British Materials Handling Federation
BMHF
The British Materials Handling Federation (BMHF) is the British National Committee of the Federation Européenne de la Manutention (FEM). Their role is to facilitate representation for Member Associations on a European level. With the materials handling industry’s position as a global business, representation at a European level is incredibly important.
BMHF collectively represents over 400 companies with an excess of 25,000 employees and operating in an industry with a total turnover exceeding £3.5 billion.
Membership of the British Materials Handling Federation is open to British Trade Associations. Member companies engage in the design, manufacture or supply of materials handling equipment and, through their membership with BMHF, they are entitled to represent the appropriate materials handling product groups of the FEM.
BMHF Member Associations include:
- IPAF – International Powered Access Federation represent the MEWPS Product Group of FEM
- SEMA – Storage Equipment Manufacturers Association represent the Storage Equipment & Methods Product Group of FEM
- CEA – Construction Equipment Association
- UKMHA – UK Material Handling Association represent the Industrial Trucks Product Group of FEM
- ALEM – The Association of Loading and Elevating Equipment represent Elevating Equipment Product Group of FEM
- AMHSA – The Automated Material Handling Systems Association represent the Intralogistics Product Group of FEM
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