About EGMF - Organisation

EGMF

Diamant Building
80 Boulevard A Reyers
1030 Brussels
Belgium

Tel: +32 2 70 68 237

Tel: +32 2 70 68 230
Fax: +32 2 70 68 253
Contact the EGMF Secretariat

The European Lawnmower Manufacturers Federation was created in 1977. Its members were European manufacturers of lawnmowers for domestic, municipal and recreational use, and the national associations representing these manufacturers in Germany and the UK. It broadened its scope to cover all lawn and garden equipment and became the EGMF in 1993.

Initially, the main aim of the federation was to monitor and influence the production of technical documents on European and international standardisation in the fields of safety, noise, environmental impact and performance. The federation worked in close cooperation with the European Commission on the preparation of directives on the free circulation and use of lawnmowers and garden equipment in the European Union. The EGMF ensures that its views are taken into consideration by international scientific and technical organisations. It has regular contacts with its counterpart in the USA – the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI).

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In 1998, with a view to improving its lobbying activities with the European institutions in Brussels and its contacts with decision-makers in the field, the EGMF established its general secretariat with Orgalime, the liaison group of the European mechanical, electrical, electronic and metalworking industries.

Currently, EGMF members comprise 15 European manufacturers and National Associations from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK which represent indirect EGMF members who are mainly SME manufacturers in their country.

The structure of the EGMF is as follows :

  • The General Meeting is attended by all members. It is held once a year in order to establish the policies and competence of the federation, to approve guidelines for publication, to elect Board members and the President, and to approve the annual fees.
  • The Board comprises 7 senior executives from member companies. It is responsible for all EGMF activities which take place between the annual General Meetings.
  • The Marketing Committee is mainly responsible for statistics, the study of developments within the sector, European economic and legal issues, exchanges with OPEI, policy on support for trade fairs, and EGMF publications.
  • The Technical Committee is mainly responsible for matters concerning standardisation, European legislation, contacts with environmental agencies, research, and the study of technical developments.
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The EGMF provides its members with a forum where European manufacturers can work together. The federation speaks with a single voice on behalf of the European industry, and is afforded credibility by its members, who are European and international market leaders in the field