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Liverpool Cotton Association - Promotes fair trading practices throughout the cotton world.

Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) - Representing the main public relations consultancies in the UK. Includes a directory PR agencies, online recruitment matching service, online referral system, publications and reference information for the public relations industry.

Association for Conferences and Events (ACE) - Conferences and events venues, co-ordinators, managers, services and organisers in the UK all belong to this association.

British Plastics Federation (BPF) - Trade federation for the UK plastics and polymer industry.

British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) - UK textile machinery industry association.

The Guild of Master Craftsmen - Details of this trade association.

Society of Association Executives (SAE) - Trade association for chambers of commerce and other professional associations.

Gasket Cutters Association (GCA) - Gasket cutters umbrella association in the UK.

Recruitment and Employment Confederation - A business resource for members and prospective members of the REC or others with an interest in recruitment issues.

Society of Dyers and Colourists - Professional society dedicated to the support of education and training in colour science and technology throughout industry. Contains news, membership information, and full information about the Colour Museum in Bradford.

The National Dairy Council - UK site for promotion of milk and dairy products. Site contains resources and information for schools and educational needs.

Internet Service Providers Association - UK organization representing ISPs.

Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) - The official WWW site of the Association of British Travel Agents - ABTA.

Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (ALUPRO) - Alupro's primary objective is to increase the recycling rate for aluminium drinks cans and foil. ALUPRO is funded by the major aluminium can and foil rollers, and the leading foil converters.

Association For Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) - Trade Association representing manufacturers, contractors, test houses and consultants in the passive fire protection industry.

British Fire Protection Systems Association (BFPSA) - A Trade Association that represents 95% of UK manufacturers and installers of Fire Alarm and Fixed Gaseous Extinguishing systems.

Association Of British Insurers (ABI) - A financial services trade association.

Association of British Mining Equipment Companies (ABMEC) - The member companies of ABMEC are the leading manufacturing companies within the United Kingdom mining equipment sector.

British Marine Equipment Council - BMEC - ABOI - BMEA - BNEA - BOSCA - PTG - A federation of four Trade Associations. Association Members come from the industries; Marine, Naval, Offshore, Spill Control, and Ports and Terminals.

Association of Consulting Actuaries - ACA - Members of The Association of Consulting Actuaries provide services for risk, benefits, employment, insurance, demographic, mortality and investment issues.

The Association of Pharmaceutical Importers (API) - UK Professional body representing registered companies engaged in importation and parallel distribution of licensed medicinal products for human consumption.

Exhibition Bulletin Event Services Directory - Directory of events services suppliers from bandstand suppliers and lighting companies to firework displays organisers and caterers.

National Federation of Roofing Contractors - Membership details, directory of contractors, technical advice and product sourcing.

Laboratory Supplies Web Site, The - Laboratory equipment manufacturers and suppliers association in the UK.

Leisure and Living: Horticulture - Directories of thousands of garden centres, nurseries, landscapers and gardening products suppliers.

Cold Storage and Distribution Federation (CSDF) - Representing all aspects of the temperature controlled supply chain from producer through storage and distribution to the retailer. News, events, directory and reading room.

Hygiene Safety and Quality Club International - For the hospitality, travel and retailing industries. Includes information about membership.

The Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) - Represents the collective views of the consulting engineering profession.

The Association Of Contact Lens Manufacturers (ACLM) - The Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers (ACLM) is an organization dedicated to the promotion and growth of the contact lens Industry.

Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) - AEMT includes the majority of the leading firms in the repair, re-conditioning, and merchanting of industrial electrical and mechanical machinery.

Association of Exhibition Organisers (AEO) - The AEO's mission is to increase the significance of exhibitions within the marketing mix and to satisfy the needs of an increasing number of visitors. It is run by members for members.

Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components (AFDEC) - Visit this site for access to the AFDEC database. The members of AFDEC represent over 80% of all electronic component distribution sales in the UK. Members shipped over £1 billion of electronic components each year to UK component users.

Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) - AGS is a trade association established to improve the profile and quality of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering in site investigation, design, remediation and construction.

Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) - AITO is an association of over 150 independent tour operators, who specialise either by holiday destination or by holiday type or activity.

The Association of International Couriers and Express Services - AICES represents the UK Courier Industry.

SandwichNet.co.uk sandwiches - Directory of manufacturers and suppliers of sandwiches and sandwich ingredients.

The Wine & Spirit Association (UK) - Trade Association site aimed at importers, wholesalers, retailers and brokers. Information on how to access the UK wine and spirit market. Links to WSAOnline.

British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers Associations (BEAMA) - Trade body representing the interests of a collection of trade associations in the energy and power industry.

British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) - Resource centre for free range egg production.

The Association of Master Upholsterers & Soft Furnishers - News, views and sources of information for both trade and the public.

Professional Associations Research Network - Undertakes research projects on all aspects of professionalism. Discussion areas, events listings, news, government consultation papers and links to a variety of resources.

UK Construction Sub-Contractors Organisation - Information, services and advice on legal, contractual, insurance and other items of specific interest to sub-contractors. Member directory.

British Marine Electronics Association - Association for marine electronics engineers and manufacturers. Details of code of practice, services and products.

The International Wine Clubs Association - Professional association of wine clubs and direct selling wine merchants. Details of membership requirements, code of practice, publications and news.

Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers - Independent organisation addressing the issues facing the UK dairy farming industry. Directory of members, with details of council members, news, events and publications.

Asbestos Control and Abatement Division - Trade association for companies involved with asbestos removal. News, member search and details of member services.

British Security Industry Association - Details of membership conditions, with industry news, events and links.

British Vehicle Renting and Leasing Association (BVLRA) - Members directory, details of code of conduct, publications, news and information on services provided.

The Institute of Logistics and Transport - Information on careers, special interest groups, logistics and transport policy, publications and benefits of membership.

The National Caravan Council - Trade body for the UK caravanning industry. Member directory, links, news and sections for public, industry and press.

Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry (ASBCI) - Bring togethers the clothing industry from fibre manufacture through to garment manufacture, retail and aftercare. Details of clothing industry job vacancies, news, events and publications.

Leisure and Living: Parks - Directory of caravan dealers, park home estates, spares and services suppliers and other companies dealing with caravans and holidays.

Association of Welding Distributors - For distributors and manufacturers of welding supplies and equipment in the UK. Includes news, product reviews, information about membership and password protected members pages.

Call Centre Management Association - An association for call centre managers and supervisors. Describes membership and its benefits and includes newsletter, articles, forum and glossary of terms.

Associated Independent Electrical Wholesalers - Purchasing consortium for independent electrical wholesalers. Also providing support and guidance in IT, legal and HR matters.

National Market Traders' Federation - Information and advice for market traders on retail markets throughout the UK. Access to business insurance. Membership details, and markets database.

Power Fastenings Association - Representing manufacturers and suppliers of branded pneumatic tools and collated fasteners in the UK. Membership information is given.

The British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association - Resources for the aerosol industry, from the suppliers of components and chemicals to fillers and marketers of aerosol products.

British Blind and Shutter Association - Features a members search facility and information on related industry matters.

The Institute of Vitreous Enamellers - Resources include a list of trade suppliers, and enamellers. Online magazine and an events calendar.

The National Federation of Builders - Provides advice, support and information on business issues for members and how to choose a builder for the public.

Lead Contractors Association - Details of specialist leadwork contractors, newsletter and training opportunities.

Freelance Hair and Beauty Federation - Organisation for freelance hairdressers in the UK. Describes its objectives, facilities and services with information about membership.

The National Childrenswear Association - Directory of suppliers and manufacturers for the childrenswear industry, also other valuable information

Association of Baker Ingredient Manufacturers - Includes member list, news, contact details and links to related web sites.

Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations - Support and advice for persons in the license trade. Information on services and case studies.

British Independent Motor Trade Association - Technical motor information for independent motor traders and consumers.

The Thatch and Thatching of the East Anglia Master Thatchers Association - Covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Hertfordshire. Information on thatchers, thatching materials, roof maintenance, thatching standards and thatch specifications.

Kitchen Specialists Association - An association to promote professionalism and excellence in the design, supply and installation of fitted kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and home offices. Consumer advise section, trade news and membership details, product catalogue and ezine.

Antiquarian Booksellers Association - Trade association for UK dealers in antiquarian and rare books and related areas.

Textile Services Association - Trade Association for the laundry, cleaning and textile rental industry. Offers consumers, The DryCleaning Information Bureau, where consumers can locate specialist cleaners in their area, for all types of garments and textiles.

The European Federation of Interior-landscape Groups - Markets and promotes the interior landscaping industry. Includes directory of approved contractors and suppliers and membership information.

British Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Association - Includes members details, news and buyers guide.

British International Freight Association - Represents the UK international freight services industry. Includes news, members directory events and training.

Association of Professional Satellite Installers - UK-based organization offering information and advice, as well as contact details for members.

The Institute of Licensed Trade Stock Auditors - Qualifying body for stock takers within the Licensed Trade. Profile and services.

Association for Specialist Fire Protection - Describes its publications and courses with FAQ, news and list of members.

National Association of Paper Merchants - News, information and publications from the trade association for paper and board merchants.

Paper Agents Association - News, diary and membership information for the association representing agents and mill-owned sales offices of overseas paper and board makers.

Window Blind Manufacturers Association - Profile, services, news, forum, e-zine and list of members.

British Interior Design Association (BIDA) - Information about the association, with membership details, an on-line database of member interior designers, and on courses. Contact details.

Federation of Communication Services - Providing news issues and legislation affecting all aspects of the telecommunications industry.

Professional Contractors Group - Broad-based representative body for small independent consultancy firms. Discussion forum, news, analysis and publications.

Retread Manufacturers Association - Trade association for manufacturers of commercial vehicle and passenger car retreaded/remoulded tyres. General information, newsletter and member lists.

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - Official chartered surveyors directory of RICS with searchable database of firms worldwide.

The Guild Of Master Sweeps - Search for a qualified chimney sweep and view information about the organisation.

British Antique Furniture Restorers Association - Organization of craftsmen and women concerned to maintain the highest standards in the field of antique furniture restoration and conservation. Includes information on their student branch and listed colleges.

Society of Maritime Industries - Offer marine equipment, pollution control, port design and other services.

Beverage Service Association - An association for companies that use commodities such as tea, coffee, juice or water using small types of machines other than machine vending.

Fresh Produce Consortium - Trade association for the fresh fruit, vegetable and flower industry, representing retailers, wholesalers, importers and packers.

Direct Selling Association - The Association's role is to uphold the standards of its member companies through its in-depth codes of practice and active promotion of fair-trading.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - Organization representing accountancy firms.

European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) - UK-based association of worldwide manufacturers and wholesalers of fishing equipment, angling and sports fishing tackle.

Provincial Booksellers' Fairs Association - Association of antiquarian and secondhand booksellers. Details of fairs, news, events and membership.

Investment Management Association - Representative body for unit trust and investment fund managers. Offers statistics, press info, publications, training and how to join.

Pump Distributors Association - Represents industrial pump distributors, suppliers and engineers. Details of members, organisation purpose, trade news and code of practice.

Professional Directors - Represents executive and non-executive directors of UK businesses. Information on membership benefits, joining fees and networking services.

Sea Fish Industry Authority (SFIA) - Seeks promote good quality, sustainable seafood. Includes publications, press releases and professional information, as well as fish and chip club, schools section and recipes.

International Council Of Hides Skins And Leather Traders Associations - History, members list and details of how to join.

Peas.org - Promotes the value of peas as a food and vegetable. Includes facts and figures and press releases.

National Association of Inflatable Hirers - Includes news, directory of member companies and committee contacts.

Cottage Owners Unite - Dedicated to the needs and interests of owners and managers of holiday properties, with news, information and discounted products and services, and an online discussion forum.

The Safety Companies Association - Represents organisations involved in safety management. Includes news, contacts and membership information.

Trade Association Forum (TAF) - Definitive guide to trade associations, federations and guilds in the UK, backed by the CBI, the DTI.

Alliance of Independent Retailers (AIR) - Promotes and protects the interests of its members.

Photo Imaging Council - Represents businesses and other organisations in the photo imaging sector. Information on events, membership, news and advisory council.

Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women it is merely a good excuse not to play football. -- Fran Lebowitz She felt in italics and thought in capitals. -- Henry James Value your words. Each one may be the last. -- Stanislaw J. Lec "Contrariwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be, and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic!" -- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth. -- John Lyly Trade Associations "I'll tell you something: Luxury disgusts me." (Giorgio Armani) Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down. - Jimmy Durante "We always get bored with those whom we bore." (François VI Duke (duc) de La Rochefoucauld, 1616-80) Trade Associations The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool. -- Voltaire "I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead." (Oscar Wilde) Marry not a tennis player. For love means nothing to them. None but a good man is really a living man, and the more good any man does, the more he really lives. All the rest is death, or belongs to it. -- Herman Melville I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me. Trade Associations The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. -- Oscar Wilde After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. -- Aldous Huxley Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. -- Oscar Wilde Trade Associations Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat them. -- Adlai Stevenson Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference. -- Libbie Fudim "When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory." (Friedrich Wilhelm Ni Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. -- James Stephens Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust. -- Grover Cleveland Trade Associations When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands with the buttered side down. I propose to strap buttered toast to the back of a cat; the 2 will hover, Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. -- Francis Bacon When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. -- Anatole France Trade Associations If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all." (John Cage) Some men are born with cold feet; some acquire cold feet; and some have cold feet thrust upon them. -- Anonymous "Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?" (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) "It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole books--what other men do not say in whole books." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols) It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it. -- François de La Rouchefoucauld Trade Associations "Death where is thy sting? Love, where is thy glory?" (William Shakespeare) History is more or less bunk. -- Henry Ford Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist. -- Epicurus Trade Associations Once a boy becomes a man, he's a man all his life, but a woman is only sexy until she becomes your wife. -- Al Bundy, character on "Married with Children," U.S. television show For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth- knowing. - Henry Louis Mencken More light! -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, dying words "I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs." (Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol's Exposures, 1980) Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the commun Trade Associations "The most beautiful things in the world are the most useless, peacocks and lilies, for instance." (John Ruskin) Love is the same as like except you feel sexier. -- Judith Viorst I was a pilot flying an airplane and it just so happened that where I was flying made what I was doing spying. -- Francis Gary Power, U-2 reconnaissance pilot held by the Soviets for spying, in an i Trade Associations Better to have loved a short man than never to have loved a tall. -- David Chambless If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in a vast undertaking, does not care to look beyond the lever of a machi Golf is a good walk spoiled. -- Mark Twain "Club Secretary: I say, Lawrence. You are a clown! Lawrence: We can't all be lion tamers." (Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, 1962) Icky icky icky icky fKANG zoop-boing n zowzyin... -- The Knights who so recently said "Nee!", Monty Python, British comedy television show Trade Associations Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor's Degree and the woman gets her Masters. The theory used to be you marry an older man because they are more mature. The new theory is that men don't mature. So you might as well marry a younger one. -- Anonymous The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing. -- Publilius Syrus Trade Associations My mother-in-law broke up my marriage. My wife came home from work one day and found me in bed with her. -- Lenny Bruce Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. -- Howard Aiken How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg. -- Abraham Lincoln "Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Walk beside me and just be my friend." (Albert Camus) The wit of a graduate student is like champagne. Canadian champagne. -- Robertson Davies Trade Associations "Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?" (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche) There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage -- Martin Luther I read the book of Job last night - I don't think God comes out well in it. -- Virginia Woolf Trade Associations The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting. -- Gloria Leonard Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coattails. -- Clarence Darrow He would make a lovely corpse. - Charles Dickens Sign in a marriage counselor's window: "Out to lunch - Think it over." If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free, be free, 'cause there's a million ways to be, you know that there are... -- Cat Stevens, from a song lyric Trade Associations People think we make $3 million and $4 million a year. They don't realize that most of us only make $500,000. -- Pete Incaviglia, baseball player, 1990 Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. -- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act i. Sc. 1. Whoever is not a misanthrope at forty can never have loved mankind. -- Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort Trade Associations You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do. -- Olin Miller Parents are the bones upon which children sharpen their teeth. -- Peter Ustinov Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. -- James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name, 1961 Is there life before death? -- Belfast Graffito The reason most people play golf is to wear clothes they would not be caught dead in otherwise. -- Roger Simon Trade Associations The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. -- Aldous Huxley We always believe our first love is our last, and our last love our first. -- Anonymous Trade Associations Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. -- General Douglas MacArthur "The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurement anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me." (George Bernar Dishonor will not trouble me, once I am dead. -- Euripides When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. -- Sacha Guitry "A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you." (Francois Sagan) Trade Associations "Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." (James Douglas Morrison, lead singer of The Doors) "If I work toward an end, meantime I am confined to a process. The rainbow is more beautiful than the pot at the end of it, because the rainbow is now. And the pot never turns out to be quite what I e Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. -- John-Paul Sartre Trade Associations The Church is an organism that grows best in an alien society. -- C. Stacey Woods Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else does and thinking something different. -- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, 1937 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives. -- Louise Hay I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means. - Clarence Darrow, Marriage is a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness. -- Madame de Rieux Trade Associations The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people. -- G. K. Chesterton "To live is to dream and to die is to awaken." (Anonymous) No one finds life worth living; he must make it worth living. -- Anon. Trade Associations
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