FEDEMAC celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2009. To honour the past decades of the European Movers Association for a publication on the "History of FEDEMAC".

Please click here to download the booklet "History of FEDEMAC".

FEDEMAC was founded in 1959. In those days FEDEMAC was a group of some National Moving Associations meeting once or twice a year. FEDEMAC was the platform of the Presidents and General Secretaries of the National Moving Associations to share views and discuss problems arising due to the foundation of the European Community in 1957. 

The contacts were intensified with the proceeding installation of a European Common Market. The enlargements of the EC/EU brought new member states. Some of them joined FEDEMAC immediately, some later.

The Federation of European Movers Associations (FEDEMAC) e.V. was officially registered as an independent European organisation on 1 January 1995 in Germany. Up until then, administration was taken care of by AMOE, the German Movers Association, which itself is a constituent Member of FEDEMAC.

FEDEMAC's members are National Moving Associations. If a National Moving Association does not exist or is not interested in a FEDEMAC membership, single qualified moving companies can become Direct Affiliates of FEDEMAC.

Today FEDEMAC represents the interests of around 4.000 professional moving companies in 27 European countries.

FEDEMAC's main function is to express the concerns and needs of the moving industry on European level and to co-ordinate National activities with European impact. Much of this work is centred around lobbying at the EU Parliament and Commission as well as liaising with National associations, and other trade organisations.

The aims and objectives of FEDEMAC are:

• To maintain a dynamic organisation which will further the interests of European movers represented through their continuing membership of their national removal associations. This is achieved by providing an umbrella organisation to co-ordinate their efforts, lobby on their behalf, communicate effectively with the media, monitor new developments, promote quality of service and to nourish the integrity of its members in the eyes of the consumer.
• To protect industry from detrimental influences.
• To expand field of membership into new and potential areas including commercial groups.
• To introduce new information technology (IT) facilities.
• Monitoring and influencing EU information to benefit the moving industry by professional advice and effective lobbying.
• To monitor quality systems.
• To develop and maintain contact with all relevant institutions and representatives.
• To co-ordinate and develop relationship with consumer groups.
• To encourage training initiatives.
• To advise the professional movers of Europe on developments and progress by maintaining good communications and relations.
• To reinforce the resources available by co-ordinating and delegating tasks to national secretariats.
• To effectively use the strength of the moving industry by co-ordinating lobby activities and using Members to assist when a particular issue is identified.
• To monitor developments within the moving industry.
• To develop and maintain relationships with all trade organisations relevant to the moving industry.
• To promote awareness of career opportunities within the professional moving industry and support young movers.