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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 …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has announced nominations for three awards recognising individuals in BMF member companies who are making an exceptional contribution to the building materials sector. Together, the three Awards; Young Merchant Achiever, Young Supplier/Service Achiever and Marketing Excellence; recognise and reward individuals working across the building materials …

Six building product suppliers have been shortlisted for the inaugural Data Yard Data Excellence Award. The new award, sponsored by Epicor, was created by Data Yard, the industry owned data pool established by BMF and NMBS, to celebrate organisations that are helping to raise standards for product data across the …

This year’s BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) MasterMerchant competition saw teams from merchants and suppliers take on a series of physical challenges over one of the hottest weekends of the year.   The contest took place in Ingleton, North Yorkshire, saw teams try their hand at canyoning and caving, after scaling …

Tom Reynolds, former Chief Executive of the British Brands Group, and, before that, of the British Bathroom Association, will be the new Chief Executive Officer of the Builders Merchants Federation. Reynolds will take up his post on November 9; his appointment is part of the leadership transition at the BMF, …

Builders merchants trade association, the Builders Merchants Federation wants Andy Burnham to make housing an immediate priority  now he is Prime Minister.  BMF CEO John Newcomb said: “The confirmation today of Andy Burnham MP as the Prime Minister should provide fresh impetus to revive the housing market to Get Britain Building …

The BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) has been shortlisted for the Best Trade Association Award for the second consecutive year in the Memcom Excellence Awards. The Memcom Awards recognise innovation and creativity in UK Trade Associations and Professional Membership Organisations. Best Trade Association is one of two Memcom category nominations the …