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    Apply for FULL MEMBERSHIP: Who is eligible?

    Full membership of the PPMA is open to companies engaged in the manufacture or supply of processing or packaging equipment and who are able to satisfy the condition of entry.
    These have been set by the Association to help ensure that PPMA membership carries with it a guarantee of commitment to service and quality.

    More details can be obtained by contacting
    David Harrison: Telephone +44 (0)20 8773 8111.

    Apply for ASSOCIATE MEMBER: Who is eligible?

    Associate membership is now available to companies who operate in the processing and packaging sector but do not meet the full membership criteria. Associate membership will provide closer links to suppliers and end users as well as increased marketing and networking opportunities. Associate members will gain their own specific benefits package which is detailed in the:

    Typically companies such as component suppliers, contractors & consultants, ancillary equipment suppliers, trade bodies and academic institutions have been targeted. Associate members already include Siemens, Pilz, Lenze, SMC Pneumatics, Festo, Omron and Baldor.

    More details can be obtained by contacting
    David Harrison: Telephone +44 (0)20 8773 8111.

    PPMA: Full Membership Criteria

    Company Criteria

    Members as Shareholders

    The Association is a limited company owned entirely by it's members who each hold 100 £1 shares in PPMA Ltd.

    As a result, all members have an equal say in the running of their Association, each being able to cast a single vote when members are balloted on various matters.

    Membership of the Association currently stands at over 360 companies who are estimated to be responsible for some 90 per cent of the processing and packaging machinery sold in the UK, as well as substantial export revenue.

    Structure of the Association

    The Secretariat reports to the Directors, or Board of Directors, which meets six times each year to direct policy and approve memberships.

    Within the board of Directors, there is a management group to assist and oversee the Secretariat with day-to-day administration of the Association. Of the 12 directors, five retire by rotation each year, but may offer themselves for re-election. The odd-number takes account of the President, President Elect who will hold office for no longer than the normal two years.

    Any full member company may put forward a candidate for election and a ballot is held, if necessary, each autumn. The post of Director is unpaid with only travel and accommodation costs being reimbursed.

    In addition to the annual general meeting, regular meetings, open to all members, are held to provide a forum for discussion on matters of mutual interest. Various locations around the country are chosen to allow as many member as possible to attend, also to foster the improved dialogue between member companies that has typified the existence of the PPMA.

    To join
    or
    Request a membership form.
    Send an e-mail: david.harrison@ppma.co.uk
    or contact us at:
    The PPMA
    New Progress House
    34 Stafford Road
    Wallington
    Surrey SM6 9AA

    Tel: +44 (0) 20 8773 8111
    Fax: +44 (0) 20 8773 0022