Abbreviation BFPA Legal status Non-profit company | Formation 1959 | |
Motto Representing Hydraulic & Pneumatic Industries Purpose Hydraulic and pneumatic businesses in the United Kingdom Location Cheriton House, Cromwell Park, Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 5SR | ||
The British Fluid Power Association is a trade association in the United Kingdom that represents the hydraulic and pneumatic equipment industry, utilising properties of fluid power.
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History
It started in 1959 as AHEM, becoming BFPA in 1986. A division of the organisation, the British Fluid Power Distributors Association (BFPDA) was formed in 1989.
Structure
It is based in Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, just off the northern spur of the A44 in the north-east of the town. There are three types of membership: Full, Associate and Education.
Function
It acts as a marketing organisation (mostly abroad) for the industry and collects industry-wide statistics. Its technical committees also help in implementation and origination of standards for the BSI Group.
It represents companies involved with: