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The Builders Merchants Federation held a meeting with members from across the island of Ireland gathered together for the first time. Twenty four delegates, representing 12 merchants and several building material suppliers from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, attended the meeting at the BMF’s Regional Centre of …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched Building Blocks, a new online training programme designed to introduce apprentices and other new starters to the intricacies of life in a builders’ merchant. The first two Building Blocks in the series – Timber as a Building Material and Heating and Hot Water …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has confirmed the first two participants in its Industry Forum debate at this year’s All-Industry Conference, which takes place in June in Dubrovnik. David Young, managing director of Bradfords Building Supplies and Tony France, sales Director of Ibstock Brick will take part …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched its 24th Regional Centre of Excellence with the support of Xtratherm, the second BMF Centre hosted by the thermal insulation manufacturing company. The growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence is making training courses and regional meetings more accessible to BMF members …

Somerset-based CRS Building Supplies, the latest member of the h&b buying group to join the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), is set for a further year of expansion with their tenth branch opening in Bridgewater this month. The company, which began with nine employees and one outlet in Cheddar in June …

In line with its ambition to encourage life-long learning throughout the building materials industry, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is gaining independent accreditation for its training courses through the globally recognised CPD Certification Service. Three BMF courses, How a House is Built, Managing for Success and Measuring Building Quantities, have …

OX Tools UK is the latest supplier to join the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). The company’s hand tool range was born in 1974 in Australia and launched under the OX brand in the UK in 2012.  With extremely high quality products, a strong brand and competitive pricing, the range has …

Richard Walton, a former Commander at New Scotland Yard who led London’s Counter Terrorism Command both during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 is to speak at the BMF All-Industry Conference in Dubrovnik in June. Walton, who spent the majority of his thirty-year …

The Builders Merchants Federation has announced that VELUX will be the Headline Sponsor for the 2019 Burns Supper, the BMF’s most popular and prestigious annual event in Scotland attended by over 300 people.  The 2019 Burns Supper, which takes place on 25th January at the Double Tree Hilton Dunblane Hydro, …

The Builders Merchants Federation’s (BMF) has earned its tenth Award nomination this year, with its latest initiatives to engage with members and its use of social media being recognised in the prestigious Association Awards, which promote excellence in association leadership. The BMF is shortlisted in two categories, Best Membership Engagement …