EFCI’s core objectives are:
The EFCI is an international non-profit association and is the recognised Social Partner by the European Commission for the sector. It is the employer’s representative in the European Social Dialogue for Industrial Cleaning, where common projects are developed together with UNI Europa.
EFCI’s 2018-2020 Activity Report provides a complete overview of EFCI’s policy work, advocacy initiatives, campaigns, projects and events undertaken during the last two years to advance towards our objectives.
EFCI’s members carry forward the activities listed under NACE code 81.2 Cleaning activities.
Industrial cleaning covers specialised cleaning services such as cleaning of offices, hygiene of food chains, façade and window-cleaning as well as the cleaning of schools and infrastructures. All these activities involve the use of sophisticated equipment as well as specific training for employees.
Facility services providers offer, on top of cleaning, a wide range of other support services for organisations, such as catering, transportation, gardening, technical maintenance activities, reception or laundry services.
The cleaning and facility services industry is committed to:
EFCI’s members are national employer organisations from the cleaning industry in Europe. They represent the interests of cleaning and facility services companies in their respective country. They are often also responsible of collective bargaining at the sector level.
EFCI’s membership is open to the most representative professional organisation (national or regional) of cleaning and facility services companies based on the definition of the NACE Code 81.2.
If you are interested in applying for membership, please contact EFCI Secretariat. If you are a company in a country where the sector has no professional organisation, please consider membership to the EFCI’s Circle.
The Circle is open to all cleaning contractors established in a European country (EU or non EU member) It is also open to any organisation having a direct link to the sector such as training centres, technical and professional study centres, institutes for risks prevention and others.
The various Circle membership opportunities offer a variety of benefits to its members, from featuring their logos in EFCI’s website, EFCI public materials and EFCI’s newsletter, to exclusive participation to EFCI’s European conferences and networking events and access to EFCI’s member’s monthly newsletter.
If you are interested in applying for the Circle’s membership, please contact the EFCI Secretariat at secretariat@efci.eu.
You can find more information on EFCI Circle here.
Austria
Reiwag Facility Services GmbH
Belgium
ARONIA N.V.
France
FARE PROPRETE
INHNI
Ireland
CCS Cleaning
Italy
IVH SRL
Markas SRL
Malta
Ozo Groupe Limited
The EFCI operates through its General Assembly, Board of Directors and its Bureau.
Lorenzo Mattioli
(ANIP-Confindustria, IT)
Lorenzo Mattioli (ANIP-Confindustria, IT) is the President of the EFCI for the period 2022-2024. Lorenzo Mattioli brings an experience of over 20 years in the facility services sector, as well as a commitment to social dialogue, the recognition of the service and its representation at political level. He is the President of ANIP-Confindustria, the Italian association of cleaning services companies part of Confindustria (Italy’s largest business association), and of Confindustria Servizi HCFS. He is also Member of several internal working groups and committees in Confidustria, and member of the Board of the local section of Confindustria Pescara. As a result of his involvement in industrial relations in Italy, he has been serving since 2022 as vice-President of ONBSI, the bilateral body jointly established by unions and employers in the industrial cleaning sector in Italy, and since 2017 as vice-Chairman of the bilateral healt fund ASIM. by In parallel to his association and representation duties, Lorenzo Mattioli is currently the Business Strategy Senior Advisor for Sicuritalia, one of Italy’s most important companies in the field of security and facility management.
Isabelle Perru-Poupon
(FEP, FR)
Yvan Fieremans
(ABSU-UGBN, BE)
Avril McCarthy
(ICCA, IE)
Patricia Charrier-Izel
(FEP, FR)
Juan Ignacio Beltrán
(ASPEL, ES)
Thomas Dietrich
(BIV, DE)
The Committees provide a forum for members to address topics of common interest. They involve representatives and experts from the EFCI members and their activities are led by an elected chairperson from any member organisation, supported and coordinated by the Secretariat.
Is in charge of identifying new market developments and developing EFCI’s Survey through the collection of the main economic and social indicators of the sector. The Committee also works on public procurement issues.
Is responsible for the monitoring of European social policies, including vocational training. It prepares and participates actively in the European Social Dialogue. The most recent project developed by the Committee is the ‘Selecting Best Value’ Guide.
Is in charge of issues related to sustainability and circular economy (like the EU Ecolabel for indoor cleaning services), standardisation in the cleaning sector and innovation in the industry.
The Secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day running of the association and coordinates EFCI’s activities. The Secretariat is based in Brussels, at the heart of the European affairs district.
Miguel Caramello Alvarez
Director General
miguel.caramello@efci.eu
Alessandro Oshiai
Communication and Policy Officer
alessandro.oshiai@efci.eu