Purpose
Together for sustainable building – worldwide
The purpose of the IFD is set out in its statutes. It describes what the federation stands for and how it works.
Statutory purpose
Three tasks
The International Federation for the Roofing Trade exists in order to:
A lasting bond
Serve as a lasting bond between the members belonging to it.
Shared knowledge
Study shared professional questions and draw conclusions from them for individual members or for the organisation as a whole.
International representation
Represent and support the shared economic, technical, social, cultural and professional interests of its members at international level.
Methods
How the IFD works
Documentation and statements
The IFD exchanges professional documentation and issues statements on shared questions.
Meetings and congresses
It organises international working meetings and congresses and holds the competition for young roofers, where possible in connection with them.
Promoting young talent
The IFD promotes young professionals, in particular vocational training and further education.
Standardisation
It contributes to technical standards such as CEN, approvals such as EOTA and other rules for the roofing sector.
Research and studies
The IFD undertakes and promotes research and studies on the roofing profession and publishes literature on the subject.
Its own rules
It issues its own recommendations, guidelines and technical bulletins for its members.
Beyond this, the IFD cooperates with other international organisations, in particular skilled trade organisations, in order to improve the social and economic situation of the roofing trade on the basis of the social market economy.
Statutes
The full text of the statutes is available as a PDF.
