Trade Associations

The membership organisation for those providing energy efficiency solutions.

To represent and promote the interests of the UK energy and utility industry and to provide a wide range of high quality support services to members.

To reduce costs and improve safety by sharing experience and expertise and by active, enlightened promotion of distinct engineering user interests

To speak on behalf of its member trade associations to government and the media on issues of common concern relating to manufacturing and its continuing importance in the creation of wealth for UK Engineering.

The world's leading language teaching association.

Formed specifically to act as a forum for the retail and wholesale sectors of the entertainment industry.

Dedicated to professional exellence in fan engineering.

The Federation of (Ophthalmic & Dispensing) Opticians represents registered opticians in business.

The trade association for vocational awarding bodies in the UK.

Represents bakeries in the UK to government, national and international organisations.

FCS represents companies who deliver professional communications solutions to business and public sector customers in the UK.

We represent the diverse interests of manufacturers, supplier, installer and contractors with the building services sector.

Protecting the interests of small and medium size building firms against unnecessary or bureaucratic regulation.

We are the member organisation for UK wholesalers operating in the grocery and foodservice markets supplying independent retailers and caterers.

Installation and manufacture and supply of materials used for partitioning, suspended ceilings and other elements of interior fitouts.

We aim to promote the professional status of the UK fire safety industry.

Representing the interests of all sectors of the temperature controlled storage and distribution industry.

To promote best practice and raise standards amongst fork lift truck dealerships and associated business and increase awareness of health and safety issues and best practice for the users of fork lift trucks.

To promote and represent the interests of its members and to further the successful development of the Instrumentation, control and automation and laboratory technology industry.

To promote the interests of UK and EU manufacturers supplying the garden market and to supply products and services to enhance their businesses.

To promote standards of excellence and integrity in the business of architectural ironmongery.

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) is the UK's leading authority on the use and benefits of heat pump technology

Representing manufacturers and suppliers within the building engineering services element of the wider construction industry.

To represent, promote and enhance the hire and rental industry for the benefit of its members and customers.

The country's leading association for those involved in iT service management.

Representing UK flour millers.

We help publishers to do better business and give independent companies the support they need to get the most out of publishing.

We are a not-for-profit membership organisation that supports and represents the UKs thriving family business sector.

The representative body for individual recruiters and resourcing specialists.

The Institute of Student Employers is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting employers in all aspects of graduate recruitment. We represent nearly 850 members that, between them, offer a high proportion of graduate opportunities in the UK. As well as offering impartial, expert advice, we provide our members with access to invaluable market surveys, research findings and briefing papers. We enable members to network and share best practice by organising a variety of seminars, conferences, focus groups and online discussion forums. We also ensure that recruiters' views are heard by decision-makers in government, universities and careers services.

The UK professional body for commercial and business transfer agents.

The International Artist Managers' Association (IAMA) - is the only worldwide association for classical music artist managements.

Join the IABM and you will be part of the only trade association that represents the Broadcast and Media Technology supply industry worldwide.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) promotes the safe and effective use of powered access worldwide.

The Jewellery Distributors' Association is a non-profit-making trade body, within the British Allied Trades Federation, specialising in supporting the activities of those who wholesale, distribute, import and export precious and fashion jewellery, accessories, watches, clocks and other items to the Jewellery and Allied Trades.

LIMA UK is the host to the British licensing community. If you’re on the outside looking in, we’re here to assist you to step into this exciting business sector. If you’re an established licensing business we hope that you will join us so that we can better serve you through our education, information, services and regular networking events.

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is established across the globe as the leading representative body for all those involved in the lifting industry worldwide.

UKLPG is the trade association for the LP Gas industry in the UK, and the one voice representing companies who are producers, distributors, equipment and service providers, and vehicle converters.

The LBMA is an international trade association, representing the London market for gold and silver bullion which has a global client base.

MPA Cement is the trade association representing the four major UK manufacturers, namely: CEMEX UK, Hanson Cement, Hope Construction Materials and Lafarge Tarmac

The Maritime Security and Safety Group (MSSG) provides a focus for member companies of the Society of Maritime Industries that have a specific interest in maritime security and safety issues in the development of their business in these fields. The scope of maritime security and safety encompasses all operational and technical issues that permit authorities responsible for the maritime environment, together with mariners and their fixed or floating maritime assets, vessels, cargoes and passengers, to continue their activities in a timely fashion, safely and free from interference.

The Master Locksmiths Association is a non-profit making body

established to set and promote standards of conduct, practice and materials within locksmithing.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and silica sand industries. With the recent addition of The British Precast Concrete Federation (BPCF) and the British Association of Reinforcement (BAR), it has a growing membership of 465 companies and is the sectoral voice for mineral products. MPA membership is made up of the vast majority of independent SME companies throughout the UK, as well as the 9 major international and global companies. It covers 100% of GB cement production, 90% of aggregates production, 95% of asphalt and ready-mixed concrete production and 70% of precast concrete production. Each year the industry supplies £9 billion of materials and services to the £120 billion construction and other sectors. Industry production represents the largest materials flow in the UK economy and is also one of the largest manufacturing sectors. MPA Constituent Bodies and Product Groups/Affiliates/Member Associations: Agricultural Lime Association, British Lime Association, British Marine Aggregate Producers’ Association, British Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Dimension Stone Group, Mortar Industry Association, MPA Aggregates, MPA Asphalt, MPA Cement, MPA Slag, Silica and Moulding Sands Association, British Association of Reinforcement, British Precast Concrete Federation, MPA Scotland, MPA Wales, QPA Northern Ireland. MPA The Concrete Centre is the central development organisation for the UK concrete industry.

The Mortar Industry Association (MIA) is part of the Mineral Products Association, the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and silica sand industries – for further information go to www.mineralproducts.org

The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI) has looked after the interests of the motorcycle industry for over 100 years. Our members are manufacturers and importers of powered two wheelers and the suppliers of associated goods and services in the UK.

The Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) is the world's leading trade association for the motorsport, performance engineering, services and tuning sectors.

NMI is the UK trade association representing the Electronic Systems, Microelectronics and Semiconductor Communities. Our objective is to catalyse and accelerate the continual development of a sustainable and world-leading industry in the UK

nabim has three principle functions: to promote the flour milling industry's views to government, parliamentarians, regulators, the media and other interested bodies

to improve the understanding of the operational requirements of the flour milling sector

to provide information and advice to its members on a wide range of subjects affecting flour milling.

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers was founded in 1992 in response to the growing incidence of fraud and is run by an elected Board of Directors supported by the Executive. It was formed in the belief that the establishment of measurable standards of proper professional practice in sourcing commercial funding was in the best interests of its SME customers, and vital to the integrity and future well-being of the industry.

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is the UK's leading professional body for estate agency