The Worshipful Company of Pewterers is one of the oldest Livery Companies in the City of London. Today the Pewterers Company is actively involved with the Pewter trade through support for the Association of British Pewter Craftsmen (ABPC). The ABPC was formed in 1970 as an initiative of the Pewterers Company and its members are required to touchmark their finished products, much as Pewterers were obliged to do in centuries past. The Pewterers Company, in association with the ABPC, runs an annual competition, Pewter Live, for UK design students. This is one of the few design competitions, which actively links a student with a manufacturer to ensure that the design concepts are viable for manufacture.