Trade Associations

The National Association of Shopfitters (NAS) has successfully represented and promoted the shopfitting and interior contracting sector successfully since 1919.

Offering expert guidance and specialist advice, the NAS brand is recognised by designers and clients alike as the symbol of quality and reliability in shopfitting and interior contracting.

The National Beauty Federation (NBF) provides specialist support for beauty salons tailoring its services and advice for the unique challenges of running a beauty business.

The National Bed Federation is the recognised trade association representing UK manufacturers of beds and their suppliers. Founded in 1912, its members today account for about 75% of the total UK bedding turnover.

The trade body that represents the UK tourer, motorhome, holiday home and park home industries

The National Carpet Cleaners Association is the only nationally recognised trade association dedicated to the cleaning of carpets, hard flooring and soft furnishings.

National Enterprise Network is the home of enterprise support.

The NFRC is the largest and most influential roofing trade association in the UK, promoting quality contractors and quality products, ensuring that its members are at the forefront of all roofing developments.

NFRC actively ensures that all members offer high standards of workmanship and sound business practice through a strict code of practice and vetting procedure, including site inspections and adhering to the Government endorsed standards. The Federation also offers training services, technical advice, and represents member interests to the wider construction industry and Government.

The National Hairdressers Federation (NHF) is the UK’s largest trade association for hairdressing, barbering and beauty salon owners. We’ve got over 75 years of experience and as a not-for-profit organisation you can rely on us to help you and your business.

The National Landlords Association is the UK’s largest membership organisation for private residential landlords, supporting and representing 41,000 members.

NLA members range from full-time landlords running property portfolios to those letting single bedroom flats.

The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) represents the UK animal medicines industry: its aim is to promote the benefits of safe, effective, quality medicines for the health and welfare of all animals.

The NPA is a fast growing membership organisation which helps to promote pawnbroking best practice.

The NDPA, established in 2013 by The UK Deed Poll Office London Ltd, is the trade association for companies that specialise in providing a Deed Poll Service. The NDPA aim to promote professional standards in the industry, challenge misleading advertising and empower the consumer.

OATA was established in 1991 to promote and protect the ornamental aquatic industry, encompassing coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine tropical fish and invertebrates together with aquatic plants for the aquarium or pond.

Standing for professionalism confidence and integrity, the Painting and Decorating Association symbol is the mark of quality in the industry. The PDA represents thousands of painters and decorators across the UK, but the Association has one clear purpose – to ensure all members adhere to the highest standards.

The aims of the Pet Food Manufacturers' Association are to: |promote pet food products which are safe, of sound nutrition,|palatable and which offer value for money|promote responsible pet ownership|represent our member companies' views to UK and EU government departments |and authorities on all matters relating to the pet food industryshare knowledge on issues in and about the pet food industrystimulate the growth and reputation of the industry by encouraging understanding|and good working relationships amongst those associated with pet food.

The Pet Industry Federation is the new name for the Pet Care Trade Association. As a Federation it now combines five specialist trade associations under one umbrella group. Federation members are pet industry specialists and include groomers, pet boarders, pet retailers and manufacturers.

Power Electronics UK is the industry association for Power electronics in the UK.

Welcome to PASMA, the lead trade association for the mobile access tower industry.

The Provision Trade Federation is the Trade Association representing companies who trade or manufacture provisions  such as dairy products, cheese, butter, milk powders, yogurt and other short life dairy desserts; bacon, ham and seafood.

Founded in 1887, we have been in existence for over 130 years.

The PRCA is the world's largest PR professional body, representing well over 30,000 practitioners.

Operating in 66 countries around the world, the PRCA has offices in the UK, Singapore, and Dubai. It also manages ICCO, the umbrella body for 41 PR associations around the world.

The PRCA promotes all aspects of public relations and communications work, helping teams and individuals maximise the value they deliver to clients and organisations.

The Association exists to raise standards in PR and communications, providing members with industry data, facilitating the sharing of communications best practice, and creating networking opportunities.

The trade association for UK based supplier of equipment and services to the rail industry worldwide.

UKFT brings together designers, manufacturers, agents and retailers to promote their businesses and our industry throughout the UK and internationally.

Bringing together the biggest names in residential ventilation for the best practice advice when you need it.

We represent and support our members and the industry, providing a base for discussion, training and standards that help to ensure the health and safety of operators and to develop a highly trained, fully-qualified workforce.

The RoofCERT accreditation programme, managed by the NFRC and supported by the CITB, aims to transform the roofing industry.

The trade association for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland covering work from traditional electrical contracting to control and ICT systems.

SAFed is the trade association which represents the independent engineering inspection and certification industry in the UK.

Salt has been a part of British manufacturing for hundreds of years and we hope that this will be the case in years to come.

Salt manufacturers employ hundreds of people all over the UK so it’s important that we continue to support this industry to preserve jobs and to help support our economy.

Approximately 2-3 million tonnes of salt a year are produced by UK-based producers that supply a range of industries from food manufacturing to pharmaceuticals.

The Salt Association is the trade association set up to represent these manufacturers and are fast becoming the leading voice within the industry.

SPRA is the voice of the single ply roofing industry. This trade association was established in 1992 and our mission is to achieve growth and sustainability in all sectors of the single ply roofing industry by raising the awareness of single ply technology, its value and ensuring manufacturing and installation standards remain high. SPRA is an increasingly influential voice in the roofing sector and is working in close co-operation with our sister trade associations to raise the overall profile of the UK roofing industry.

Our aim is to represent and promote the UK smoke control industry.

Campaigning on members behalf in order to improve the environment surrounding the sale of beer ensuring beer is recognised as the safest and most responsibly consumed alcohol, to provide support in order to ensure quality improves and to enhance commercial opportunities for members and to become the voice of British beer.

The voice of the UK's maritime business sector promoting and supporting companies which build, refit and modernise warships, and supply equipment and services for all types of commercial and naval ships, ports and terminals infrastructure, offshore oil and gas, and marine science and technology.

Representing swimming pool and allied trades across the UK, Ireland and overses.

Our main objectives are to represent the interests of our members internationally, nationally and locally to create a favourable climate within which merchants can operate, to promote textile recycling.

The TSA is the trade association for the textile care services industry. The TSA represent commercial laundry and textile rental businesses. Membership ranges from family-run operations through to large, multi-national companies. TSA staff strive to represent, promote and educate the textile care services industry.

The TSA's Mission is to protect, nurture and develop the textile services industry and the supply chains in which it participates, creating an environment in which our members can thrive and the services provided are seen as great value by customers and end-users.

Formerly the Combined Heat and Power Association, the Association for Decentralised Energy is the leading advocate of an integrated approach to delivering energy locally, designed around the needs of the user. As an industry leader, the ADE brings together interested parties from across the sector to develop a strong, dynamic and sustainable environment for combined heat and power, district heating and cooling technologies and demand side energy services.

To promote and develop the interests of the licensed bingo industry and to represent members' interests in contact with third parties.

We work closely with Government, public bodies and other organisations to develop safe and effective chimney and flue solutions.

We are the construction sector’s leading Trade Body, providing our members with up to the minute sales leads, market intelligence, and statistical data and networking opportunities.

Dealing with over 11,000 projects and contract opportunities each year worth in excess of £50billion, our members monitor, apply for and win work every week using Serino, our real-time data platform.

We are the acknowledged membership body for Talent Representation and Talent Booking Agencies throughout the UK.

In a nutshell, we're all about supporting UK garden businesses. We're proud to count 1,500 garden retailers, growers, manufacturers and landscapers in our members. 

Championing advertising and all forms of commercial communications, defending advertisers' freedom to advertise and helping our members do so effectively, efficiently and economically as possible.

The ICA - or the International Cotton Association - is the world's leading international cotton trade association and arbitral body.

Representing offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies.

We foster and support codes of good practice, minimum standards for equipment, trained and qualified operatives and education, information and best practice in the work at height sector.

LEIA is the trade association and advisory body for the lift and escalator industry, formed in 1997 by the merging of two long-standing associations with a history dating back to 1932. With a membership covering some 85% of the lift and escalator industry, LEIA represents a single voice for the sector.

LEIA members supply passenger and goods/service lifts, stairlifts, homelifts, lifting platforms, escalators, passenger conveyors and a range of component parts for such products. LEIA members also undertake the maintenance of over 250,000 products falling within the scope of the Association.

The Manufacturers’ Agents’ Association has been representing self employed Sales Agents in the UK & Ireland since 1909.  We are the only membership owned, not for profit, Commercial Agents’ organisation in the UK and Ireland.
We represent our Agents at a national and international level, offering the peace of mind, that should one of our members need advice, we are here to assist.  We are the official trade association for professional sales agents.