Worshipful Company of Fuellers
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The Worshipful Company of Fuellers is one of the Livery Companies
of the City of London
. It is now associated with the whole energy sector, but has its roots in coal: the Fuellers, or coal traders, were originally members of the Woodmongers' Company, which became defunct in the eighteenth century. The Company was incorporated separately in 1981, and was granted Livery status in 1984. It is a charitable institution and many of the members (though not all) are drawn from the energy industry. As such, membership is not limited to energy sector employees, but also to those whose interests can make a contribution on energy matters.
The Company's activities include a social programme (Livery dinners, etc), as well as regular industrial visits and talks.
The Fuellers' Company ranks ninety-fifth in the Order of Precedence
of Livery Companies. Its motto is In Carbone Robur Nostrum, Latin for Our Strength in Coal. It has made submissions to the Government's energy policy review, details of which can be found on its website.
The present Clerk
to the Company is Sir
Antony Reardon Smith, Bt
.
Livery Company
The Livery Companies are 108 trade associations in the City of London, almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of" the relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling,...
of the City of London
City of London
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. It is now associated with the whole energy sector, but has its roots in coal: the Fuellers, or coal traders, were originally members of the Woodmongers' Company, which became defunct in the eighteenth century. The Company was incorporated separately in 1981, and was granted Livery status in 1984. It is a charitable institution and many of the members (though not all) are drawn from the energy industry. As such, membership is not limited to energy sector employees, but also to those whose interests can make a contribution on energy matters.
The Company's activities include a social programme (Livery dinners, etc), as well as regular industrial visits and talks.
The Fuellers' Company ranks ninety-fifth in the Order of Precedence
Order of precedence
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of Livery Companies. Its motto is In Carbone Robur Nostrum, Latin for Our Strength in Coal. It has made submissions to the Government's energy policy review, details of which can be found on its website.
The present Clerk
Clerk
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to the Company is Sir
Sir
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Antony Reardon Smith, Bt
Baronet
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.