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BMF and PDA announce strategic partnership


The BMF and the Painting and Decorating Association have agreed a strategic partnership to raise the profile of the decorative sector .


It coincides with the launch of the BMF Decorative Forum, meeting on 4 May at Akzo Nobel’s


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interest in decorating suppliers with an mer chants and brings together in Slough, which Dulux Academy


products. Stuart Ya Y ates, National ates, Nationa


President of the PDA will be the main speaker. BMF MD John Newcomb said: “Our agr eement sets the foundations for the BMF and the PDA to work together to raise the profile of a sector with


enormous potential. The PDA r epr esents over 1,300 painter and decorating companies, while 221 of the BMF’sF’’s 316 merchant members sell


decorative products and ther e ar e also 17 BMF supplier members supplying decorative products to mer chants.”


PDA CEO, Neil


Ogilvie said: “The core values of our


two organisations are closely aligned. W e


have a clear purpose to


ensure that all our members adher e to the highest standards. By joining with the BMF we are aiming to raise both the pr ofile of this valuable sector and the professionalism of our members working within it.”


ISH trade fair in Frankfurt In March BMF MD John Newcomb and BMF Marketing and


Communications Manager Chris W all visited Messe Frankfurt for the ISH world trade fair and enjoyed meeting up with members. The trade fair, which ofr,, which


h offer Technology, Renewabl Te ff ed a VIP Package to all BMF members,


covered a range of plumbing and heating technologies; The y,, Air -conditioning


Bathroom Experience, Building, Energy y, , Renewable Ener gies.


This year ISH welcomed over 200,000 visitors, again demonstrating its significance as world’’sd’s leading trade fair , with 2,482 world-market leader exhibitors from 61 countries, including many BMF supplier members such as Fernox, Grundfos, Ideal Standard, Roman, Siamp


For more information about ISH visit www and Thomas Dudley.


about ISH visitwww .ish.messefrankfurt.com. w. .ish.messefrankf


BMF Regional Centr eWa The BMF has launched its first


Regional Centre of Excellence in Wales at ROCKWOOL Academy in Bridgend.


L’’s T raining The launch coincided with


the Centre hosting its first BMF Wales regional meeting, chair ed by Richar d Brian, managing director


r,, Hughes Forrest. The


Centr e will also be used for training sessions for BMF members in W ales.


Mark Bungay Nation Sales Manager DIY &


y,, , National


Merchants, ROCKWOOL said: “ROCKWOOL is proud to be partnering with the BMF . At ROCKWOOL, we ar e fully committed to pr oviding the very best in product training to


BMJ April 2017


Above: Richar d Jones (BMF r egional manager), Mark Bungay (national sales manager DIY and mer chants, ROCKWOOL), Richar d Brian (Hughes Forr est & BMF Wales chair), John Newcomb (BMF MD)


ales


merchants, both in branch and at the new training academy . W e look forwar d to working with the BMF as we seek to educate and inspire the next generation of builders’ merchants.”


The BMF at Ecobuild


BMF members enjoyed a


busy show in the BMF Pavilion throughout the three days at Ecobuild in March. Marsh Industries, Kalsi Plastics and Builders Merchants News joined BMF in the Pavilion. Over 20,000 industry


professionals visited Ecobuild this year to explore the latest innovations from more than 450 leading exhibitors, joining the Redefining Sustainability debate and discussing the key issues currently facing the built environment.


For more information about Ecobuild visit w.


www.ecobuild.co .ecobuild.co.uk 2017 BMF 2017 BMF


The new BMF handbook is bigger and better than ever. It combines a printed handbook with an easy-to-use smartphone app listing the location of every BMF supplier and merchant outlet in the country. The new BMF/Expert Trades app launches in April. The app is an exciting new way to engage with others in the industry. For more information about the BMF app and opportunities to raise your profile please contact Adam Callow at Expert Trades at adam@experttrades.com.


Builders Merchants report growth and cautious optimism post Br exit


Handbook launched members, achieved sales growth above 5% in the final


Data collected by the BMF has found that builders’ mer chants had a strong end to 2016 and anticipate increased gr owth this year,, despite secr, despite sector concerns about the impact of Brexit. The majority of the BMF’’sof the BMF’s


quarter of 2016 compar ed the same period in 2015, generating revenues of £13bn. In total, 82% of builders’ merchants reported an increase in sales, with growth strongest among roofing and timber merchants.


Builders mer chants ar e now calling on the Prime Minister to secur e a new customs agr eement based on low or zer o tarif fs. Otherwise, curr ent trading benefits such as no need to pay duties at bor ders, provide rules of origin declarations, or declareVAT prior to sale, ar e at risk post Br exit.


VA John Newcomb, MD of


the BMF said: “These r esults show that builders mer chants are delivering for Britain and helping to drive growth acr oss the country. W e r emain cautiously confident about the future and expect to see continued growth in the sector as 2017 progresses.”


“However, the Governmentr,, th must work har d to ensur e that there is a suitable customs agreement in place when Britain leaves the EU in or der to maintain its commitments to housing and construction projects across the UK.”


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