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The BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) has appointed James Beesley, commercial director of Beesley & Fildes, as North West regional chairman. Beesley is the seventh generation to lead the family firm, established over 200 years ago and operating today from 10 depots across the region. He takes over from Adrian Shelley …

But I, being young and foolish, With her would not agree I spent the early part of today getting my head around the Government’s Industrial Strategy about jobs, announced yesterday. Hooray. Earlier this year, an interim report into young people and employment by former minister Alan Milburn, found that nearly …

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme has been welcomed by builders merchants and suppliers, many of whom have been campaigning for stimulus for the housebuilding market since the general election. The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) says the scheme will provide a welcome boost for the building …

No one is useless in this world who helps lighten the burdens of another. It’s not Help to Buy, but it will Help to Buy.  Prime Minister Andy Burnham is to introduce a new scheme to try to help people onto the property ladder, specifically those who may have given …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has won the Best Trade Association Award at the Memcom Excellence Awards. The Memcom Awards, which recognise innovation and creativity among UK Trade Associations and Professional Membership Organisations, attract a huge number of entries from a diverse range of organisations, and the BMF faced stiff …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has been named the winner of the Full Power Utilities Partnership / Association Award 2026, recognising the Federation’s work to raise awareness among members of opportunities to reduce energy costs and improve energy efficiency. Presented by BMF business service provider Full Power Utilities, the award …

The BMF Awards Dinner marked the end of 12 months of fundraising for the BMF’s two charities of the year, The Educational Frontier Trust (TEFT) and the Maddie Rose Foundation, raising £15,600 in a single evening. The event rounded off a fantastic year that raised a total of £77,850, shared …

National construction charity Band of Builders (BoB) has partnered with the Support Yard CIC to announce its new mental health support initiative: Every Merchant Matters, backed by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). The initiative was launched at the latest BMF Members’ Day with the aim of harnessing the unique reach …

Figures released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) for Q2 2026 reflect a subdued construction market, with year-on-year sales of building materials down in volume but up in price. This continues the trend from Q1, with activity hampered by Middle East tensions affecting energy and oil prices, restrictive …

Owner and managing director of Henshaws Roofing & Building Supplies, Adrian Shelley, has been elected to the BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) board. Since acquiring Henshaws, Shelly has overseen its growth from a single-site roofing and builders’ merchant into five branches across Greater Manchester, including two specialist building plastics branches trading …