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It supports the introduction and implementation of European and international standards and best practices in Bulgaria.\r\n\r\n<strong>\u201cTogether, we raise the prestige of the profession, promote valuable experience, inspire young professionals, and move the industry forward.\u201d<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe BWS exchanges experience and information and maintains close contacts with the <strong>International Institute of Welding (IIW)<\/strong> and the <strong>European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF)<\/strong>. The Society has been a member of the IIW since 1960 and of the EWF since 1990. Since 2005, it has also been a supporting member of the Australian Welding Technology Institute (WTIA).\r\n\r\nThe Society establishes partnerships and carries out joint activities with Bulgarian and international organizations whose fields of activity are related to those of the BWS.\r\n\r\nThe <strong>Bulgarian Welding Qualification Centre (BWQC)<\/strong>, acting as a nationally authorized body of the International Authorization Board (IAB), the <strong>School for International Welding Engineers (SIWE)<\/strong>, the <strong>Welding Training Centre (WTC)<\/strong> at the Technical University of Sofia, and the <strong>Nexas Academy<\/strong> of Nexas Ltd. work together with the BWS to improve the qualifications and professional skills of welding personnel.\r\n\r\nWith its extensive experience and history dating back to 1949, the <strong>Bulgarian Welding Society<\/strong> has developed into an authoritative professional organization representing the interests of companies for which welding is a key manufacturing process, specialists at all professional levels, employees and students in the field of welding, as well as manufacturers and suppliers of specialized equipment.\r\n\r\nBuilding on this solid foundation and continuously benefiting from the valuable experience and expertise of the international welding organizations of which it is a member, the Society contributes to the strategic positioning and development of the industry.\r\n\r\nThe <strong>BWS continuously works to make welding technologies more efficient, environmentally sustainable, reliable and safe<\/strong>, while also improving the quality of education and training for welding professionals.\r\n\r\nThe members of the <strong>Bulgarian Welding Society<\/strong> believe that, in this way, they will further strengthen the prestige and recognition of the welding profession.\r\n\r\n<strong>Members:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Dedal \u2013 Assessment and Certification Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>AK Electric AD<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Balkancar INPAC AD<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bureau Veritas Bulgaria Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Euromarket Group<\/li>\r\n \t<li>EGT Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>IVKAR Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>IKOM Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kammarton Bulgaria Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>KZU Group Holding<\/li>\r\n \t<li>KMS EAD<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kolovag AD<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Controltest Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Krio 02 Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nexas Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Palfinger Production Technic Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Petko Petkov-24 Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>RINA Bulgaria Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Salvator Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Soldar Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>TROKUTTESTGROUP Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>TRUMPF Bulgaria Ltd.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>T\u00dcV Rheinland Bulgaria Ltd.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","hall":"5","stand":"B 11.11","country":"Bulgaria","address":"Sofia 1592, 10 Asen Yordanov Blvd.","phone:":"","mobile":"","fax":"","email":"office@bws-bg.org secretary@bws-bg.org ","website":"https:\/\/bws-bg.org\/","presented-companies":"","social_media":null,"exhibitor_gallery":"","logo":43697,"thumbnail_image_position":"img-position-center"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/machtech.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/main\/39661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/machtech.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/main"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/machtech.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/main"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machtech.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/machtech.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/main\/39661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43699,"href":"https:\/\/machtech.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/main\/39661\/revisions\/43699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/machtech.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"year-catalogue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machtech.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/year-catalogue?post=39661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}