Welcome to the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association
The Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (CESA) represents over 120 companies who supply commercial catering equipment - from utensils to full kitchen schemes. Buying equipment and services from a CESA member gives you the security of working with people that will ensure you get professional advice and service. CESA Code of Practice
Catering Equipment Industry Events
Hospitality 2009
Hospitality is the UK's largest national exhibition for foodservice and hospitality in its calendar year.
Hospitality 2009 is taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from 19- 21 January 2009.
Latest News 
Subscribe to one of our news feeds
Process Packaging Machinery Exhibition 30th Sept.- 2nd Oct. 08 , NEC-Birmingham
The PPMA Show is the UK’s annual showcase for processing and packaging machinery....full story »
Ian Gow
It is with great sadness that we have received news of Ian's untimely death. ...full story »
Dubai: Gulfood 2009 - Exhibitor Pack
Gulfood is the key event for foodservice equipment companies wanting to develop sales in all the markets of the
WRAS Approved Contractor Scheme for the Catering Equipment sector
CESRB Chairman Bryan Whittaker has accepted a proposal from WRAS to establish an Approved Contractors Scheme for the catering equipment sector – this follows sustained pressure from the committee for Water Companies to recognise the need for a national, tailored sector scheme....full story »
Catering Sector Approved Contractor Scheme - Go ahead given by WRAS
CESRB Chairman Bryan Whittaker has accepted a proposal from WRAS to establish an Approved Contractors Scheme for the catering equipment Sector –this follows sustained pressure form the committee for Water Companies to recognise the need for a national, tailored sector scheme....full story »
Joint Industry Go-Karting Day Tuesday 7th October 2008
Get your team ready for the Joint Industry Go-Karting day and raise money for Hospitality Action. ...full story »
EFCEM Report - April 08
The last Marketing Committee meeting was held in
Masterclass: Growing your business and building your brand through live marketing - 24th June 2008
CESA has worked with The Exhibiting Agency to organise a masterclass entitled "Growing your business and building your brand through live marketing (the antidote to the internet)" ...full story »
European Commission DG Enterprise & Industry Consultation: In Depth Study On The Feasibility Of A Consumer Safety Mark
During the passage through the European Parliament of the Marketing of Goods Package, certain MEPs raised the issue of the need or not for a new consumer safety mark....full story »
REACH - Workshop on pre-registration - 14.04.2008
Please be informed that in the context of the REACH pre-registration awareness raising campaign initiated by the European Commission (DG ENTR) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), a workshop on pre-registration took place on Monday, 14 April, in an attempt to clarify the process. ...full story »
Ökoinstitut draft final report proposes inclusions of 8 new substances under RoHS
Oko-Inst has now produced its draft final report and has singled out from its original list of 46, the 8 substances as below that it judges to be possible candidates for RoHS inclusion, the last on its list being halogenated organic compounds, which implicates PVC. ...full story »
Draft Ecodesign Working Plan (EuP)
Attached is the “Draft Ecodesign Working Plan 2009-2011 under Article 16 of the Ecodesign Directive“, summarising the current process under EuP, giving an indicative list of Energy-Using products to be covered in the 2009-2011 time frame, and a Non-exhaustive assessment of Product Groups included in the Indicative List of this Working Plan. ...full story »
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive - COM public consultation for the recasting of the Energy Performance of Build
The consultation is said to aim at “helping the Commission gain input on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive from interested parties. ...full story »
NAMS - EC survey on a possible future consumer safety mark/ Orgalime TF work on NAMS interpretative guidance
Attached is the draft Orgalime answer to the IPM questionnaire on safety marks and an accompanying explanatory note to the IPM questionnaire, which is now available online in EN, FR and DE: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=SAFETYMARK2. ...full story »
New EC Regulation on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
Materials and Articles in Contact with Food: New European Regulation on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods and amending Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice....full story »
EP ENVI committee voting results on draft waste directive
Here are the results of the vote of the EP’s Environment Committee on the draft waste directive (draft Jackson report) that took place yesterday afternoon. ...full story »
REACH: New IT tool for REACH pre-registration available
The ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency has issued the “IUCLID pre-registration plugin” programme to help companies in REACH pre-registration, which as you know, will run from 1 June to 1 December 2008. The programm can be used for the submission of data to the agency during the registration phase. ...full story »
Overseas student seeking 6 months work placement
Below are details of the son of a Swiss colleague who is a CESA member and his requirement for a six month work placement. Please contact Mike directly if you feel your company could benefit from his services....full story »
ADNEC submits £178 million offer for Excel
The
Deloitte Economic Review
In the latest issue of the Deloitte Economic Review (PDF 1481KB), our Economic Adviser, Roger Bootle, warns that any unwinding of the UK’s large current account deficit will involve a major retrenchment of household spending. His main points are as follows:...full story »
CESA Business Briefing - May 2008
Click here to download the CESA Business Briefing for May 2008...full story »
Bob Gledhill
It is with sadness that we report the death of Bob Gledhill. Bob was the CESA PR consultant from 2002 until October 2007 when he suffered a stroke. Bob had been in hospital since that time. Over his time as a journalist he had most recently been on the staff of Caterer and Hotelkeeper as its nothern editor and also editor of its satellite title Foodservice Management, before becoming a freelance journalist. Bob will be very much missed by all who knew him.
London Low Emission Zone
Download details of proposed changes to the London Low Emission Zone which is scheduled to take effect from 7th July 2008 and which will cover additional vehicles entering London.
UK Steel Annual Review for 2007
The UK Steel's annual review summarises the key issues on which it has focused its representational activities over the past year....full story »
Search
Search our database of products and services and get quotes directly from our members. Services include technical & policy support, networking events, industry representation, export support & member marketing.
Choose Your Search Type
Contacting CESA