{"id":94909,"date":"2026-01-07T13:04:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tama-association.org\/staging\/supporting-members-and-regular-members\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:47:12","slug":"supporting-members-and-regular-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tama-association.org\/staging\/about-us\/joining\/supporting-members-and-regular-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Members and Regular Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"94909\" class=\"elementor elementor-94909\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c5bc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13c5bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1687ffb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1687ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tama-association.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Supporting-Members-and-Regular-Members.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Supporting Members and Regular Members\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTYxOTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YW1hLWFzc29jaWF0aW9uLm9yZ1wvc3RhZ2luZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcL1N1cHBvcnRpbmctTWVtYmVycy1hbmQtUmVndWxhci1NZW1iZXJzLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tama-association.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Supporting-Members-and-Regular-Members-rkft0l3qwax14lf0kp0wzkvoz74exfbf4tu25slz1w.png\" title=\"Supporting Members and Regular Members\" alt=\"Supporting Members and Regular Members\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eac53f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3eac53f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fea7f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9fea7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04259b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04259b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d5563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6d5563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supporting Members and Regular Members<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818c32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818c32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:b7f332e3-4c2e-40f1-a87f-4bb30b7f5a19-20\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-42\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"05b7590b-d831-4bbf-b0bd-258f4ef0f8fc\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"188\">Within the Textile &amp; Apparel Manufacturers\u2019 Association, there are two main types of membership: regular members and supporting members.<\/p><p data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"348\">Regular members are textile and apparel manufacturers the core of the association who drive innovation, provide employment, and lead sector development.<\/p><p data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"579\">Supporting members are organisations or individuals who contribute to the industry through their expertise, products, or services, such as educational institutions, technology providers, equipment suppliers, or consultants.<\/p><p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"1077\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Both membership types are equally valued and have full access to the association\u2019s services. Supporting members also have opportunities to contribute as trainers, assist with research studies, and participate in development programmes. Through both membership forms, all participants benefit from collaboration, increased visibility, and shared growth. 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