UK Flour Millers is the trade association for the flour milling industry, representing the interests of nearly all commercial flour mills across the UK and Ireland to government, policy makers, the media and other stakeholders.
Each year UK Flour Millers runs a distance learning programme of seven modules to provide millers the world over with an essential understanding and underpinning knowledge of the milling industry. The courses are studied by hundreds of students around the world and lead to the Advanced Certificate in Flour Milling.
The modules cover every aspect of flour milling: from wheat to flour; from milling to management. Each module is split up into ‘bite-size’ chunks, to help students learn.
For each module, students receive the benefits a course textbook each written by trained millers; and will be allocated a tutor, who will comment on their work during the year. The tutors are all experienced in the operation and management of flour mills, providing students with expert assistance in their training. The student’s workplace will need to appoint a mill mentor to support their learning which should help maximise the rewards of their study.
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know, The importance of learning from others
By Alistair Gale, UK Flour Millers At 11:00 pm on 31 January 2020, the UK formally left the European Union. Just over three years later I joined UK Flour Millers, a…
Interview With- Mike Peters, President, UK Flour Millers, UK
Mike Peters has spent over 45 years in the flour milling industry, beginning his career as an apprentice at Healings Flour Mills in Tewkesbury in 1979. He learned from the ‘brush…
Building Capability for the Future, How training supports a global milling industry
by Steve Faerber, Training Manager, UK Flour Millers, United Kingdom Ask anyone in the flour milling industry what truly keeps a mill running and they will rarely begin with machinery….
Getting the Message Across
by Alistair Gale, Chief Executive Officer, UK Flour Millers For 16 years bulk carriers sailed up the Thames, past the windows of the Port Authority office in which I worked….
UK Flour Millers’ Belfast Convention 2025
June 16, 2025 – The biennial convention of UK Flour Millers, the trade association, was held in Belfast in early June, returning to the city for the first time since…
Mike Peters elected UK Flour Millers’ new President
June 9, 2025 – Mike Peters has been elected President of UK Flour Millers, the trade association. Mike, who has been Vice President of the association for the last year,…
KWS Vibe upgraded to Full UKFM Group 1 winter wheat variety
UK Flour Millers has confirmed that the KWS winter wheat variety “KWS Vibe” has been officially upgraded to a full Group 1 variety, following a review of its performance in…
UK flour milling industry recognised as one of the country’s most productive sectors
The United Kingdom’s flour milling industry is one of the country’s most productive sectors, according to the Economic Impact Report commissioned by UK Flour Millers and prepared by Policy Points….
UK Flour Millers appoints new head of operations
UK Flour Millers has appointed Sophie Young as Head of Operations, effective 1 January 2025. Young has been with the organization since 2014, initially joining as Administration Manager. In her…
Interview – Alistair Gale, Chief Executive, UK Flour Millers
Alistair Gale joined UK Flour Millers as chief executive in May 2023. UK Flour Millers is the trade body for the UK flour milling industry, with almost all millers of…
