European Federation of Associations
of Insulation Contractors
Dear member associations, companies, and global informative partners,
first, I like to thank those of you who made the championship 2023 a total success and an unforgettable event. The support we received by the most important companies in industrial insulation underlined the relevance of our FESI championship within our industry and the European market. For 10 countries it was a challenge to prepare their teams and to be active part of it. A little bit of a fair atmosphere was also created by the interest of most of our sponsors to get in personal contact with the young insulators and present guests from the industry.
The engagement of the organization team and of the jury was very professional. The big applause at the gala dinner and some little memorial gifts were their only, but very well-deserved compensation.
For me personally it was a big pleasure to recognize the power of our federation, which was carried by so many professionals from our member associations and countries. I am sure that members, who could not be present will be motivated for the future by the feedback from our championship, by the pictures in this newsletter and by the movie, which will be published soon.
11 teams of young European insulators, which haven’t meet before and were educated and trained in a different way, showed a quality of insulation work, which was on an excellent level. Also, they were challenged (first time in a championship) using a digital controlled cutting machine, which produced some cladding parts. Due to a comment of one of the experienced jurors it was the best quality ever worked out in a European championship. So, the statement at the award ceremony was fully correct: “you are all winners today and you can be proud to represent your country with such excellent work”.
Beside the national variations in education, we all have a common understanding of good quality. This underlines that the target of FESI's commission for recruitment & training (RTC) is more than necessary to define European levels for skilled insulators and to go for a certification of those levels.
FESI also decided to improve their marketing work and to renew the newsletter and the homepage. More detailed decisions are to be expected in our next meeting and general assembly, which will take place in Zurich, 25th April 2024.
Our new secretary general Cezary welcomes all feedback and suggestions regarding issues to discuss and each contact with you, your association or company will be welcomed. Be an active part of FESI and take your benefit from the activity and the networking of the whole federation.
Please save the date for Zurich 2024 (24-26 April) , and I hope to see you there.
All the best for you and your business for the rest of the year, which hopefully ends in peace after all these horrifying incidents of the recent past.
Kind regards
Rudolf Jürcke
The best insulators from European countries met in Feuchtwangen, Germany, on 20-21 September to determine the European insulation champion. At the `FESI Insulation Championships`, insulation workers presented high standards of insulation and cladding work in cold and thermal insulation, as well as acoustic and fire protection.
German team won the competition. Poland came second and Ireland came third. Congratulations to the winners and all other representatives!
FESI organised the championship (Fédération Européenne des Syndicats d’Entrepri-ses d’Isolation), the umbrella organisation of the national European associations of insulation companies. This year, competitors from ten countries took part, including teams from Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Lithuania and Ireland.
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Once again, we would like to thank all our sponsors for their support of the Insulation Championship 2023. Without the support of our sponsors, we would not have been able to organise this event. The Championship was a great organisational and image success.
List of sponsors in alphabetical order:
Thank you!
FESI is the information, activity and representative platform for European companies active in the insulation business.
Actually, FESI members represent 18 countries with about 1000 contractor companies and more than 40.000 employees.
Insulation work is executed in thermal, acoustic and fire protection of air channels, pipes, vessels, tanks, ships, buildings and other industrial equipment. The represented contractors are busy for the HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) sector and in the industrial insulation for power- petrochemical-, chemical- or other production plants.
The role, strategy and targets of FESI:
Following the above described role and strategy this webside provides information to interesting companies, partners, clients and of course to our members and everybody busy in the insulation industry. For questions, please be invited to contact our secretary (see menu point).
15 September 2023 - Once again, we would like to thank all our sponsors for their support of the Insulation Championship 2023. Without the support of our sponsors, we would not have been able to organise this... read more »
11 January 2023 - The task of the competitors is to: Apply a variety of insulation materials to a dummy/ring. Apply a protective cladding covering the insulation material. Perform the above mentioned during a limited... read more »