European Commission's Construction Unit
Construction Contact Point Ceases its Activity		 Small folder picture

Karl Heinz and AnnieKarlheinz Zachmann of the European Commission, who has run a Construction Contact Point for the major pan-European bodies in the construction sector for the last three years, has now taken retirement from the European Commission. With his departure, the Construction Contact Point - a series of regular meetings at which expert speakers from other Directorates General of the European Commission were invited to give briefings to construction sector representatives - will cease its activity.

Long-standing members of ECCE first got to know Mr. Zachmann when he was Head of the Construction Unit some years ago. In recent years he has been a welcome guest at ECCE meetings where he has provided a well-informed and thorough picture of developments within the Commission which affect professional civil engineers. With the support of his assistant Annie Troiepolsky, he has been responsible for the EURAFEDAC database of all pan-European Construction related organisations which represents individual members. This database will now be absorbed into the work of the Construction Unit. His interest and concern to ensure effective liaison between Commission and industry will be missed as will his ability to rapidly produce Minutes of Meetings 'by return' in any of the three working languages which he used in his day-to-day business.

His assistant, Annie Troiepolsky will 'return to the fold' within the Construction Unit where she will be responsible for organisation of meetings and seminars.

Karlheinz Zachmann and his assistant Annie Troiepolsky are pictured in the DG Enterprise building earlier this autumn.

Mr Zachmann has been experiencing ever closer involvement with the construction over the last two years as he has planned and had built a house in Brussels.

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