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News Release from: Manufacturing Technologies Association
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 April 2006
UK's MTA is to run BHECTA secretariat
The UK's Manufacturing Technologies Association has taken over the running of the secretariat of The British Hardmetal and Engineers' Cutting Tool Association, effective from April 1, 2006.
The UK's Manufacturing Technologies Association has taken over the running of the secretariat of The British Hardmetal and Engineers' Cutting Tool Association, effective from April 1, 2006 The UK's Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has taken over the running of the secretariat of The British Hardmetal and Engineers' Cutting Tool Association (BHECTA), effective from April 1, 2006
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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BHECTA members are involved in the manufacture of cutting tools of hardmetal and high-speed steel and also other engineering products in hardmetal, polycrystalline and diamond.
They are therefore closely aligned to the current Equipment Suppliers Section within MTA, meaning that MTA is well placed to provide services of value to BHECTA members.
BHECTA members will retain their own identity within MTA and will continue to meet as a group.
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Their current president will also have a co-opted seat on both the MTA Equipment Suppliers Section Committee and the Executive Council.
BHECTA members will also from 1 April, be able to tap into the wide range of services currently provided to MTA members, including industry specific statistics, weekly email bulletins, technical advice and support and a host of business development services along with opportunities to network with the wider manufacturing technologies industry.
Providing the Secretariat for BHECTA is the first step by the MTA towards working more closely with like-minded and relevant associations.
The MTA is looking to develop a range of agreements and understandings with other associations across areas of common interest, such as providing Secretariat services, working together on statistical projects, joint lobbying or technical collaborations.
Commenting on the announcement, MTA director general, Andrew Manly said: "BHECTA is a prestigious and well-respected organisation and I am delighted that they have chosen MTA to provide them with their secretariat.
Their members are very much part of our industry, so sit well alongside our current membership enabling us to provide them with a range of services that I am confident they will find of value.
It makes sense to work closely with organisations with similar aims and objectives and to pull our resources to gain maximum benefit for the individual companies and the industry as a whole." Current BHECTA president Tony Deeming added: "I am delighted that we've reached this agreement with the MTA.
They are a strong Association which I'm sure can provide our members with relevant information and services.
We will retain our own identity within the MTA, which is important to BHECTA but it's also going to be exciting to have exposure the wider industry that we are a part of." The medium-term aim of MTA running BHECTA's secretariat is that BHECTA members will become more closely integrated into the MTA.
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