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BMF

The Builders Merchants Federation is the only body to represent the interests of the whole merchant industry throughout the UK in both heavyside and lightside activities. It is the industry's foremost authority on the building supply chain representing the merchant - supplier - contractor route to market.

BMF members benefit from many valuable services - everything from practical advice on up-selling building products at the trade counter to help in dealing with trading standards officers. BMF's mission is to help Members cope with all the legal, technical and bureaucratic issues that affect their businesses.

BMF is also the industry's leading provider of training for merchants, distributors and suppliers. BMF Training delivers a comprehensive selection of career development packages for everyone from school-leaver to national company director.

For further information or to become a member visit www.bmf.org.uk or contact info@bmf.org.uk

NMBS

NMBS is a centralised buying society with more than 660 Members, 1400 branches and more than £500 million in buying power.

Since 1963, NMBS has been dedicated to strengthening the independent merchant sector by continuously negotiating terms, rebates and special offers on their behalf.

Members are able to order direct from any NMBS approved supplier eliminating the need for a direct account. Being an industrial provident society, only NMBS running costs are retained, all other monies are returned to the membership via enhanced terms.

Unimer

Founded in 1935, United Merchants plc (Unimer) is a Public Limited Company, with over 1,000 shareholding members, collectively operating in excess of 4,500 outlets throughout the United Kingdom.

The key objective of Unimer is to create and maintain a stable trading and business environment for the stability of the trade, in which both merchants and suppliers can, without restriction, operate trading arrangements through one accounting centre for greater profitability of both parties.

Unimer's primary role is to act as a central counter-party to clearing members and in doing so, reducing their counter-party risk. As a clearing house, Unimer act as a go-between when two parties trade. Once the trade is made, any monetary risk involved is borne by Unimer, acting as guarantor for the trade. Unimer takes over all the functions relating to the preparation of billing information and reconciliation reports and the reconciliation process itself. As Unimer has access to information from all the members involved in a particular case, discrepancies are more easily identified and resolved.

Crash

CRASH aims to help homelessness charities to improve their premises, facilities and accommodation provided for homeless people. CRASH brings together the expertise and help of professionals and companies from the UK construction and property industries to assist homelessness projects to reduce construction costs.

Working with the companies that support CRASH means that charities save money, get better value for their money, or both. It also means that the charities receive professional support and guidance.

Rainy Day Trust

The Rainy Day Trust exists to care for people in difficult times who have worked in the hardware and housewares industry for more than ten years.