Aggregates Europe - UEPG

What Aggregates Europe - UEPG does

Aggregates Europe – UEPG is a Belgian non-profit trade association (aisbl) headquartered at Square de Meeûs, 40, 1000 Brussels, that represents the European Aggregates Industry. Its members are national aggregates associations in 26 European countries, which in turn represent the underlying industry of approximately 15,000 companies (mostly SMEs) operating 26,000 extraction sites that produce roughly 3 billion tonnes of aggregates per year and employ 187,000 people. The organisation functions as the industry's lobbying and standards-coordination body in Brussels, advocating on environmental policy (biodiversity, air quality, water management, climate adaptation), health and safety (respirable crystalline silica, explosives, machine safety), technical standards, circular economy, and economic policy (taxonomy, sustainable finance, market-based instruments).

The association does not develop or sell technology products. Its core 'products' are representation and advocacy services, publications and case studies on sustainability good practices, and network coordination via the Global Aggregates Information Network (GAIN) and the Construction 2050 Alliance. It is a signatory to the NEPSI Social Dialogue Agreement (2006) on crystalline silica, an Official Partner of EU-OSHA, a member of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Extractive Industries (SSDCEI), and a participant in the Non-Energy Extractive Industry Panel (NEEIP).

The revenue model is recurring membership dues paid by the 26 national member associations; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The General Secretariat is small — six staff led by Secretary General Dirk Fincke — indicating a low operating budget. Distribution and influence flow through EU institutional access, partnerships, publications, and industry events rather than commercial sales channels.

Name

Aggregates Europe - UEPG

Legal name

Aggregates Europe – UEPG aisbl

Website

https://aggregates-europe.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aggregates Europe – UEPG is a Brussels-based Belgian non-profit trade association that lobbies EU institutions on behalf of 26 national aggregates associations, representing the European industry of 15,000 companies producing 3 billion tonnes of aggregates annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Aggregates Europe represents the European Aggregates Industry, with Members in 26 countries. Revenue is generated through membership fees from national aggregates associations across Europe.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aggregates Europe – UEPG is a non-profit trade association (aisbl under Belgian law) representing the European Aggregates Industry in Brussels, with member associations in 26 European countries. The organization lobbies European institutions and stakeholders on policy issues including environment, health and safety, technical standards, and economic policy, while facilitating industry collaboration through publications, case studies, and the GAIN global network. Revenue is generated through membership dues from national aggregates associations.

Product overview

Aggregates Europe is an industry association (aisbl) representing the European Aggregates Industry in Brussels with members in 26 countries. The organization serves as the Industry Champion and trusted Partner, advocating for sustainable industry practices. The portfolio includes industry representation and advocacy services, along with promoting primary aggregates (sand, gravel, crushed rock, marine aggregates) and secondary/recycled aggregates produced by member companies. Key service offerings include publications, case studies, and the GAIN network for global industry collaboration. The organization focuses on policy areas including environment, health and safety, technical standards, circular economy, and economic policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aggregates Representation & Advocacy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 billion tonnes of aggregates produced annually across Europe
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Construction 2050 AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The Construction 2050 Alliance is a partnership established in 2020 comprising more than 50 European organisations representing the built environment. It coordinates common political messages of the construction value chain and raises the political importance of the sector at the European level. Aggregates Europe – UEPG is an active partner, highlighting the stable supply of and need for construction raw materials, such as aggregates.
• NEPSI (European Network for Silica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEPSI is the European Network for Silica, formed by Employee and Employer European sectoral associations having signed the Social Dialogue Agreement on Workers Health Protection Through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products Containing it on 25 April 2006. Aggregates Europe – UEPG is a signatory and active member of NEPSI, promoting biannual NEPSI reporting within the Aggregates Industry and participating in the renewal of NEPSI tools. NEPSI is central to the association's fight against employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
• EU-OSHA (European Union information agency for occupational safety and health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-OSHA is the European Union information agency for occupational safety and health. Its work contributes to the European Commission's Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027 and other relevant EU strategies. Aggregates Europe – UEPG is an Official Partner of EU-OSHA, supporting the agency in its Healthy Workplaces Campaigns.
• SSDCEI (Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Extractive Industries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe sectoral social dialogue committees are established by the European Commission, consisting of European organisations representing employers and workers. They promote dialogue between social partners at European level. Aggregates Europe – UEPG is an Official Partner of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Extractive Industries (SSDCEI).
• NEEIP (Non-Energy Extractive Industry Panel)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEEIP is a network of 9 non-energy extractive industries cooperating on common policy areas. Members include Aggregates Europe – UEPG, IMA-Europe, Euromines, EU Salt, Eurogypsum, Cembureau, and Ceramunie.
• GAIN (Global Aggregates Information Network)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAIN is an informal and voluntary network representing major regional aggregates associations since 2010. The purpose of GAIN is to openly share experiences and industry best practices in the interests of promoting greater sustainability and performance of the aggregates industry globally. GAIN partners represent aggregates associations across Europe, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America. GAIN meetings take place every two years and provide a platform to exchange on policy developments, challenges, and good practice examples, paired with site visits.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Euromines: Euromines represents the European mining and metallic minerals industry in Brussels. It co-sits with Aggregates Europe in NEEIP (Non-Energy Extractive Industry Panel) and SSDCEI, with directly overlapping extractive-industry policy concerns (environment, health & safety, permitting).
• Mineral Products Association (MPA): MPA is the UK trade association for the aggregates, cement, concrete, and asphalt industries. Directly comparable in mandate (aggregates advocacy and standards), and a member of the GAIN global aggregates network alongside Aggregates Europe.
• National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA): NSSGA represents the US aggregates industry and is the US counterpart member of GAIN. Directly comparable as a national-level aggregates trade association focused on policy, safety, and sustainability advocacy.
• Cembureau: Cembureau is the European cement industry association based in Brussels, representing the downstream consumer of aggregates (ready-mix concrete is 80% aggregates). It is a fellow member of the Construction 2050 Alliance, NEEIP, and SSDCEI, making it the most structurally comparable peer trade body.
• Eurogypsum: Eurogypsum is the European federation of the gypsum industry, also a NEEIP member. Comparable in structure (Brussels-based aisbl), mandate (extractive-industry representation), and policy focus (circular economy, sustainable construction).
• IMA-Europe: IMA-Europe is the Industrial Minerals Association representing European producers of industrial minerals. Another NEEIP member with the same Brussels-based non-energy extractive industry advocacy profile and overlapping health, safety, and permitting agenda.

Broad incumbents

• FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation): FIEC represents the wider European construction industry and is a partner in the Construction 2050 Alliance. It addresses aggregates demand as a downstream consumer of construction raw materials, making it a comparable industry-association peer in the same value chain.
• Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council): Cefic is the Brussels-based pan-European chemical industry association. Comparable as a large, mature EU-level sectoral trade body with a multi-pillar policy and sustainability agenda, though operating in an adjacent rather than overlapping sector.

Others

• European Round Table for Industry (ERT): ERT is a Brussels-based forum of CEOs of major European multinationals. It is an adjacent enabling/ecosystem organization that Aggregates Europe does not directly compete with but operates alongside in EU policy advocacy.

Regional players

• CEMBUREAU member national associations (e.g., BDSV, UNPG): National aggregates or building-materials federations (e.g., Germany's BDSV, France's UNPG) are functionally comparable entities operating at country rather than EU level. They are also members/customers of Aggregates Europe in its national-association structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZIjw-xAPoKGTUKczCzAYyQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aggregates-europe-uepg
• Instagraminstagram.com/aggregates_europe

Compliance1 record

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Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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