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The BMF Regional Training Groups provide the perfect solution to train your staff at a location of your choice, allow you to decide when your training should take place, allow you to input into the structure of the training provided and&nbs... more
The BMF are holding a one-day conference on 28th January at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull.Sustainable and renewable products are a growing market for the merchant and BMF are conscious of the need for more information on the opportunities ... more
As Conservative Party Housing Spokesman Grant Shapps (MP for Welwyn Hatfield) develops his vision of a fresh approach to housing policy, the people who will actually deliver the products and bankroll the building contractors remain lukewarm at the la... more
How do you help a customer who’s been asked to harvest rainwater, install solar collectors or lag his client’s walls in the most eco-friendly manner? Invest in training one of your team to understand what he’s talking abo... more
In today's tough trading conditions it has never been more important to ensure that your managers, counter staff and sales office staff all understand how crucial it is to maintain profit margins - and how chasing sales at any price can be dangerous.... more
The implementation date for the Driver Certification of Professional Development (DCPC) has arrived. On 10th September existing lgv licence holders gained their DCPC under acquired rights which will last for five years. BUT in order to ke... more
The BMF has responded to the latest announcement of the appointment of a new construction advisor.
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) welcomes the Government announcement that it is to appoint a Chief Construction Advisor.
Commenting on the an... more
The BMF, in recognising the importance that renewable products is increasingly playing in the market, is planning to hold a meeting later in the year to discuss, amongst other things, stocking and development opportunities. Manufacturers of ren... more
BMF Member Covers are right behind the Get Britain Building Campaign.Last month they invited Nicholas Soames MP to visit their branch in Burgess Hill to enlist his support for the campaign.
He was met by Terry Lace, Depot Manager, Rupert Green, Fina... more
The worst shocks to the UK economy appear to be behind us, according to the Bank of England’s latest summary of business conditions. The summary, which draws on evidence gathered from BMF members among a wide variety of other UK bus... more
The merchant industry’s trade association, the BMF, (Builders Merchants Federation), is delighted to announce that Terry Parker is to be its new National Chairman.
Terry has been in the merchant and distributor industry for over 40 years. ... more
The BMF Diploma In Merchanting qualification is hitting the spot for three up-and-coming managers at Kellaway, the Bristol-based chain.
Mike Nash, Damien Hoy and Paul Roze all received their Module 3 certificates from BMF managing director Chris Pat... more
FEST (The European Federation of the sanitary and heating wholesale trade) is holding its 2009 Congress in Copenhagen from Thursday 10th – Saturday 12 September.
A full programme of speakers will address the theme of climate change and energy ... more
Question: how much ‘bulk’ is in a bulk bag? The answer, as far as Trading Standards – and the BMF - are concerned, is a minimum 850kg normal dry weight.
This isn’t just an academic question: BMF membe... more
Far more needs to be done by the Government to tackle the growing housing shortage – especially the availability of mortgages – is the message from a second House of Commons’ Select Committee inquiry published on 14 July.
In a... more
We’ve taken our campaign to the House of Commons and the Welsh Assembly. Last month it was the turn of the Scottish Parliament.
A number of BMF Members joined Scottish MSPs from all parties, along with representatives from builders, manu... more
Many of you are already supporting the campaign and we are hoping you will come along and support us on the morning of 17 June when we will be having the trade launch of the campaign. The launch follows the welcoming speech from Sir Richard Leese, Le... more
Now more than ever is the time for your employees to improve their knowledge base, and by doing so help improve your company's competitiveness. The BMF Product Knowledge Modules (MOL's) offer an ideal way of enabling your employees to broaden their p... more
Following the recent reorganisation at head office, the new Membership Services Team is up and running and looking forward to working closely with Members.
Headed by Christine Harding and Carole Green, the new team is responsible for all day to day ... more
Maybe we should have organised a ‘mass delivery’. 100 builders merchants’ trucks, descending on Parliament Square from all corners of this scepter’d isle, all dropping stabilisers at the strike of Big Ben’s mid-day... more
FEST, the Annual European Congress network for heating and sanitaryware merchants, is coming to Ireland next year, as Grafton director Sue Knight takes over the FEST President’s mantle. The dates are 23-26 September 2010, at the Westin Ho... more
The BMF has written to the Home Office stating our dissatisfaction at the latest £15m scheme announced recently which offers discount vouchers for home security products through DIY stores. This is yet another scheme where the merchant has been... more
The Get Britain Building trade launch will be taking place the Greenbuild Expo event being held on 17/18 June at Manchester Central (formerly GMEX).
Greenbuild Expo is an exhibition and conference exploring sustainable construction. The Get Britain... more
The Builders Merchants Federation is dismayed at Alistair Darling’s failure to lower VAT to 5% for all home improvement work. His decision to keep VAT at 15% until the end of December 2009 – when it reverts back to 17½ % – da... more
BMF submission to the Department of Energy and Climate Change on its public consultation about the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target scheme.
BMF regards the CERT scheme as flawed and in need of genuine revision. The way energy suppliers have thus fa... more
This report gives a snapshot of the key trading performance indicators for builders merchants for the twelve months ending April 2008. After April and throughout the rest of 2008, trading conditions worsened dramatically with the economic slump. As... more
It is an unhappy reality that companies are being forced to consider making redundancies as a way of reducing costs. Getting it wrong however - be it in the selection or discussion process - can mean unpleasant, expensive and time consuming con... more
BMF members have responded enthusiastically to the new Get Britain Building campaign, which launched on February 10th. Member requests for more van and lorry stickers were still flooding in as BMF staff joined with co-organisers British Precast... more
BMF is pursuing a major campaign against the market distortion that we believe is being caused by the way the Government’s carbon reduction scheme (CERT) is being operated. Under this scheme the energy companies are currently subsidising the co... more
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