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The BPF Moulders Group represents and promotes the interests of BPF Members involved in the plastics moulding industry.
Members interact with major end-users discussing the changing approaches to plastics in the supply chain at business workshops (e.g. Partnership in Plastics workshops, Faraday Seminars).
The BPF pay membership and regularly attend meetings of EuPC (European Plastic Converters), safeguarding UK interests, extending a lobbying presence in Europe and gathering vital information for our Members.
The BPF is leading the current Plight of Manufacturing lobbying campaign with eight other trade associations.
The BPF Moulders Group sponsors the annual conference, Mouldmaking.
Moulders Group Members participate through the range of BPF Committees and Market Sector Groups, monitoring areas of interest to their market sector(s), shaping policy or simply maintaining a watching brief of developments relevant to their business.
Transport Market Sector Group - a Network for those ultimately supplying the Automotive and Transport markets. The BPF is participating in all UK Government's consultation papers for the End of Life Vehicles Directive. Members are kept informed and can influence the BPF lobbying position. The Group's Newsletter, "Transport Market Matters", provides relevant business information on transport market trends, the supply chain and plastic components. The BPF, along with alternative material suppliers, the dismantling and recycling industries, the automotive industry and Government Agencies works as a member of ACORD (The Automotive Consortium on Recycling and Disposal).
BPF Automotive Recycling Task Force - brings together key players from all tiers of the automotive supply chain and recycling network. It is currently running PRoVE, a DTI funded project to develop and validate generic specifications for engineering quality plastics containing recyclate for use in the automotive industry.
The Electrical Market Sector Group - focuses on waste management issues and maintains its watching brief and lobbies the UK and European Governments on the expected Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directives.The BPF is a Member of ICER (Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling).
The Packaging Market Sector Group - is a Business Support Network for those supplying packaging or products used in packaging.The Group receives the quarterly BPF newsletter, Packaging Group Bulletin, keeping them informed of current developments.Members feed into important consultations and are kept well briefed on the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive and the 2002 targets in the UK Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations.
The Product Safety Committee's remit includes Plastics in Food Contact Applications, Medical and Pharmaceutical Products, Toy Safety and Potable Water.
The Industrial Health & Safety Central Committee is a source of expertise and information on all health and safety issues for the BPF Business Groups. The Health & Safety newsletter is produced by the Committee.The BPF continued as a key member of the Plastics Processors Health and Safety Liaison Committee (PPHSLC) The main aim of this committee is to develop a health and safety strategy that will help industry achieve a 30% reduction in the number of working days lost over the next eight years. | 
