EWJI Annual Convention 2023

Presentation

The EWJI Annual Convention 2023 was held on the 9th and 10th of November in Antwerp, Belgium in cooperation with the national water jetting associations.

In a special way, this event was organized in partnership with with the association Stichting Industriële Reiniging, SIR.

This event serves to gather professionals around Europe to discuss the trends of the water jetting.

At the convention, participants had the chance to exchange ideas to improve the industry and discuss best practices.

Conference book of the EWJI Annual Convention 2023

This publication contains the presentations given during the event:

Program

November 9th, 2023 (Thursday)

14:30 – General Assembly
For EWJI members only

16:30 – Workshop and open forum
For all professionals

• Group Applications: New guide “Why use hydrodemolition?“
• Group Asset integrity: New “Guide about the use of automation in industrial cleaning“
• Groups Nationals Associations and Education: Towards mutual recognition and exchange of best practices
• Open debate: People, our key asset. How to develop our workforce and attract new talent?

20:00 – Dinner in The Efde Gebod, a traditional Belgian restaurant

November 10th, 2023 (Friday)

9:00 – Official opening
Mr. Hans Borgt, EWJI President

Conference session 1

• Issues and challenges of the chemical industry in the use of water jetting
  Mr. Jean Godts, CEFIC
• Savings in industrial cleaning
  Mr. Jürgen Matthyns, HCI
• Round table: Impact of EU taxonomy and ESG for our industry
  
  • What is the EU taxonomy and how does it impact our industry?
  • Why will ESG criteria and the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) change the way in which we work?
  • How can we develop common principles for sustainability that make sense in our activity?
  •  Can we do reporting to improve our operations or is it just more paperwork?

With the participation of:

• • Mr. Eric van Tiggelhoven, SHELL
  • Mr. Christopher Durst, WOMA
  • Mr. Trevor Moss, IBKA

Coffee break & networking

Conference session 2

• Water recycling and properties of used water
  Mr. Patrik Andersson, AQUAJET
• Hose assemblies and safety requirements
  Presented by:
  • Mr. Louis Karas SPIR STAR
  • Mr. Maxim Levin, PARKER
• Round table: People, working condition and health and safety 
  • What are the key challenges to retain and attract workers to our industry?
  • How did our workforce change during/after COVID?
  • What is changing in our working conditions to adapt to the scenarios?
  • How to improve the work environment to make it safer and more secure?

With the participation of:

• • Mr. Stuart Harwood, S3C
  • Mr. John Jones and Mr. Steve Williams, WJA
  • Mr. Trevor Moss, IBKA
  • Mr. Per-Arne Andersson, TST

Cocktail & networking

15:00 – End of the EWJI Annual Convention 2023

This event was possible thanks to the following sponsors:

Gold sponsorship:

ALTENA GROUP	TST
WOMA

Silver sponsorship:

AQUAJET

Location

The main venue for the EWJI Annual Convention 2023 was in:

THE VAN DER VALK BUSINESS CENTER

Van der Valk Hotel holds a perfect location in the city center of Antwerp. Nearby the hotel you can visit The Rubens House, the zoo, Antwerpen Central Train Station, the amusement park Plopsa Station, the Chocolate Nation Museum, Mayer van den Bergh Musaeum, Cathedral of our Lady Antwerp and Saint Charles Borromeo Church.

• Antwerp International Airport it’s only 2,6 km away from the hotel.
• Antwerpen Central train station is 2,8 km from the hotel.

The informal dinner on the 9th of November was in:

RESTAURANT ELFDE GEBOD

There were also special prices for the participants on the EWJI Annual Convention 2023: