The European Federation of Consulting Engineering Associations, EFCA have today (1st June 2017) appointed past President ACEI and CEO of Garland, Kevin Rudden, as President, for a three-year term at their General Assembly and Conference in Copenhagen. He is the first Irish person to be elected to this prestigious position.

EFCA, with members in 25 Countries, is the sole federation representing the consulting engineering industry and related services in Europe, a sector which employs over one million staff and provide €150 billion worth of engineering services per annum.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Global challenges – sustainable solutions”. Speaking at today’s conference, the newly elected President stated “Global challenges and the demand for sustainable solutions will drive business opportunities and create both challenges and opportunities for consulting engineering firms across Europe. The main aim of this conference is determining how we best position ourselves as an industry and as individual firms to make the greatest impact in a changing marketplace”.