Trade Links

Accountants
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) The ICAS received its Royal Charter in 1854 and is the oldest professional body of accountants in the world.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) The ACCA is a professional body that represents Certified Accountants.
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) Incorporated by Royal Charter on 14 May 1888, the ICAI is the oldest and largest body of accountants in Ireland.
Accountancy Age On-line UK leading accountancy magazine.
Financial Director A UK leading monthly title for senior financial decision makers.
Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) The CIOT is the senior professional body in the UK concerned solely with all aspects of taxation.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales is the largest professional accountancy body in Europe, with over 120,000 members.
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants CIMA (an internationally recognised finance qualification for business) is the voice of over 74,000 students and 57,000 members in 156 countries.

Architects
Architect's Journal On-line information for Architects.
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) RIBA's mission is to advance architecture by demonstrating benefit to society and promoting excellence in the profession.
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) The ARB was established in 1997, and is the independent regulator for the architects' profession in the UK. It has a dual mandate to protect the interest of consumers and to safeguard the reputation of architects.

Claims
Beachcroft A law firm providing expert capability for client-based market sectors, primarily in the commercial, health and insurance sectors.
The Financial Ombudsman The Financial Ombudsman was set up to help settle individual disputes between consumers and financial firms. They consider most personal finance disputes - from insurance and mortgages to pensions and investments.
Government - Civil Procedure Rules Following Lord Woolf Law reforms an easier and speedier access to justice is established to cater for all types of civil disputes including PI.

Consulting Engineers
Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) The ICE is an independent engineering institution. It was established in 1818, and today represents over 80,000 professionally qualified engineers worldwide and the civil engineering industry.
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) The Institution has been the home of Mechanical Engineers for 150 years. Around 83,000 engineers world-wide are members.
The Engineering Council (UK) [EC(UK)] EC was created on 22 March 2002. It is a direct successor of the chartered institution first established in 1982 to promote and regulate the engineering profession in the UK.

Design & Construction
The Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) ACE is the UK's leading trade association for engineering, technical and management consultancies.
British Computer Society The BCS is the only Chartered Engineering Institution for Information Systems Engineering.
Institution of Electrical Engineers Founded in 1871, IEE is the largest professional engineering society in Europe and has a worldwide membership of just under 140,000.
British Property Federation (BPF) The BPF is the trade association of the property industry, representing owners and investors in commercial and residential property. The property assets held by BPF members are over £100bn.
Chartered Institute of Building These corporate members have earned the right to call themselves Chartered Builders, a title which puts them on par with other construction professionals like architects, engineers and surveyors.

Information Technology
The Computing Services and Software Association The CSSA is the trade body representing and promoting over 760 UK based companies.

Insurance Brokers/Intermediaries/IFA
The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) BIBA is the leading independent insurance body, representing both the consumer and the professional insurance broker.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) The (FSA) is an independent non-governmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Media, Business & Marketing
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) At CIM, our mission is to deliver unique, professional world-class support for marketing professionals.
Market Research Society The Market Research Society is the world's largest professional body for individuals employed in market research or with an interest in it.
British Web Design and Marketing Association The Association seeks to improve e-business standards through sharing knowledge, understanding and proliferation of best practice.
Direct Marketing Association The Direct Marketing Association (The DMA) is the oldest and largest trade association for users and suppliers in the direct, database and interactive marketing fields.
The Institute of Direct Marketing Founded in 1987 the IDM is the world's first professional body, created solely for individual direct marketing practitioners.
Campaign The UK's top-selling advertising magazine covering all aspects of media, marketing and advertising.
Marketing Week The UK's leading source of news and information for marketing, advertising and media professionals.
Advertising Association The Advertising Association is a federation of 24 trade bodies representing the advertising and promotional marketing industries including advertisers, agencies, media and support services.
The Institute of Public Relations (IPR) The IPR is the UK's leading public relations industry professional body. Founded in February 1948, it today has over 7000 members.

Miscellaneous
Institute of Management Consultants IMC aim to promote excellence in management consultancy.
The British Chambers of Commerce The British Chambers of Commerce comprise nationally a network of quality-accredited Chambers of Commerce, all uniquely positioned at the heart of every business community in the UK.

Other Useful Sites
Adobe Systems Incorporated The Official site for the software that allows users to convert and read any document in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
Insurance Age Insurance Magazine
The Financial Times The FT offers world-class editorial analysis of financial markets, industries, and companies.
BBC News Comprehensive global and UK news coverage
Lloyd's of London Lloyd's is an insurance market rather than an insurance company for Lloyd's brokers.

PI
The Chartered Insurance Institute The CII is the largest and most influential professional and educational organisation in the global insurance and financial services industries today.

Surveyors
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) RICS is the world's leading professional body addressing all aspects of land, property, construction and the associated environmental issues.
Building The UK's oldest construction magazine is read by 100 000 professionals, including building contractors, specialist contractors, housebuilders, architects, quantity surveyors and building surveyors.
Property Week The leading weekly newspaper for the UK's commercial property market.
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) The NAEA has about 10,000 members and is the largest, leading professional body in estate agency and is represented through its members in more than 60 per cent of estate agency offices in the UK.
The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) ARLA is the only professional self-regulating body to be solely concerned with lettings.