| Ambition Our ambition is that everyone across the world who owns or uses engineering equipment and materials turns to EEMUA first. Regulators, industrial asset owners and business leaders will see membership as vital, whatever the size or sector, and wherever they are in the world. | Mission Our mission is to attract engineers from a wide variety of industries across the world to share experiences, learn, and solve problems. We will show them they can rely on EEMUA to help improve their safety, efficiency, regulatory compliance, and bottom line. |
What We Do
EEMUA – the Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association – is an independent, not‑for‑profit membership organisation that exists to support organisations that own and operate industrial engineering assets. Founded in 1950 by leading industrial companies, EEMUA was established on the principle that users of engineering equipment are best placed to collaborate, share experience, and develop practical guidance that improves safety, reliability, and performance across industry.
From its earliest work on equipment and materials selection, specification, and plant construction, EEMUA has played a key role in developing user‑led good practice that complements international standards and regulatory frameworks. Its guidance is widely recognised and referenced by operators, regulators, and engineering professionals as representing sound, experience‑based practice for managing industrial risk and asset performance.
Today, EEMUA’s membership spans a broad range of sectors and geographies, including organisations responsible for process and power plants, utilities, offshore installations, pipelines, storage terminals, and other high‑hazard and complex industrial facilities worldwide. Members range from major multinational operators to specialist asset owners, all united by a shared need to manage engineering assets safely, efficiently, and cost‑effectively across their full lifecycle.
EEMUA’s technical activities now cover the full scope of industrial asset management, with recognised expertise across disciplines such as mechanical integrity, materials technology, inspection and non‑destructive testing, storage tanks, pressure systems, electrical, instrumentation and control, alarm management, cyber security, ageing assets, and emerging challenges such as hydrogen and energy transition technologies. Its publications, training, forums, and technical committees are developed and validated by practitioners, ensuring they remain practical, relevant, and grounded in real operating experience.
Through this work, EEMUA plays a pivotal role in helping member organisations ensure that their physical assets, systems, and user requirements are robust and fit for purpose. By focusing on the most critical engineering and safety challenges, EEMUA supports members in improving decision‑making, reducing the risk of incidents and repeat failures, and strengthening the contribution that well‑managed assets make to organisational performance, regulatory compliance, and long‑term sustainability.