BEAMA is celebrating a century of existence with a series of events and activities.

A Centennial Luncheon will be held at the House of Lords on 29 June, the BEAMA Conference is at The Belfry on 19-20 October and a centenary issue of the BEAMA handbook has also been published.

Dave Dossett, BEAMA chief executive, says: “We are proud of our heritage. The Association has been exerting its positive influence on issues affecting British manufacturing, such as quotas, standardisation, tariff conditions and exchange rates for many years now.”