The Confederation of UK Coal Producers (or CoalPro) was the UK
trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific Industry (economics), industry. An industry tra ...
for coal mining companies. Full members included
Banks Developments
The Banks Group is a family owned business headquartered in Durham, but working across Scotland and the North of England, established in 1976. Banks develops and operates in a variety of business areas including property development, renewables ...
,
Celtic Energy
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
*Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Foo ...
,
Kier Mining,
Miller Argent, Hall Construction, Hargreaves Services, and Land Engineering Services.
It represented 90% of the fragmented UK coal industry after the National Coal Board was dissolved in 1987.
Status in the 2020s
The UK coal industry now employs less than 1,000 people directly. Since most of coal mining in the UK has stopped, the organization is most likely defunct itself due to the original founders having all exited the industry. As of November 2022 the website has not been operating for a while.
See also
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British Coal Utilisation Research Association
British Coal Utilisation Research Association (BCURA) was a non-profit association of industrial companies, incorporated 23 April 1938 and dissolved 24 February 2015.
History
It was founded in 1938, with an assured income of £25000 per year for ...
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Coal Authority
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Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and applicatio ...
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National Coal Mining Museum for England
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Mining Association of the United Kingdom
External links
CoalProCoal industry in Scotland in March 2005
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Coal companies of the United Kingdom
Coal organizations
Organisations based in Wakefield
Organizations established in 1991
Mining organizations
Trade associations based in the United Kingdom
1991 establishments in the United Kingdom