Agricultural Engineers Association

**The Agricultural Engineers Association**

Company type	Private
Industry	Agriculture
Headquarters	Peteborough, Cambridgeshire, England PE7 8JB, Peterborough , United Kingdom
Area served	Europe
Services	commercial, export, legal, statistics and technical support, shows
Website	www.aea.uk.com

Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) is a trade association in the United Kingdom which represents manufacturers and importers of agricultural machinery and outdoor equipment to Government, Parliament, and the media.^[1]

History

The AEA was established in 1875 to promote the commercial, technical and trade interests of British manufacturers and suppliers of agricultural machinery and celebrated its 125th anniversary in London on 18 April 2000.^[2] It was incorporated in 1955 as private company limited by guarantee without share capital.^[3] It now also champions the cause of manufacturers of outdoor power equipment and its current members cover a broad spectrum of manufacturers of land based equipment.

The AEA issues trade statistics and commentary for the national media^[4]^[5]^[6] and organises large events for the industry such as Tillage Live, an annual UK cultivations event focusing on all aspects of crop establishment,^[7] and ScotGrass, a triennial grassland event.^[8]

The AEA became a member of the Engineering and Machinery Alliance, UK, in 2010.^[9]

Objectives

To safeguard and promote the interests of manufacturers and wholesale distributors
To promote, support or oppose legislation or other measures affecting the interests of the industry
To co-operate and negotiate with Government and other bodies interested or concerned in export and import trade
To promote, maintain and assist scientific research, invention and technical development
To promote, conduct, manage and co-operate with Associations, Clubs, Societies and other bodies in promoting, conducting or managing shows, exhibitions and demonstrations

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References

^ "AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association)". National Rural. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ "Speech by John Vickers" (PDF). Bank of England. April 18, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ "The Agricultural Engineers Association". Duedil. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ "Dicing with death". The Daily Telegraph. February 24, 2004. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ "Land prices offer farmers a rich harvest". The Guardian. May 26, 2008. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ Aslet, Clive (2008). "Busy LAMMA". The Times. Times Publishing Group. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
^ "Tillage-Live cultivating new ideas". The Scottish Farmer. August 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ "Crowds flock to Scotgrass 2010". Farmers Guide. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ "Agricultural Engineers Association joins Engineering and Machinery Alliance". EAMA. March 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
^ "AEA Objectives". AEA. Retrieved 2012-12-28.

Bibliography

Trow-Smith, Robert (1975). Power on the Land. A centenary history of the Agricultural Engineers Association, 1875-1975. London: Agripress Publicity Ltd for the Association. ISBN 0903458012.