CECAPI

What CECAPI does

CECAPI - European Committee of Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers is a Brussels-headquartered trade association founded in 1967 that represents the collective technical, industrial, economic and political interests of the European electrical installation equipment manufacturing industry. Its scope covers equipment and components for residential and commercial electrical installations, including plugs, sockets, boxes, switches, fuses, cable management systems, home and building electronic systems, intercoms, circuit breakers and residual current devices. The association operates as a two-tier membership body: eight Full Member national trade associations (covering the UK, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Portugal and Italy) and Associate Member companies with R&D or production activity in Europe — together accounting for almost 500 underlying member companies, over 120,000 employees and combined sales of €16.1 billion.

CECAPI's core activities are advocacy, standardisation coordination and industry intelligence rather than commercial product development. It maintains 14 working groups across technical and regulatory topics (including Boxes and Enclosures, Cable Management, Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance, Cybersecurity, Digitalisation for Buildings, Environmental Issues, Renovation, and Strategy), and runs two major collaborative initiatives: MSSI Electrical — a market surveillance effort supported by ABB, Schneider Electric, Legrand, Eaton, Hager and Siemens, administered through the ORGALIME Partnership — and FEEDS, a residential electrical safety forum co-promoted with AIE, the European Copper Institute and FISUEL. The organisation also publishes white papers, position papers and letters on EU regulatory dossiers spanning batteries, circular economy, CPR, RED, RoHS, WEEE, Ecodesign and EPBD.

The business model is membership-dues-driven (recurring subscription-style contributions) supplemented by participation fees and project support. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The body is led by President Matteo Gavazzeni and Secretary General Oscar Querol, governed through a General Assembly and Steering Committee of member representatives, and has no parent company, external investor or ownership stake. It has been a co-operating partner of CENELEC since 1998.

Name

CECAPI

Legal name

CECAPI - European Committee of Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers

Website

https://cecapi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CECAPI is a Brussels-based European trade association, founded in 1967, that represents eight national trade associations and roughly 500 member companies in the electrical installation equipment manufacturing industry across Europe, advocating on standards, regulation and market surveillance.

Ownership category

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Product category

Industry Trade Association Services

NAICS

All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (33599), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

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Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

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International Standards, Norms & Technical Regulatory Bodies

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Multilateral & Intergovernmental Organizations

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Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

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Sustainability Testing, Certification & Compliance (LCA, Recyclability/Compostability Testing, FSC/PEFC)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Electrical installation equipment
• European standardisation advocacy
• Industry regulatory coordination
• EU policy representation

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: CECAPI generates revenue through membership dues from Full Members (national trade associations) and Associate Members (manufacturing companies with R&D or production activities in Europe). Membership fees fund the association's activities including advocacy, standardisation work, working groups, and regulatory monitoring.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CECAPI is a European trade association that represents national associations of electrical installation equipment manufacturers. It provides advocacy, standardisation coordination, working groups, and industry projects (including MSSI Electrical and FEEDS) to promote the collective technical, industrial, economic, and political interests of its members at the European Union level.

Product overview

CECAPI is a trade association (European Committee of Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers) representing national associations of manufacturers of electrical installation equipment. It does not offer commercial products but provides industry coordination services including Working Groups on technical and regulatory topics (Boxes and Enclosures, Cable Management, Cybersecurity, Digitalisation, Environmental Issues, etc.), industry projects (MSSI Electrical for product safety compliance, FEEDS for residential electrical safety), and publications including white papers and position papers on standards, legislation, and sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CECAPI Working Groups Structured collaborative forums convened by CECAPI covering topics including Boxes and Enclosures, Cable Management Systems, Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance, Cord Extension Sets, Cybersecurity, Digitalisation for Buildings, Environmental Issues, Latin America, Load Controls, Marketing, New Legislative Framework and Standardisation, Plug and Socket, Renovation, and Strategy. Available to member associations and companies for technical and regulatory collaboration.
• MSSI Electrical (Market Surveillance and Support Initiative) A not-for-profit initiative supported by ABB, Benedict, Eaton, Hager, Legrand, Schneider Electric, and Siemens aimed at eliminating unsafe and non-compliant electrical products in Europe. Works with trade bodies, market surveillance, and law enforcement authorities to ensure 100 percent of products used in Europe are safe and compliant.
• FEEDS (Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety) An initiative promoted by the European Association of Electrical Contractors (AIE), the European Copper Institute, and FISUEL to improve data on fires with electrical source, seek shared solutions to reduce electrical accidents, and facilitate availability of solutions across European countries.
• CECAPI Publications White papers, position papers, and letters addressing topics such as smart buildings and BIM for CO2 reduction, residential electrical safety, EU batteries regulation, circular economy, ecodesign, and energy performance in buildings. Made available to members, regulators, and industry stakeholders through the CECAPI website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Combined sales turnover of member companies: 16.1 Billion Euros
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ABB, Benedict, Eaton, Hager, Legrand, Schneider Electric and SiemenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThese major industry players support the MSSI Electrical (Market Surveillance and Support Initiative), a not-for-profit initiative to help eliminate unsafe and non-compliant electrical products in Europe and protect people, goods and property. The initiative works with trade bodies, market surveillance and law enforcement authorities to ensure 100 percent of products used in Europe are safe and compliant.
• ORGALIME Partnership in BrusselscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMSSI Electrical is serviced by the ORGALIME Partnership in Brussels, which provides administrative and operational support for the initiative.
• AIE (European Association of Electrical Contractors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEEDS (Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety) is an initiative promoted by AIE along with European Copper Institute and FISUEL, with three objectives: improving data on fires with electrical source, seeking shared solutions to reduce electrical accidents, and facilitating availability of solutions across European countries.
• European Copper InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-promoter of FEEDS initiative focused on improving residential electrical safety and reducing fires with electrical source across Europe.
• FISUEL (International Federation for the Safety of Electricity Users)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-promoter of FEEDS initiative focused on improving residential electrical safety and reducing fires with electrical source across Europe.
• CENELECcoreTechnology or IntegrationCECAPI has been a co-operating partner of CENELEC since 1998, actively participating in European standardisation efforts and promoting IEC standards worldwide.
• CAPIELcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCECAPI collaborates with CAPIEL (European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Installation Equipment) on joint initiatives including the Digitalisation for Buildings project group, Smart Readiness Indicator position papers, CPR delegated act position papers, and BIM white papers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• ZVEI: ZVEI is the German Electro and Digital Industry Association and a Full Member of CECAPI. It plays the equivalent national-level trade-body role for the German market that CECAPI plays at EU level.
• BEAMA: BEAMA is the UK trade association for electrical infrastructure and energy-using products and a CECAPI Full Member. It operates the same national coordination model that CECAPI does at EU level.
• AFME: AFME is the French Association of Electrical Equipment Manufacturers and a CECAPI Full Member. It performs the same national federation function for the French market that CECAPI aggregates at the EU level.
• ANIE: ANIE is the Italian federation of electrical and electronic companies and a CECAPI Full Member. It serves the same national-level trade-body function in Italy that CECAPI aggregates at EU level.
• Agoria: Agoria is the Belgian federation for the technology industry and a CECAPI Full Member. It is the host-country counterpart in Belgium, mirroring CECAPI's scope at a national level.

Broad incumbents

• Orgalim: Orgalim is Europe's technology-industry association covering electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering sectors more broadly. It overlaps with CECAPI on EU advocacy and standards work but operates at a wider industry scope.

Others

• CENELEC: CENELEC is the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization and CECAPI's long-standing co-operating partner since 1998. It is not a competitor but a standards-setting body whose activities are deeply intertwined with CECAPI's advocacy work.
• European Copper Institute: The European Copper Institute is an industry-backed organization co-promoting FEEDS alongside CECAPI. It plays an adjacent enabling role in electrical safety and standards work that overlaps with CECAPI's mission.

Emerging players

• APPLiA: APPLiA is the European home appliance manufacturers association, addressing adjacent electrical-product categories under similar EU regulatory regimes. It uses a comparable trade-association model for industry advocacy in a partially overlapping market.

Direct peers

• CAPIEL: CAPIEL is the European coordinating committee for manufacturers of electrical installation equipment, with near-identical scope to CECAPI and overlapping CENELEC participation. It is the most directly comparable pan-European trade body in the same niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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