Institutions merge, now in top four.

ENGINEERS; INSTITUTION of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain); ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; INSTITUTION of Engineering & Technology; ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES; MERGERS & acquisitions

Reports that by April 1998, the Institution of Engineers and Technicians (IET), the Institution of Electronics and Electrical Incorporated Engineers (IEEIE) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechIE) will merge to create an institution. Number of members; Name that the institution will be called; Comment of Tony Deeson, IET's general secretary, on the union of the organizations.