MANUFACTergy Project Project Project Project Project
About the project
The main objective of the MANUFACTergy project is to coordinate the transition toward a greener, more digital, and more resilient industry in the furniture and construction sectors.
The project aims to strengthen cooperation among organizations and SMEs from the seven partner countries (Italy, Czech Republic, Sweden, Bulgaria, Spain, Norway, and Romania) to support the adoption of advanced technologies and sustainable practices in production processes.
The initiative focuses on assisting small and medium-sized enterprises in their green and digital transformation, encouraging energy optimization, technological innovation, and responsible resource use. By identifying vulnerabilities, dependencies, and bottlenecks within supply chains, MANUFACTergy provides strategic tools that enable SMEs to increase their resilience and competitiveness on international markets.
More than 200 SMEs from the participating countries will be analyzed within the project, assessing key aspects such as energy efficiency, technological readiness, and operational robustness. The results will be consolidated into at least five reports addressing major value chain dependencies, sustainable growth opportunities, and pathways toward more efficient production models.
MANUFACTergy will enhance the resilience of SMEs in the furniture and construction industries by helping them reduce critical dependencies, better manage supply chain risks, and adapt to economic, technological, and energy-related changes. By identifying bottlenecks and vulnerabilities, the project fosters the development of a more autonomous and competitive European industry.
Through the FACTORY CHECK-IN and FACTORY TRANSITION calls, companies will receive financial support to implement innovative solutions, contributing to improved operational efficiency, reduced resource consumption, and environmental sustainability.
The project will strengthen collaboration networks among SMEs, clusters, solution providers, and European and international organisations, facilitating access to know-how, advanced technologies, and new markets. This connectivity will encourage the creation of strategic partnerships and reinforce the ability of European industrial ecosystems to compete globally.
- Over 60 companies will establish strategic business partnerships at European and international levels.
- 72 SMEs will participate in upskilling and reskilling programmes, strengthening essential competencies for the green and digital transition.
More than 24 SMEs will be actively involved in internationalisation initiatives, gaining new collaboration and expansion opportunities. - 32 SMEs will adopt advanced digitalisation processes and smart tools for real-time monitoring.
- 146 organisations, including clusters, SMEs, and sectoral networks, will benefit from support and be integrated into the expanded ecosystem of the GO Furniture meta-cluster.
- Hygia SRL (Hygia), representing GO Furniture Meta-Cluster, Romania;
- Arredo - Cluster Legno, Arredo e Sistema Casa FVG (Arredo), Italy;
- Klastr Českých Nábytnářů (KCN), Czech Republic;
- Interior Cluster Sweden (ICS), Sweden;
- Bulgarian Furniture Cluster (BFC), Bulgaria;
- Smartech Cluster (Smartech), Spain;
- Smart Innovation Norway (SIN), Norway;
- Transylvania Energy Cluster (TREC), Romania.
Project Acronym: MANUFACTergy
Duration: Oct 2025 – Sept 2027
Programme / Funder: SMP-COSME-2024-CLUSTER
