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Find out how to access 100% Government Funded support for research and development projects. Get project support from world class measurement science and engineering experts and access state-of-the-art facilities through the UK's National Measurement Laboratories.

Make UK, the Manufacturer’s Organisation, has a partnership arrangement with BMTA members. Set up to offer practical support and industry insight, Make UK are currently offering BMTA members a free 30 minute consultation on Employment, Law and Immigration.

The Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI) is an industry led initiative to drive innovation for the UK’s advanced machinery manufacturers to meet the challenges of developing new technology and entering emerging markets.

The industry led consortium is in the process of defining the business case and delivery model. Following a successful exploratory webinar in September, AMPI is holding an online workshop on 5th November to explore this model.

The Goods Regulation Team, BEIS, have updated their guidance published on GOV.UK regarding the UK domestic regime for manufactured goods. This comes into force on 1 January 2021.

The BMTA is conducting a survey to discover the issues our members are facing regarding employment and the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on your business.

UKAS is currently in the process of reviewing the membership and terms of reference for their Asbestos technical advisory committee (TAC). BMTA members with an interest in the asbestos sector are invited to nominate a BMTA representative to join the committee.

The BMTA is a nominating body for the BSI committee and there are a number of committee vacancies for which we are currently recruiting.

A number of European surveys have been undertaken to consider and monitor the impact that Covid-19 has had on the testing industry.

The CBI and 71 trade associations and professional bodies representing 190,000 businesses and 7 million employees are calling for politicians on both sides to carve a path towards a deal. Sectors from automotive to aviation, chemicals to creative industries, and farming and food to pharmaceuticals – are united: securing a quick agreement matters greatly for jobs and livelihoods.

Andrew Morris, National Physical Laboratory North of England Operations Manager has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours Lists 2020.

Global Trends in Testing, Diagnostics & Inspection for 2030. 20th-22nd October 2020

The aim of this workshop is to discuss and collect experiences and recommendations from the participating stakeholders on what is needed in standardization to face the challenges of a changing climate and how revision of standards can take place in concrete and practical terms.