BMF All-Industry Conference 2017
SOLD OUT FOR 2017. The BMF 2017 All-industry Conference will be held at the Five Star Intercontinental hotel in Budapest. Our host will be broadcaster Gethin Jones. Headline sponsor this year is Fakro
The BMF 2017 All-industry Conference will be held at the Five Star Intercontinental hotel in Budapest. Our host will be broadcaster Gethin Jones.
Headline sponsor: Fakro
Key sponsors: Alumasc Water Management Solutions,
Bradstone, Builders Merchants News, Crystal Direct, Encon Insulation,
Marsh Industries, Polypipe, SIG.
Platinum sponsors: ACO Technologies, Aliaxis Group,
Birtley Building Products, Catnic, Celotex, Digby Stone, Forterra,
Garador, H+H, Hanson, Ibstock Brick, Icopal, IKO, Keystone Group, Knauf
Insulation, Lagan Cement Products, Marshalls, MRA Marketing, Natural
Paving, Owlett-Jaton, Reisser, Rockwool, Saint Gobain Isover, Siniat,
Rixonway Kitchens, Velux, Wavin.
Gold sponsors: Acheson & Glover, Adey Innovations,
BLM, Bostik, Brett Landscaping, Brett Martin, British Gypsum, Fernox,
Flexseal Couplings, Hargreaves Drainage, Ideal Standard, JCB, Kalsi
Plastics, Kerridge Commercial Systems, Marley Eternit, Merlin Business
Software, Monument Tools, Pavestone, QRL Radiators, Saniflo, Southalls,
Supreme Concrete, Tarmac Cement & Lime, Timbmet, Vado,
Wienerberger,
Silver sponsor: Cembrit
ALL SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES SOLD OUT!
ALL MERCHANT PACKAGES SOLD OUT!
Key speakers include:
Lord Paddy Ashdown
One of the UK’s most influential politicians and former leader of the
Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown now sits in the House of Lords as a
Liberal Democrat peer. His experience extends far beyond the bounds of
domestic politics. Before entering Parliament in 1983 he served as a
Special Forces Commando in the Royal Marines, then joined the Foreign
Office where he was posted to the British Mission to the United Nations
in Geneva, taking part in the negotiation of several international
treaties. As a leading international political strategist Lord Ashdown
is well placed to speak on the future of the UK outside the EU.
Steve Ingham, CEO of Page Group
Steve is CEO of Page Group, worldwide leader in specialist recruitment.
Steve will address the challenges of recruiting young talent into the
building materials industry and draw on lessons that can be learnt from
other sectors.
Glen Sabin, Polypipe MD
Glen has a long and distinguished career in building products
manufacturing and construction. After an early career with Wimpey and
Redland, he spent 22 years in a variety of sales, commercial, business
development and marketing roles at Marshalls. He is currently MD of
Polypipe’s Plumbing & Drainage Division, having been a member of the
company’s executive team for 12 years. He is responsible for
developing the performance of the business around a number of key
objectives, all to be achieved through a focus of creating end-user
demand, with delivery primarily thought a network of stockist and
distributors.
Shanker Patel, CEO of the Lords Group
Shanker never planned a career in merchanting. He intended to be a
lawyer, but after graduating during the early 90s recession he was drawn
into the family business only to discover it was on the brink of
insolvency. Since becoming MD in 1997 and CEO in 2010 he has turned the
merchanting business around and diversified the group’s holdings to
encompass manufacturing, distribution, retail, real estate, e-commerce
and care homes growing annual turnover to £50 million in the process.
Not content with this, the business aims to double its sales within the
next five years.
Andrew Harrison, Travis Perkins’ Director
Andrew Harrison, a member of Travis Perkins’ Group Executive Committee,
started his merchant career back in 1980 as a management trainee with
Graham Reeves in Cornwall. Following branch and area management roles,
he moved Sharpe & Fisher as Operations Director helping to grow the
business to 38 branches prior to its acquisition by Travis Perkins in
1999. Andrew was Managing Director at CCF, Benchmarx Kitchens and
Joinery, and Keyline before becoming Divisional Chief Operating Officer,
General Merchanting in 2013, with responsibility for Travis Perkins,
Benchmarx and Toolhire. From January 2017 he will take the role of Group
Commercial and Business Development Director.
Steph McGovern, award-winning broadcaster
Steph McGovern not only hosts the Industry Forum and its lively Q&A
session, she will also help set the agenda by speaking about her own
career, the importance of recruiting more women to work in industry, and
the significance of the construction industry to the UK economy.
Steph has worked in financial journalism for over 13 years but her
first taste of broadcasting came aged 19, when she made a guest
appearance on a programme about women in science. She had just won the
title of Young Engineer for Britain after saving Black & Decker
money on a design she created for their Leaf Hog product. Today she
travels all over the UK to cover economic and business news. She has
broadcast live from over 500 businesses for BBC Breakfast, and makes it
her mission to find out what’s going on in the real economy.
For details of all speakers click here
Registration
Companies already registered to attend the conference next year, please
ensure you register your individual delegates now on the conference
registration website at www.bmfconference.co.uk
For more information please contact June Upton at [email protected]