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What is FEM?

FEM is the European manufacturers’ association for materials handling, lifting and storage equipment, representing the technical, economic and political interests of one of the largest industrial sectors of the European mechanical engineering industry.

FEM membership currently consists of 15 National Committees from the main member states of the EU, as well as Russia and Turkey. They are the driving force in promoting a common vision for FEM industries and in maintaining the European materials handling, lifting and storage industry’s position as leader on the world market.

The European industry has an aggregated annual turnover of around €59bn (2014). In total, FEM represents more than 1,000 companies with about 160,000 employees, covering around 80% of all eligible European companies.

FEM brings together manufacturers in the sector with the following objectives:

• Encouraging technical progress, safety at work, sustainable development and energy efficiency in the field of material handling.
• Proactively developing technical standards at international and European levels.
• Providing implementation guidance on European legislation applicable to its industry.
• Safeguarding the interests of the industry, particularly competitiveness and innovation.
• Communicating with European institutions and stakeholders and advising them on material handling questions.
• Promoting and encouraging cooperation among the manufacturers of material handling equipment in Europe and worldwide.

FEM technical publications such as design rules, terminology, graphical symbols and calculation principles are also widely used outside Europe and many of them have served as the basis for ISO and CEN standards.
For more information please visit www.fem-eur.com

What is CISMA?

CISMA (Association of equipment manufacturers for construction, infrastructures, metallurgical and handling industries) gathers 200 companies manufacturing, building machinery, civil engineering equipment, material preparation equipment, handling for bulk materials and their related systems, components and special equipment for construction and infrastructures and also offering a complete range of handling equipment, systems and services.
Logistic equipment is a determining factor of performance and efficiency for companies in all industries and all over the world. Using state-of-the-art production facilities and developing a continuous research and innovation policy, the CISMA industries have a universally recognized expertise in design, manufacture, reliability, safety and environmental protection.

France is thus asserting its outstanding position as an international production centre of handling equipment. Dynamic and efficient, the CISMA industries are present on all world markets, exporting more than 60% of their sales which amount €3.5bn. CISMA manufacturers are therefore European leaders.

CISMA takes an active part in the economic and technical work of European association (FEM) and cooperates with US (ITA), Japanese (JIVA) and South Korean (KOCEMA) associations.
Member associations and their manufacturing members are entitled to be represented within the appropriate FEM product group. These are:

• Conveyors for Bulk Handling - conveyors moving bulk materials along a predetermined path by means of machine.
• Cranes and Lifting Equipment – lifting & hoisting equipment, tower cranes, harbor cranes, mobile cranes.
• Elevating Equipment – lift tables, dock levelers, vehicle tail lifts and other products used on a loading bay.
• Industrial Trucks – self-propelled industrial trucks, Pedestrian-propelled manual and semi-manual trucks, Driverless industrial trucks, Industrial wheels and castors.
• Intralogistic systems – automation, control, IT and integration of several types of material handling equipment into one system.
• Mobile Elevating Work Platforms – scissor lifts, self-propelled boom lifts, vehicle mounted platforms, trailer push-around, vertical personnel platforms, insulated aerial devices.
• Racking and Shelving – adjustable pallet racking, drive-in racking, mobile and other racking, mobile, clip-together and library shelving and other.

Congress 2016: 6th–7th October – Bordeaux, France

CISMA is proud to organise the FEM Congress 2016, the most important international event of the European Federation and industry.

The FEM Congress is held every two years. It is an extraordinary opportunity for manufacturers from 14 European countries, and others globally, to meet and review current business issues. These will include European and world market trends, existing and future technical regulations, compliance issues, European and international standards and a lot more. Just as important is the chance for informal cultural and business exchanges in a truly international environment, including with delegates from the USA and other countries. It is also a great occasion for building and reinforcing the international networks between participants.

The 2016 Congress will take place in Bordeaux, an amazing city in the South West of France, easily accessible by air from many European airports, by train or car. Bordeaux is labelled as a “city of Art and History” and some 1,810 hectares of Bordeaux are listed as Unesco World Heritage site.

The Hôtel Mercure, situated near “La Garonne” piers, hosts many meeting rooms and will welcome us. The first dinner will be held at “Château Clément Pichon” in South Medoc, authentic property with trace of medieval past and 25 hectares of vineyard. The formal Gala Dinner will take place in a great hall called “La Faïencerie”, precious testimony of the industrial Bordeaux’s life. With at least 150 delegates expected at the meetings and conference, and up to 180 people at the dinners, the FEM Congress 2016 is an unrivalled opportunity for sponsors to reach European and global manufacturers at the highest level. As such, CISMA, in association with FEM, is offering a number of packages, as outlined below.

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