APM is the largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe. They have over 16,500 individual and 500 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad. Their aim is to develop and promote project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. APM Members are skilled and experienced professionals recognised in the UK and throughout the world via International Project Management Association (IPMA); APM is the UK member of the IPMA.

Contact: Colin Bradley
Email: colin.bradley6@hotmail.co.uk | Web: www.apm.org.uk

Business in the Community mobilises business for good. Business in the Community inspires, engages, supports and challenges companies to continually improve the impact they have on society and the environment through their responsible business programme, sometimes referred to as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). We are one of The Prince's Charities and we inspire, engage, support and challenge companies on responsible business, working through four areas: Community, Environment, Marketplace and Workplace. With more than 850 companies in membership, Business in the Community represents 1 in 5 of the UK private sector workforce and convenes a network of global partners.

Contact: Mike Brophy, Regional Director.
Email: mike.brophy@bitc.org.uk | Web: www.bitc.org.uk

The CBI helps create and sustain the conditions in which businesses in the United Kingdom can compete and prosper for the benefit of all. We are the premier lobbying organisation for UK business on national and international issues.

We work with the UK government, international legislators and policy-makers to help UK businesses compete effectively. Our members benefit from our influence, a wealth of expertise, business services and events. Click here to find out more about what we can do for your business whatever its size, whatever its sector.

Contact: Richard Tunnicliffe, Regional Director.
Email: richard.tunnicliffe@cbi.org.uk | Web: www.cbi.org.uk

The Country Land & Business Association (CLA) is a unique organisation, committed to supporting the rural economy throughout England and Wales. The CLA consistently serves its members by lobbying and campaigning at all levels. It offers advice on a wide range of issues affecting landowners, farmers, rural and coastal businesses, through a team of experts and presents a varied programme of informative and practical events.

Contact: Nicola Currie, Director.
Email: nicola.currie@cla.org.uk | Web: www.cla.org.uk

The East of England Chambers of Commerce (EECC), comprises Chambers from the six counties of the Eastern Region which have combined their resources and extensive skills and expertise to work together for the benefit of their member companies on a diverse range of business-driven initiatives. The EECC works with employers, representing over ten thousand businesses and a third of a million employees on a day to basis, at all levels of strategic and operational business development.

Contact: John Bridge, Chairman.
Email: j.bridge@cambscci.co.uk | Web: www.easternchambers.net

EEF is the representative voice of manufacturing in the UK. It has a growing membership of almost 6,000 companies of all sizes, who employ some 900,000 people from every sector of engineering, manufacturing, engineering construction and technology-based industries.

The EEF South East region, with offices in Hook (Hampshire) Sandy (Bedfordshire) and Hadleigh (Suffolk) provides support for member companies by employing acknowledged experts in HR & employment law, health safety and environment, information and research and business improvement. The organisation works closely with the East of England Development Agency and other stakeholders, contributing to policy issues that shape the region’s economic prosperity.

Contact: Keith Hamilton, Regional Representation Adviser.
Email: khamilton@eef.org.uk | Web: www.eef.org.uk

The Federation of Small Businesses was founded in 1974 to represent the interests of the self employed and small business owners and managers. It is both a lobbying and service organization with press and parliamentary offices in Westminster, Brussels, Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow. In the East of England our Area Policy Unit acts as the voice of small business with organizations such as EEDA and is supported by three FSB Regional Committees.

Contact: David Burch, East of England Policy Manager.
Email: david.burch@fsb.org.uk | Web: www.fsb.org.uk

The FTA is a national trade association representing freight operators in all modes road, rail, air and sea freight, as well as providing business services in road transport. FTA represents the operators of around 40% of HGVs in the UK and works closely with Government Departments, regional bodies and local authorities to improve the operating environment for freight companies. The Policy focus is on ACE improved Access, reduced Compliance costs and fairer Enforcement and all FTA's policy campaigns fall into these categories.

Contact: Gordon Telling, Head of Policy.
Email: gtelling@fta.co.uk | Web: www.fta.co.uk

Chartered Accountants provide a wide range of support for businesses from planning for profit to complying with the law and raising finance. They are trained to provide clarity and rigour and create and sustain prosperity. The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) is a world-class professional accountancy body, providing leadership and practical support to over 130,000 members in 160 countries. The Institute works with government, regulators and industry to maintain the highest standards.

Contact: Phillippa Bourne, Regional Director
Email: phillippa.bourne@icaew.com | Web: www.icaew.com

The IoD is the professional body for business leaders and has been representing individual directors from all sectors for the last 100 years. A series of benefits and effective business tools has been created to support members with their strategic decision-making and the ever-growing portfolio of responsibilities required of today's directors.

Contact: Camilla Calverley-Halford, Regional Officer.
Email: camilla.calverley-halford@iod.com | Web: www.iod.com

RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is the mark of property professionalism worldwide. It covers all aspects of property, construction and associated environmental issues. RICS has 86,000 chartered members (FRICS and MRICS) and 55,000 members in other categories of membership (TechRICS, trainees and students) globally. It represents, regulates and promotes the work of these property professionals throughout 146 countries. RICS is governed by a Royal Charter approved by Parliament which requires it to act in the public interest. It is also a professional regulatory body approved by Government (HM Treasury).

There are 7,800 RICS members in the East of England. Members are supported by the regional office in Cambridge where a team of staff cover: member services; events; careers and education; communications and PR; and regional policy.

Contact: David Potter, Operations Director (East)
Email: dpotter@rics.org | Web: www.rics.org

Contact: Emma Fitzgibbon, Head of Public Policy & Communications (East)
Email: efitzgibbon@rics.org

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