British Marine Aggregate Producers Association

1.	Name and address of organisation	BMAPA British Marine Aggregate Producers Association 156 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9TR Tel. No. 020 7730 8194 Fax No. 020 7730 4355
2.	Main contacts	Mr Mark Russell Tel: 023 8045 8710
3.	Type of organisation	Trade Association
4.	Terms of reference	To increase the awareness of the marine aggregate dredging industry and to act as a focus of liaison with other coastal and marine user groups. To raise the profile and promote the interests of the industry.
5.	Membership	Members of the Quarry Products Association involved in the production and supply of sand and gravel from the sea bed. Companies include: Britannia Aggregates Limited DEME Building Materials Ltd Hanson Aggregates Marine Limited Kendall Bros (Portsmouth) Limited Northwood (Fareham) Limited Norwest Sand and Ballast Company RMC Marine Limited United Marine Dredging Limited Volker Dredging Limited
6.	Geographical Area	Nation-wide.
7.	Publications	BMAPA, 'Aggregates from the sea' BMAPA & The Crown Estate 'The area involved' annual reports on area of seabed licensed & dredged BMAPA & The Crown Estate, Active Dredge Area charts University College London, 'Marine Aggregate Dredging: A review of current procedures for assessing coastal processes and impacts at the coastline', 2001 Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd, 'Impact of marine aggregate dredging and overboard screening on benthic biological resources in the central North Sea', 2002 BMAPA & English Heritage, 'Marine Aggregate Dredging and the Historic Environment: Guidance Note', 2003 Reports Available from website
8.	Relevant projects/initiatives	Environment Assessments for licence applications, funding and partial funding of research projects in the marine environment and contribution of prospecting data for regional research initiatives.
9.	Affiliations	BACMI and SAFA (see above).


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