CAPEB
Paris, France Confederation of Crafts and Small Building Enterprises Federation, Order, Union, Union
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Organization News | December 17: The anger of construction workers reaches a new level The countdown has begun. Between a 2026 budget whose vote remains uncertain, essential MaPrimeRénov' measures that will no longer be eligible from January 1st, the overhaul of the REP PMCB whose decisions expected in the coming days do not correspond to the needs of small building trades companies, and the micro-enterprise scheme that no one dares to regulate despite its profound repercussions, the incomprehension is total and anger is rising. -
Organization News | Energy renovation, waste management, micro-enterprises: building tradespeople have had enough and will make their voices heard during a national mobilization on December 17th. Following a broad consultation which received more than 5.000 responses from building tradespeople affiliated with CAPEB on MaPrimeRénov' and the REP PMCB, CAPEB is raising the alarm about a situation that has become critical for craft businesses. -
Study / Review / Report | Promoting the integration of women into the construction and landscaping trades: a major challenge for the sector IRIS-ST, OPPBTP, CAPEB and CNATP publish a groundbreaking study on the role of women in the construction and landscaping trades, which highlights both their essential contribution and the persistent obstacles to their integration. -
Contest / Prize / Trophy | 10 craft building companies awarded at the 2025 Heritage and Environment Craftsmen Trophies It was at the Haute-Loire departmental council building in Le Puy-en-Velay that CAPEB Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes presented its traditional Heritage and Environment Craftsmen's Trophies this year. Ten craft businesses were recognized for their expertise, talent, and shared passion in the restoration and renovation of historic buildings, as well as their commitment to environmental protection! -
Organization News | PLF2026: CAPEB denounces the vote by members of parliament that buries the measure of tax fairness between construction companies and calls on senators to react Members of Parliament have just unanimously removed Article 25 of the draft finance law for 2026 which lowered, in particular, to 25.000 euros the basic threshold for VAT exemption for the building sector and thus established greater tax fairness between micro-enterprises and very small businesses in the building sector in the collection of VAT. -
Organization News | 2026 Finance Bill: Building tradespeople obtain key measures to revive housing renovation After warning of the persistence of a deep crisis in the building trades and the absence of a stable and coherent housing policy, CAPEB welcomes the adoption of several amendments that it supported in the first part of the draft finance law (PLF) for 2026 and which are likely to promote the renovation of housing and, consequently, to revive the activity of building trades companies. -
Conjuncture | The CAPEB is demanding concrete and immediate measures to pull the building trades out of the crisis. CAPEB deplores the continued decline in activity of craft building companies in the third quarter of 2025. In volume, this activity shows a further decrease of 3,5% compared to the third quarter of 2024. -
Organization News | CAPEB and the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine are joining forces to promote heritage At the International Cultural Heritage Fair, the unmissable event for heritage professionals located at the Carrousel du Louvre, the CAPEB (Confederation of Crafts and Small Building Enterprises) and the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine signed a partnership agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation between building craftsmen and architecture professionals in the preservation and enhancement of built heritage. -
Organization News | CAPEB calls for not sacrificing expenditure on maintenance and preservation of heritage As the International Cultural Heritage Fair is taking place in Paris, the CAPEB is warning about the 2026 Finance Bill, which proposes a reduction of several tens of millions of euros in budgetary allocations dedicated to heritage. It therefore calls on parliamentarians to preserve the funding dedicated to the maintenance of our collective built heritage. -
Contest / Prize / Trophy | WorldSkills: Building trades, a path to the future for young people in search of meaning The WorldSkills France National Trades Competition opened on October 16 in Marseille. For three days, 800 young people from across France competed in nearly 70 trades, including those in the building trades, proudly represented by 15 young people trained in companies within the CAPEB network.