The Builders Merchants Federation will be addressing the important issue of mental health at next year’s BMF All Industry Conference. Speaking on the main platform on Day One, award-winning mental health campaigners Neil Laybourn and Jonny Benjamin MBE will share their story and offer practical advice on how to work …
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“Don’t worry, we want to protect and safeguard investment in renewable energy and green infrastructure to help insulate homes and fit solar panels” was the message from John McDonnell MP to the Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) yesterday. The Shadow Chancellor was answering a question from Brett Amphlett, who represented the …
Read More »The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched its 21st Regional Centre of Excellence with the support of Xtratherm, the first BMF Centre in the Republic of Ireland. The growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence is making training courses and regional meetings more accessible to BMF members around the UK and …
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Builders merchants’ trade association the Builders Merchants Federation picked up two awards at the Association Excellence Awards 2018, winning the top honour of Overall Best Association as well as the prize for Best Association Website. The Association Excellence Awards, which are judged by a panel of over 20 CEOs and …
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A crazy four-day car rally across six countries is one of the fun activities members of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) took part in, to fundraise for John Flamsteed Community School’s brand new minibus. The BMF funded the minibus – officially known as a Variety Sunshine Coach – in support …
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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) unveiled its strategy for the next three years at its Members Day Conference today (27 September), promising to help members to build excellence within every aspect of their business. The BMF revealed a new strapline, Building Excellence, alongside its mission and vision through to 2020, …
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Lord Andrew Stunell, the Liberal Democrat’s spokesperson on the Construction Industry, will speak at the Builders Merchant’s Federation’s annual Members’ Day Business Conference on 27th September. Stunell has been a member of the House of Lords since 2015, following his retirement as an MP. He is currently working with the …
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The Builders Merchants’ Federation has welcomed a Government decision that ministers will allow BMF members to adopt postponed accounting for import Value-Added Tax on goods brought into the country after the United Kingdom leaves the EU in exactly seven months’ time. The Department for Exiting the European Union announced this …
Read More »John Dabrowski the Mind Coach and an expert on mental resilience is the latest keynote speaker confirmed for the Builders Merchants Federation’s annual Members Day Conference in September. Dabrowski was a professional basketball player before entering the world of advertising and becoming a multi-award winning agency director. He has spent …
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Impressionist Jon Culshaw will be attending the black-tie Awards Dinner at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Day event on 27 September. The Awards Dinner follows the BMF’s Annual Conference on the same day. Culshaw has a catalogue of over 350 impersonations including Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Professor Brian …
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