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Leading organisations in the construction industry, representing over 250,000 workers, have launched a coalition that aims to tackle a lack of diversity across the industry. The Construction Inclusion Coalition has been established by CEOs at organisations including Aliaxis, Baxi, Bradfords, Highbourne Group, Ibstock PLC, Knauf, Travis Perkins PLC, Wavin, Wolseley, …

The Builders Merchant Federation announces that James Sproule, chief economist of Handelsbanken UK, has been confirmed to speak at the BMF Members’ Annual Conference on 21 September. Sproule is an adviser to a wide range of the bank’s clients, as well as being an integral part of the bank’s broader …

The Builders Merchants Federation has appointed Pierre Krause, group commercial operations and pricing director of the Independent Builders Merchant Group, to chair the BMF Digital and Technology Forum. The appointment of Krause comes as the BMF takes a lead in the advancement of digitalisation in building materials supply, the next …

The Builders Merchants Federation has announced its shortlists for its 10th annual Young Achiever Awards, and for a new award for Marketing Excellence – the winners will be announced at its BMF Annual Conference and Awards dinner on September 21. The BMF Young Achiever Awards are open to anyone under …

The BMF has announced that Mark Foster, one of the UK’s most successful swimmers, has been announced as its host of its 2023 BMF Members’ Conference and Awards on September 21. Foster won 47 major international titles, competed in five Olympic games and broke eight world records, he is also …

The BMF has announced that Claire Lomas the “bionic woman”, made headlines worldwide as the first paralysed person to walk the 2012 London Marathon, will be the keynote speaker at its conference which takes place on September 21. In 2007, Lomas’ life changed overnight following a horse-riding accident that left …

The BMF, the Builders Merchants Federation, has said it is disappointed at the High Court ruling which supports the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone. The high court ruled against the challenge brought by the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon, and Surrey County Council, it found that the …

NMBS has joined the Builders Merchants Federation in making the pledge to achieve 15,000 apprentices across the BMF membership by 2030. The aim of the pledge is to close the skills gap in the building materials industry and to drive the utilisation of Levy funds across the building materials sector. …

BMF has been nominated for four Association of Excellence Awards, the awards recognise essential work that associations, trade bodies, unions and professional organisations conduct on behalf of their members. The BMF has been shortlist for the Best New Event, the Best Membership Support, the UK Association of the year and …

The Builders’ Merchants Federation has elected four new members to its board, with effect from July 10 2023. The new board members are: Rachel Fryers, managing director of Merritt and Fryers Ltd,  Neil Sabey, group managing director of Harlow Timber Group, David Haldane, CEO of the Haldane Group, and Dean …