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National Outsourcing Association

Trade association promoting effective global outsourcing

The Global Sourcing Association was founded as the National Outsourcing Association (NOA) in the United Kingdom in 1987 by Martyn Hart. The organization was the first European association to promote effective outsourcing and it is the parent of the federal European Outsourcing Association. The NOA operated as a not-for-profit trade association aimed to promote best practices in outsourcing, lobbying government and regulators, and provided research and information to companies and managers using outsourcing.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Global Sourcing Association was founded as the National Outsourcing Association (NOA) in the United Kingdom in 1987 by Martyn Hart. The organization was the first European association to promote effective outsourcing and it is the parent of the federal European Outsourcing Association.2

Timeline

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