Registration is now open for Assembly 2019 - to be held at the Hilton Old Town Antwerp, 11-13 June 2019. Organised by EGGA together with Zinkinfo Benelux, Assembly 2019 is your opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the galvanizing industry and its customers, including reports on EGGA activities.

Features of Assembly 2019

• Conference Sessions with simultaneous interpretation
• Industrial Visits - including steel fabrication, manufacturing and galvanizing
• Social Programme
• Sightseeing Tours for Accompanying Persons
  

 

We are changing our usual schedule due to the Whit Monday holiday on 10 June. Assembly 2019 will begin with lunch. The Assembly Dinner will take place on Tuesday 11 June.

Zink Info Benelux will host an informal party on the evening of Wednesday 12 June, including presentation of their Benelux Trophy for award-winning uses of galvanizing.

Antwerp

A charming city with a lot of character, Antwerp is Belgium’s second largest city and biggest port. The easiest way to reach Antwerp is to fly to Brussels airport and take either the train or express bus which depart directly from the airport terminal and take approximately 30 minutes to Antwerp.

Assembly 2019 is open to anyone whose company is a member of an EGGA national galvanizers association.

Click here to register.

For information about sponsorship and display table opportunities, contact Kimberley Warner: Kimberley@egga.com 

We are changing our usual schedule due to the Whit Monday holiday on 10 June. Assembly 2019 will begin with lunch. The Welcome Drinks & Dinner will take place on Tuesday 11 June.

Zink Info Benelux will host an informal party on the evening of Wednesday 12 June, including presentation of their Benelux Trophy for award-winning uses of galvanizing.

For more information: galvanizingeurope.org/assembly-2019/ 

11-13 June 2019
Hilton Old Town Antwerp

Organised by EGGA together with Zinkinfo Benelux, Assembly 2019 is your opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the galvanizing industry and its customers, including reports on EGGA activities.

Assembly 2019 is open to anyone whose company is a member of an EGGA national galvanizers association.

Antwerp

A charming city with a lot of character, Antwerp is Belgium's second largest city and biggest port. Antwerp may be the diamond capital of the world, but its jewels are not all in the diamond district. The true treasures of the city are located in the old town of Antwerp with the Grote Markt, Stadhuis, Cathédrale de Notre-Dame and the art of baroque painter Pieter Paul Rubens. Rich in culinary delights, the traditional Belgian frites and beer are not to be missed! With fascinating architecture, art history and a vibrant fashion and nightlife scene, Antwerp has something for everyone!

Hilton Old Town Antwerp

Located in the heart of historic Belgium, the Hilton Old Town Antwerp hotel offers a central location in Antwerp and is an ideal base to discover the beautiful and historic city. Combining old-world charm and stylish sophistication, this hotel in Antwerp, Belgium overlooks the city’s historic town square and Belgium’s finest architecture. The Hilton Old Town Antwerp is easily reached from Brussels Airport by direct train (approximately 30 minutes).

Registration Opens January 2019

EGGA has joined 125 other European industry associations to call for an ambitious EU industrial strategy. The ‘Joint Declaration for an Ambitious EU Industrial Strategy’ was released on 17 February 2017 and calls on the European Commission to:

 

• reaffirm its commitment to reaching the target of 20% of GDP from industry, with an ambitious and realistic timeline;
• adopt an Action Plan to tackle the challenges that the industrial sectors are facing, in the framework of a Communication that would include concrete steps and milestones; and
• commit to implement this Action Plan in a timely manner and regularly report on progress.

Read the full declaration here.

Save the date to hear the latest information on Europe’s general galvanizing industry.

Organised by EGGA together with Asociace českých a slovenských zinkoven (ACSZ), Assembly 2017 will discuss the latest developments in the galvanizing industry and recent EGGA activities.

Features of Assembly 2017:

• Conference sessions with simultaneous translation
• Visits to local galvanizing plants
• Social programme
• Tours for accompanying persons.

Prague

Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Its uniquely preserved historical centre reflects eleven centuries of history. This culturally rich city full of fabulous monuments charms visitors with its impressive and diverse architecture and breath-taking views. Prague is a city of (not just classical) music and art, a city of gardens and parks and last but not least, a city where the best beer in the world is brewed and savoured.

Registration opens in January 2017.

For more information - galvanizingeurope.org/assembly-2017

EGGA Assembly 2016 has been organised in conjunction with Asociación Técnica Española de Galvanización (ATEG) and will be a unique opportunity to hear the latest developments in the galvanizing industry and to follow the progress of important activities within EGGA.

Features of Assembly 2016:

• Conference Sessions with simultaneous translation
• Visits to galvanizing plants
• Social programme
• Tours for accompanying persons

Click here to register

 

Discover and explore Sevilla

Seville is the birthplace of Flamenco and is famous for its culture, monuments, traditions and artistic heritage. It is one of the most charming cities of Spain - with the third largest Cathedral in the world, the Giralda tower, the wonderful palace of the Reales Alcázares and the magical Barrio of Santa Cruz with its narrow streets. Seville occupies the valley of the Guadalquivir River and was an important harbour during the Spanish conquest of the American continent. Silver and gold from the New World arrived in Seville through the river and a were distributed throughout Spain. Assembly 2016 will include optional sightseeing tours to ensure delegates have a taste of Seville.

On 10 November 2015, a delegation of industry representatives, organised by the European General Galvanizers Association (EGGA) and International Zinc Association-Europe, have visited the Parliament.

The visit was well attended and representatives from almost all National Associations participated in our event in Brussels. The day included briefings on current issues from Reimer Boege MEP (Germany), Julie Girling MEP (UK) as well as other invited MEPs.

This was followed by a lunch hosted by Paul Ruebig MEP (Austria) that was attended by an impressive 12 MEPs from 8 countries who were seated with our representatives for informal discussions. The aim of this lunch was to debate the opportunities to strengthen research, capacity and employment in the galvanizing industry.

The event was an excellent opportunity for the galvanizing industry to learn about the role of the European Parliament and its importance for our business.

This year’s Intergalva 2015 conference brought together some of the most prominent business and industry leaders in the global galvanizing industry, as well as distinguished academics and experts from universities, industry and other organisations including World Steel, International Zinc Association, Siemens Wind Power and Tata Steel Construction.

Held at ACC Liverpool, Kings Dock, Liverpool, 7-12 June 2015, some 500 delegates from over 50 countries attended the conference, which occurs every three years and is the leading international forum for the hot dip galvanizing industry. A theme of this year’s conference programme was Sustainable Energy, Infrastructure and Architecture.

Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham opened Intergalva 2015 and called on the audience of global galvanizing industry leaders to recognise their vital role in supporting socially-inclusive wealth creation. He also urged the delegates to continue to drive innovation and pursue growth in the galvanizing industry, whilst placing a firm and continued emphasis on the need for sustainable development across the industry.

Dr Edwin Basson, Secretary General, World Steel Association presented his keynote and highlighted the importance of the partnership between zinc and steel. Emphasizing the adaptability of steel, Dr Basson told the conference that: “Steel provides us with the ability to satisfy changing customer and market requirements and, in collaboration with Zinc, Steel has long since found an elegant solution to corrosion. This relationship will be equally important in years to come.’ Dr Basson’s remarks were made against World Steel’s predictions for a contraction in Chinese steel demand in 2015 and 2016 and the anticipated impact this will have on the world steel industry.

Dr Basson also strongly emphasized galvanized steel’s compatibility with the concepts of a circular economy, saying that: “….the ease with which steel can be recycled and reused is not easily matched by competitor products. The thin layer of zinc on steel products has a negligible impact on the overall recyclability of the product. The zinc is also typically recovered from dust collection systems during steel recycling.”

Summing up Intergalva 2015, Mr Jeremy Woolridge CBE, President of the European General Galvanizers Association said that Intergalva 2015 had been extremely successful in terms of the range of high quality content as well as the new business developed and relationships strengthened. Mr Woolridge added: “Throughout the conference, the sustainable advantages of the galvanizing process and the endless recyclability of zinc were constant themes. Our speakers presented a range of case studies depicting the innovative ways in which galvanized steel is being used in more and more applications. In addition, there were also a number of important academic report papers and studies presented – each focusing on the environmental, and the long term, proven, commercial benefits of galvanizing’s sustainability properties over other protective anti-corrosion methods”.

The 2015 Global Galvanizing Awards were announced at Intergalva 2015.   The Awards recognise the innovative use of galvanized steel by architects, engineers and steel constructors and this year there were a record number of entries from 16 countries.

Schulitz Architects’ Central Bus Station in Haldensleben (Germany) took the Judges Award with judge, Matthew Wells commending the project ‘Making full use of the advantages of hot dip galvanizing and structural gymnastics of the structure’. In accepting the award, Prof Helmut Schulitz explained “Our client wanted a sustainable building and to avoid future maintenance. For this reason the client quickly accepted our proposal for a hot dip galvanized structure.”

The roof structure of the Vienna Railway station was voted as the Industry Award winner. Project architect, Michael Frischauf accepted the award on behalf of Albert Wimmer ZT - GmbH architects and gave an enthralling presentation of the project and explained the importance of galvanizing of the 7000 tonnes of structural steel comprising the roof supports as these would have limited access for future maintenance.

Intergalva 2018 will be held in Germany in June 2018.