The National Association of British Manufacturers (NABM), formerly the National Union of Manufacturers (NUM), was an

employers' association An employers' organization or employers' association is a collective organization of manufacturers, retailers, or other employers of wage labor. Employers' organizations seek to coordinate the behavior of their member companies in matters of mutual ...

in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1915 as the British Manufacturers' Association (BMA), it was renamed the National Union of Manufacturers in 1917 and the National Association of British Manufacturers in 1961. It was particularly strong among small and middle-sized firms. It merged with the

Federation of British Industries The Federation of British Industries (FBI) was an employers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by the Midlands industrialist Dudley Docker in 1916 as the United British Industries' Association, but renamed later that same year, it was in ...

and the

British Employers' Confederation The British Employers' Confederation (BEC), formerly the National Confederation of Employers' Organisations (NCEO), was an employers' association in the United Kingdom. It had its origins in the Employers' Advisory Council established in 1917 to ...

in 1965 to form the

Confederation of British Industry The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is a UK business organisation, which in total claims to speak for 190,000 businesses, this is made up of around 1,500 direct members and 188,500 non-members. The non members are represented through the 1 ...

External links

Catalogue of the NUM/NABM archives
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