BEAMA, formerly the British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association, is a trade association for energy infrastructure companies in the United Kingdom.
History
The organisation was established in 1902 as the National Electrical Manufacturers' Association before changing its name to the British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association in 1911.
The first director was
Daniel Nicol Dunlop
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, also chairman of the first
World Power Conference
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The idea for the fo ...
(now the World Energy Council) in 1924.
A collection of the organisation's records for the period 1905 to 1986 is held in the Modern Records Centre of the
University of Warwick
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covering the subjects of
trolley buses
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, electric welding, electric railroads, the electric industries, and the training of electrical engineers.
Activities
BEAMA lobbies on behalf of energy infrastructure companies in the United Kingdom.
Selected publications
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* ''The Electrical Industry of Great Britain'' (1929)
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See also
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Hugh Quigley
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.beama.org.uk/
1902 establishments in the United Kingdom
Trade associations
Electrical engineering organizations
Organisations based in London