WHY ?
Our laboratories operate in a wide variety of environments, which can expose us to health, safety and environmental risks. The government and civil society have high expectations of the construction industry.
That’s why the Afel association and its laboratories are committed to a proactive CSR approach that promotes compliance with the most demanding standards in terms of ethics, transparency and economic, social and environmental responsibility.
a shared vision
Values of excellence have been established within the AFEL association in order to commit to a CSR approach in line with professional practices and other activities in the asbestos sector.
Our aim is to bring together all French construction laboratories, guaranteeing good practice and healthy competition between them.
our ethical commitments
Transparency & Ethics
To preserve healthy competition between laboratories, while bringing together analysis professionals in a united effort towards a common goal: the preservation of made in France. Together, we're stronger!
A human approach
Protect the health and physical integrity of their employees. Fight against all forms of discrimination. Enhance and develop their employees' skills to preserve our Made In France know-how.
Associative commitment and quality approach
All our members contribute to the sharing of good CSR and quality practices, to provide strong leverage for sustainable economic development, at the national level of the sector
National territory
Développement de nos compétences et savoir-faire destinés à faire converger l’expertise nationale des laboratoires.
Respect for the environment
Our members are committed to a sustainable development policy aimed at saving water and energy, and reducing plastic consumption.
Research & Development
Our laboratories are committed to ethical research and development, meeting the most stringent regulatory and environmental requirements in the asbestos sector.
Acting ethically
Our ethical commitments apply to all our members. We ask everyone to respect them in their entirety.
Join us !
AFEL invites you to take part in its cause, which is the preservation and promotion of tranasmission electron microscopy: skills, regulations, training, prevention, analysis. To win this battle, AFEL will need all its talents.
Anis Megdiche, President of AFEL:
“If the ability to carry out analyses on national soil were to disappear under the pressure of unregulated competition, the French excellence developed over decades would be wiped out”, warns Anis Megdiche, President of AFEL. “As elsewhere, our markets are evolving, but we are convinced that technological advances and organizational and structural thinking are the most appropriate responses for preserving our competitiveness.”