| British Fluid Power Association | |
| Abbreviation: | BFPA |
| Formation: | 1959 |
| Status: | Non-profit company |
| Purpose: | Hydraulic and pneumatic businesses in the United Kingdom |
| Location: | Cheriton House, Cromwell Park, Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 5SR |
| Region Served: | UK |
| Membership: | c. 220 including distribution and manufacturing companies |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | J Serkumian |
| Main Organ: | BFPA Executive Committee |
| Affiliations: | CETOP European Fluid Power (Comité Européen des Transmissions Oléohydrauliques et Pneumatiques) |
| Website: | BFPA |
The British Fluid Power Association is a trade association in the United Kingdom that represents the hydraulic and pneumatic equipment industry, utilising properties of fluid power.[1]
It started in 1959 as AHEM, becoming BFPA in 1986. A division of the organisation, the British Fluid Power Distributors Association (BFPDA) was formed in 1989.
It is based in Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, just off the northern spur of the A44 in the north-east of the town. There are three types of membership: Full, Associate and Education.
It acts as a marketing organisation (mostly abroad) for the industry and collects industry-wide statistics. Its technical committees also help in implementation and origination of standards for the BSI Group.
It represents companies involved with: