Trade Associations, Societies and Charities

Brewing, Food and Beverage Industry Suppliers’ Association (BFBi)
3 Brewery Road, Wolverhampton WV1 4JT
T: 01902 422303
F: 01902 795744
E: info@bfbi.org.uk
W: www.bfbi.org.uk
Contact: Ruth Evans
Formed in 1907 as the ABTA, BFBi provides an invaluable link between the trades and services supplying the Brewing, Food and Beverage Industry. Sector lead on dispense issues, overseeing the creation of a National Apprenticeship Framework in Cellar Service Installation & Maintenance. Administrator of BFBi Feed Assurance Scheme, aimed at breweries of 200,000hl or less.

CAMRA Ltd
230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts AL1 4LW
T: 01727 798448
E: Jonathan.mail@camra.org.uk
W: www.camra.org.uk
Contact: Jonathan Mail – Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Founded in March 1971 CAMRA has over 100,000 individual members and campaigns for good beer, good pubs and beer drinkers rights. Publishes the Good Beer Guide each year and runs the Great British Beer Festival in early August.

CAMRA Member Investment Club
31 Chapel Brow, Leyland, Lancs, PR25 3NH
T: 01772 456554
E: mark@howarth-associates.com
W: www.cmic.uk.com
Contact: Dr Chris Bruton
The Club is a vehicle to give CAMRA members to support real ale by investing in brewers and retailers of real ale. The Club has holdings in a number of SIBA members and is seeking to increase that number

Cask Marque Trust
Unit B10, Seedbed Centre, Severalls Business Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 9HT
T: 01206 752212
F: 01206 751198
E: Info@cask-marque.co.uk
W: www.cask-marque.co.uk
Contact: Paul Nunny
The Cask Marque Trust is a non profit making organisation formed to improve the quality of cask ale in pubs by making an award to licensees who can pass an independent assessment. To date nearly 5300 licensees hold the award. Cask Marque also undertakes cellar inspections and offers training and cellar management.

The Institute of Brewing & Distilling
33 Clarges Street, London, W1J 7EE
T: 0207 499 8144
E: simon.jackson@ibd.org.uk
W: www.ibd.org.uk
Contact: Simon Jackson
The IBD is a members’ organisation recognised worldwide throughout the professions of brewing & distilling. With over 4000 members from 62 countries the IBD is the largest global professional body for brewers and distillers. We offer a range of internationally recognised qualifications and training to support our examinations.

License Trade Charity
Heatherley, London Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 8DR
T: 01344 884440
E: info@ltcharity.org.uk
W: www.licensedtradecharity.org.uk
The Licensed Trade Charity helps those working in or retired from the licensed trade. There are many ways we help, depending on your circumstances, including; individual grants and housing for over 55’s. Our Welfare team are here to help on 01344 898550

Support and Care
W: www.supportandcare.org
Every year the charity spends around £1 million helping people to get back on their feet again. We help all ages, from the children of working or retired people, to young adults and those who have long retired from the trade. In all our years of operation, we have listened to a vast range of problems and have done our utmost to help people get on with their lives.