partners
KMO-Direct (electronic counter)Social secretariats (wage calculations, recruitment and selection)SVMB (social security fund for self-employed)OVMB (additional insurances)ADMB (child allowance fund)Provikmo (external prevention-service on safety and health for SME’s)VEKMO (service & advice for environmental issues)
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ContactContact
BOUWUNIESpastraat 8B-1000 BrusselTel. +32 2 238 06 05Fax +32 2 238 06 11http://www.bouwunie.be E-mail: [email protected]