Federación Vizcaína de Empresas del Metal

Federación Vizcaína de Empresas del Metal (F.V.E.M.)

FVEM ?

We are a non-profit making business association.

Our purpose is to have an economic influence on the coordination of the issues that concern the companies in the sector, by establishing agreements with public and private institutions.

Bilbao

Bizkaia

FVEM – Bilbao- Bizkaia?

Bilbao

Bizkaia

It participates actively in the main business forums, forming part of the government organizations CEBEK, CONFEBASK and CONFEMETAL, among others.

FVEM and other Organizations ?

FVEM Vision

FVEM Mission

FVEM provides high added value services to associated companies.

We are technically and financially solvent and manage our services according to business criteria.

Our goal is to be a business association which brings together all the companies in the iron and steel industry in

Biscay.

We are oriented to the search for business developement and to increase continuous improvement and competitiveness in our associated companies.

Federación Vizcaína de Empresas del Metal (F.V.E.M.)

FVEM is the largest sectorial business association in the Basque Country.

More than 940 associated companies.

32.000 workers.

7.800 MM€ . ACTIVITY NUMBER

Metallurgy Industries and First Transformation 64 Metalic Products 313Machinery and Equipments 157 Electronic and Electric Materials 144 Materials Transport 40 Services 96 Constructions Works and Installations 159

F.V.E.M in Numbers

The Answer of the FVEM

Services of the FVEM

Legal Area

FVEM represents and defends the interests of the companies in

the metal industry in Biscay.

The only valid spokesman that, on behalf of business interests, intervenes between trade unions and workers in the collective bargaining process of the iron and steel industry in Biscay.

intervenes between trade unions and workers in the collective

Trading-Law environment.

Working-Law environment.

Tax environment.

Services

Training Area

Fundación Formetal as part of FVEM provide a wide range of

training courses for workers, owners and members of the board.

Training actions organizer.

Training needs evaluation.

Conference and seminars realization.

Innovation – Technical Area: Projects

The technical-innovation area provide a wide range of basic

services concerning quality, environmental issues, production

and others.

Quality and production Issues.

Environmental issues.

Conferences and seminars realization regarding current topics interesting for the companies.

Support competitive projects, promoting our industrial capacities.

Innovation – Technical Area: Projects

LdV E-decom: E-learning system based on TICs

LdV Kimet: Transfer of Non-formal Knowledge in SMEs

LdV RMC : Reinforce Metal Competences.

LdV Metalcert: Certification Metal Competences.

Clear Project: Creativity and Innovation

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