Supporters
The key associations or institutions in their sector. They are highly participative and our route to the markets that they represent. As a group they are microcosm of the integrated community that is Interchange.
Principal Supporters
Institution of Civil Engineers
With more than 95,000 members worldwide, ICE supports civil engineers throughout their careers.
We award professional qualifications that are the industry standard, lead the debates around infrastructure and the built environment and provide an unmatched level of training, knowledge and thinking.
Intelligent Transport Systems UK
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) is the voice of the transport technology industry. ITS UK provides a national platform to support the roll out of technology for a cleaner, safer and more effective transport network, both at home and abroad.
We support our 150+ members – from both the private and public sector, and covering all sizes and disciplines – through advocacy to policy makers, connecting people and organisations, promoting the industry overseas and supporting innovation across the intelligent transport ecosystem. www.its-uk.org
Supporters
Railway Industry Association
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is the voice of the UK rail supply community. We help to grow a sustainable, high-performing, railway supply industry, and to export UK rail expertise and products. RIA has 300+ companies in membership in a sector that contributes £43 billion in economic growth and £14 billion in tax revenue each year, as well as employing 710,000 people. It is also a vital industry for the UK’s economic recovery, supporting green investment and jobs in towns and communities across the UK; for every £1 spent in rail, £2.50 is generated in the wider economy. RIA’s membership is active across the whole of railway supply, covering a diverse range of products and services and including both multi-national companies and SMEs (60% by number).
Chartered Institute of Highways & Transportation
CIHT is a respected, chartered professional body that provides transportation professionals with recognition, support and business insights through access to information, intelligence, training and qualifications that they need to accelerate their careers and influence the future of the sector.
Connected Places Catapult
Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership.
We provide impartial ‘innovation as a service’ for public bodies, businesses, and infrastructure providers to catalyse step-change improvements in the way people live, work and travel. We connect businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research to spark innovation and grow new markets. We run technology demonstrators and SME accelerators to scale new solutions that drive growth, spread prosperity, and eliminate carbon.
Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)
CECA represents over 300 firms who together carry out an estimated 70-80 per cent of all civil engineering activity in the UK, in the key sectors of transport, energy, communications, waste and water.
techUK
techUK is the trade association that brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes that digital technology can achieve.
Urban Transport Group
The Urban Transport Group is the UK’s network of city region transport authorities.
ADEPT
ADEPT is responsible for providing day-to-day services including local highways, recycling, waste and planning. ADEPT members are at the very heart of delivering clean sustainable growth, tackling climate change at a local level. We manage the projects that are fundamental to creating more resilient, inclusive and safe communities, economies and infrastructure.
The British Aviation Group
The British Aviation Group is the leading representative body for British companies involved in aviation and airport development and operations. We provide world class expertise to meet the challenges of the global aviation industry, creating the airports of the future through the power of our network. We are the first port of call for global clients to connect to the full spectrum of British aviation expertise delivering solutions for airports large and small. We have had amazing success working in over 150 countries and at the 60 largest airports delivering value, efficiency, sustainability and resilience.
Transport Planning Society
TPS is an ambitious, forward-looking and member-led professional society. Formed in 1997 out of a desire to professionalise transport planning, we have since developed a vast membership base across the UK and beyond. Our mission is to facilitate, develop and promote best practice and innovation in transport planning and provide a focus for dialogue between all those engaged in it, whatever their background.