British Footwear Association is the body for British-based suppliers of footwear. We offer members:

Marketing services and detailed practical advice on exporting

Access to an unrivalled network of international footwear experts

Industry statistics, contacts and experience to help market research into the British and overseas footwear markets

Advice on legislation and regulations

Representation at key overseas fairs and access to UK grants for overseas shows

Negotiations on employment terms and conditions in British footwear factories with Community - (www.community-tu.org)

Advice on employment relations and legislation including health and safety and environmental issues

Networking opportunities with like-minded footwear and fashion business people

Representation to government of members' views in the UK, and through our membership of the European confederation, in Brussels

We work closely with Skillfast-UK - the Sector Skills Council for the footwear, leather, clothing and textiles sectors - to tackle the skills needs of the British footwear industry

Membership of the European Footwear Manufacturers Confederation (CEC) www.cecshoe.be

Excellent connections with fashion and Britain's world-leading fashion education centres

Register of footwear barcodes and information on e-commerce www.efnetwork.org

A one-stop-shop for information on anything related to running a footwear business, whether manufacturing or designing, importing or exporting