Welcome to the BSP Web Page

The British Society of Perfumers was formed in 1963 with the vision to promote the interests of individuals actively engaged as perfumers and to improve the status of perfumers by seeking wider recognition of perfumery as a profession. The inaugural meeting was held on April 9th 1963 with 36 founder members (some sent apologies). It was at the Bonnington Hotel. Eight people met in London in late 1962 and decided to form a Society, hence the above was its first meeting. Robert Favre was in the chair.

Originally the members were all perfumers but as the importance of the Society grew the role of Associate member was introduced.

There have been 48 Presidents of the Society and four have had the honour to serve two terms in office. They are Mr Favre, Mr Simco, Mr Witty and Ms Wells.

Today we have Full, Associate and Retired members. We also have Friends of the Society, a newly introduced membership for people who are interested in Perfumery but who are not eligible for membership. Honorary membership is awarded to individual members in recognition of their services to the BSP and/or the perfume industry.

Most of our meetings / conferences / workshops / excursions are open to Members and Non-members, so you may not need to be a member to join in. For Membership details please see the CONTACT US page.

Would all members please be sure to keep the General Secretary informed of any changes of home address, email address, or company - this is most important otherwise we will not be able to send you details of meetings, newsletters, etc!

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