Confederation of UK Coal Producers
Encyclopedia
The Confederation of UK Coal Producers (or CoalPro) is the UK trade association
for coal mining companies. Members include ATH Resources, Banks Developments, Celtic Energy, Kier Mining
, Maltby Colliery Ltd
, Miller Argent, Powerfuel PLC
, Scottish Resources Group, and UK Coal
.
until 1987.
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
for coal mining companies. Members include ATH Resources, Banks Developments, Celtic Energy, Kier Mining
Kier Group
Kier Group plc is a construction, services and property group active in building and civil engineering, support services, public and private housebuilding, land development and the Private Finance Initiative...
, Maltby Colliery Ltd
Maltby Main Colliery
Maltby Main Colliery is a coal mine situated on the eastern edge of the township of Maltby, South Yorkshire, some 7 miles east of Rotherham. It is presently the only colliery in production in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.-History:...
, Miller Argent, Powerfuel PLC
Richard Budge
Richard John Budge is the Chairman of The Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisations.-Early life:He went to Boston Grammar School in Lincolnshire. He entered the coal mining industry when he joined the company of Retford-based AF Budge, owned by his brother Tony, which ran opencast mines...
, Scottish Resources Group, and UK Coal
UK Coal
UK Coal plc is the largest coal mining business in the United Kingdom. The Company is based in Harworth, in Nottinghamshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
.
Function
It represents 90% of the UK coal producing industry, now that it is made up of disparate smaller companies, having once been run by the National Coal BoardNational Coal Board
The National Coal Board was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the mines on "vesting day", 1 January 1947...
until 1987.
History
The UK coal industry employs 9,000 people directly. Around one third of the UK's electricity is generated by coal power. The organisation was formed in 1991.See also
- British Coal Utilisation Research AssociationBritish Coal Utilisation Research AssociationBritish Coal Utilisation Research Association was founded in 1938, with the first chairman being John G. Bennett. It is a non-profit association of industrial companies, registered as a charity. According to its website "The aim of BCURA is to promote research and other activities concerned with...
- Coal AuthorityCoal AuthorityThe Coal Authority is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government.-History:It was established under the Coal Industry Act 1994 to manage certain functions previously undertaken by the British Coal Corporation , including ownership of unworked coal.It is situated in the south of...
- Institute of Materials, Minerals and MiningInstitute of Materials, Minerals and MiningThe Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining is a major UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and application, to product recycling and land reuse...
- National Coal Mining Museum for EnglandNational Coal Mining Museum for EnglandThe National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.-History:...
- Mining Association of the United KingdomMining Association of the United KingdomThe Mining Association of the United Kingdom is a trade association for all kinds of mining undertaken by UK companies.-Function:It promotes and fosters the interests of the metals and mining industry in any part of the world and the corporations, companies, firms and persons engaged or interested...