Other Trade Associations

The MTA works alongside a number of national and European trade bodies and associations to ensure that our industry is properly represented and our views are heard. Currently the MTA has direct relationships with:

The Engineering and Machinery Alliance. This alliance comprises nine associations including MTA, representing firms operating in value added engineering, mostly as SMEs. They originally came together in 2001 to create greater critical mass when representing the views of their members to Government and the media. More recently, as Government has given RDAs increased responsibility for economic development, EAMA's remit has been extended to link in with the RDAs.
The nine member associations are: the British Automation and Robot Association (BARA), the British Paper Machinery Suppliers Association (BPMSA), the British Turned Part Manufacturers Association (BTMA), the British Plastics Federation (BFP), the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM), the Gauge and Toolmakers Association (GTMA), the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), the Printing, Papermaking and Converting Suppliers Association (PICON) and the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA).
www.eama.info

CECIMO

Our voice in the EU. CECIMO is the European Committee for the co-operation of machine tool industries. The MTA is the UK representative of the committee and currently three individuals from MTA member companies who sit on the committee. CECIMO oversees the EMO exhibition and also discuss and share information on common issues affecting the industry including economic, research, regulatory and technical activities.
www.cecimo.eu

CELIMO

The European Liaison Committee of Machine Tool Importers - represents the interests of companies who import equipment into the EU from other EU countries, or from outside the EU.  It also represents distributors.  There are 13 member Associations. In January 2007 MTA took over the Secretariat of CELIMO from Germany and appointed Geoff Noon as Secretary General.
As well as providing economic data and forecasts CELIMO regularly liases with CECIMO to discuss EU regulations and directives.
www.celimo.com

The Manufacturing Alliance

Consists of EEF, MTA, UK Steel, the Chemical Industries Association (CIA), the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), the British Plastics Federation (BPF) and the Construction Products Association (CPA).