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Useful links

This section contains links to sources that you may find useful.

Trade associations

American Beverage Association (ABA)

The ABA represents America's non-alcoholic beverage industry.

http://www.ameribev.org/

APCOR

APCOR represents, promotes and carries our research for the Portuguese cork industry.

http://www.apcor.pt

Brewing, Food & Beverage Industry Suppliers Association

The BBFI represents companies supplying raw materials, through to production and packaging machinery manufacturers supplying the food & drink industry worldwide.

http://www.bfbi.org.uk/

British Bottlers Institute (BBI)

The British Bottlers' Institute provides a forum for those concerned with the bottling, canning and packaging of beverages and other products.

http://www.bbi.org.uk/

British Plastics Federation (BPF)

Established in 1933, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) represents the UK plastics industry, with over 400 members across the industry supply chain.

http://www.bpf.co.uk/

British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA)

The British Soft Drinks Association represents UK producers of soft drinks, including carbonated drinks, still and dilutable drinks, fruit juices and bottled waters.

http://www.britishsoftdrinks.com/

Campden BRI

Campden BRI provide the food and drink industry with the practical scientific, technical and advisory services needed to ensure product safety and quality, process efficiency and product and process innovation.

https://www.campdenbri.co.uk

CEEV – Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins

CEEV is the representative body for the EU wine industry.

http://www.ceev.eu

Cetie International Center for Bottling and Related Packaging

Cetie is a European inter-professional organisation of European experts (users and producers) who produce technical reference documentation - pre-standards and best practice guides to achieve quality standards in the bottling industry.

http://www.cetie.org

Cork Industry Federation

The Cork Industry Federation is an association of companies involved in the importation, manufacture and distribution of cork products in the UK and for export. The Federation seeks to uphold quality standards within the industry and to promote the use of cork in its many different applications.

http://www.cork-products.co.uk

CQI Chartered Quality Institute

The CQI is the chartered body for quality management professionals.

http://www.thecqi.org/

FIVS International Wine and Spirits Federation

FIVS is a worldwide federation designed to serve the wine, beer and spirits sectors.

https://fivs.org

Institute of Measurement and Control

The Institute of Measurement and Control is committed to promoting the professional excellence and standing of engineers and technologists at all levels in the automation, instrumentation, control and related industries.

http://www.instmc.org.uk/

International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT)

The ISBT was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1953 and is unique in being the only organization whose sole interest is the technical and scientific aspect of soft drinks and beverages.

www.bevtech.org

Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association

The Metal Packaging Manufacturers supports and represents members' on industry matters related to operational, regulatory and environmental issues.

http://www.mpma.org.uk

Process and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA)

The PPMA is the UK's trade association for suppliers of processing and packaging machinery to the UK market.

http://www.ppma.co.uk/

Smithers PIRA

Smithers PIRA is the worldwide authority on the packaging, paper and print industry supply chain.

http://www.smitherspira.com

Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)

SPE represents nearly 20,000 plastics professionals around the globe, providing a source of technical information, training, networking, and knowledge-sharing.

http://www.4spe.org/

The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI)

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, represents companies that manufacture packaging, processing and packaging-related converting machinery, commercially-available packaging machinery components, containers and materials in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

http://www.pmmi.org/

The Industrial Packaging Association (IPA)

The IPA is the leading UK trade organisation for industrial packaging, such as steel and plastic drums.

http://www.theipa.co.uk/

United States Consumer Products Safety Commission (CSPC)

The United States CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.  Cover child-resistant packaging.

http://www.cpsc.gov

WSTA Wine and Spirit Trade Association

The WSTA represents over 340 companies producing, importing, exporting and selling wines and spirits in the UK.

http://www.wsta.co.uk

 

Trade magazines

Quality Magazine

Quality is a monthly publication that covers quality assurance and process improvement techniques.

http://www.qualitymag.com/

BEVNET

BEVNET.com is a beverage-oriented media company, producing a website, pritned magazine and conference series.

http://www.bevnet.com/magazine/

European Plastic Product Manufacturer (EPPM)

EPPM is a leading source of information and intelligence for the Euopean plastic industry.

http://www.eppm.com/

International Bottler and Packer

International Bottler and Packer is a monthly publication covering all aspects of beverage packaging.

http://www.binstedgroup.com/pubs/ibp.html

Plastics News

Plastics News is a weekly print and online publication covering all aspects of plastics processing, primarily serving the North American market.

http://www.plasticsnews.com

Plastics & Rubber Weekly (PRW)

PRW is the leading trade magazine serving the UK polymer industry.

http://www.prw.com/

Standards organisations

ANSI American National Standards Institute

http://www.ansi.org/

ASTM International - American Society for Testing and Materials

http://www.astm.org/

BSI - British Standards Institute

http://www.bsi-global.com

DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung

http://www.din.de

European Committee for Standardisation

http://www.cenorm.be/

International Organisation for Standardisation

http://www.iso.org

JIS - Japanese Standards Association

http://www.jsa.or.jp

SAC - Standardisation Administration of China

http://www.sac.gov.cn/

Miscellaneous

Torque and Force Conversion Tables

http://www.mecmesin.com/conversion-tables