Abbreviation | BCAS |
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Formation | 8 January 1930 |
Legal status | Non-profit company |
Purpose | Trade association for compressed air and vacuum equipment companies in the UK |
Headquarters | Rotherwick House, 3 Thomas More Street, London, E1W 1YZ |
Location | |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Membership | Compressed air businesses |
Executive Director | Vanda Jones |
Main organ | Board of Directors (President - Mark Ranger) |
Affiliations | Pneurop, BSI, ISO, CBI, Make Uk, EAMA, EURIS |
Website | www.bcas.org.uk |
The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) is the self appointed compressed air and vacuum trade association in the United Kingdom. It has membership for Manufacturers, Distributors, Suppliers and End-Users of compressed air equipment and systems.
BCAS was formed in 1930 and represents manufacturers, distributors and users of compressed air and vacuum equipment. It became a company on 24 June 1998. [1]
The organization is situated near to the Tower of London, at Rotherwick House.[ citation needed ]
Members include a diverse set of firms and organizations, [2] including many of the following:
The BCAS plays a key role in setting standards and codes of practice within the industry. BCAS also lobbies the UK government on behalf of UK industry and business, e.g. to outlaw non-compliant products. It works with a range of organisations and government departments, including the Health and Safety Executive, standards agencies, and training initiatives. [5]
It publishes statistical information on the state of the compressed air equipment UK market.
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