Trades, building and associations
ZIV
Abbreviation for Bundesverband des Schornsteinfegerhandwerks – Zentralinnungsverband
In short and in plain language
The ZIV is the German group of chimney sweep firms.
It speaks for the firms in this trade.
It also puts out figures, for example on stoves and heating in homes.
Definition
The ZIV is the German federal association of the chimney sweep trade. Among other things, it publishes surveys by chimney sweeps on fireplaces, stoves and heating systems in existing buildings.