About BTMA

Welcome to the 2011 edition of the BTMA Buyers Guide. The Guide has been designed for ease of use to source both turned parts and precision machined components from our Full members and the latest machines, tooling and services from our Technical members.

Our new Website is up and running with Direct Links to all categories of members.www.btma.org

Why buy turned parts from our members?

• Buy British, support our manufacturing base. With Sterling at a low level, Imports are often more expensive.
• Reduce your lead times, logistic and transport costs.
• Have flexibility in purchasing your required quantities when you need them,delivered by modern supply chain methods.
• Quality components produced by our members, supported by the latest technology and training from our Technical members.
• Wide range of components available from high to low volume, supplying to different industries with their specific quality accreditations.
• Ease of mind that your product is being made to your specification in a sustainable and non exploitative way.

If you have a turned part or machined components business, the BTMA could be for you. We have quarterly meetings, often at interesting venues. Examples of which are Morgan cars, Renishaw, Jaguar , research centre at Gaydon. It is a great networking opportunity and good to know that you are not alone. We have links with governmental and other organisations ,supplying the latest information to help you plan your business.

Our Buyers Guide gets distributed to over 15000 businesses and gives superb marketing opportunities. Last year we had a BTMA stand at Mach 2010 and are planning to expand this for Mach 2012, to give our members the opportunity to exhibit at a national event. We organised a trip to Switzerland last year for their regional show and visited watch and manufacturing factories. Make use of our Setter training facilities and services, supplied by our Technical members,and improve your business performance.

Full membership is open to any engineering business whose core activity is the manufacture of turned parts or machined components within the UK and with at least 50% being supplied to its customers on a sub-contract basis. If you want to join,or just visit a meeting to see if it is of interest to you, please contact our Director via our Website.

I hope you find our guide useful and we look forward to hearing from you.

Simon Schlaefli, President, BTMA.