Following close collaboration over the past two years, and after the retirement of its secretary general, Crispin Dunn-Meynell, the Portable Electric Tool Manufacturers Association (PETMA) has confirmed that responsibility for the Association’s representation and secretariat services have transfered to the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) from 1 February 2026.

Under a detailed Service Level Agreement, the AEA will provide political and technical representation for PETMA, including the full delivery of technical services for member companies and representation of the sector on relevant European and international standards committees, maintaining existing arrangements through nominated representatives from the Association and its member companies.

PETMA says it will retain its own identity, name and logo. They say their role as the sector’s representative body remains a central part of the arrangement, ensuring a clear and authoritative voice for the industry and full control and advocacy for the power tools sector.

Colin Thirlaway, Stanley Black & Decker and chairman of PETMA, said he and the Association’s members are delighted to move forward with this new collaboration, reflecting the strong synergies in technology and innovation between the power tools sector and the outdoor power equipment market represented by the AEA.

Ruth Bailey, chief executive officer of the AEA, said, “It is a great honour to take on the voice of the power tools sector, strengthening both organisations and reflecting the shared issues and challenges facing their respective markets”. 

Theodora Levanti-Rowe, outdoor power economist of the AEA, in taking on her new role as secretariat to PETMA, added that “The confidence placed in the AEA is extremely humbling, and that the Association’s dedication and experience in working with members will play a central role in driving forward PETMA’s interests”.