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Game, set and match for Bromsgrove sporting star
A Bromsgrove schoolgirl’s dream to play powerchair football in the top-flight is now within reach, with support from members of the BMF and one of Britain’s leading children’s charities. For the last two years, Summer Rice has been playing the sport, but the equipment she used was limiting her potential. She has cerebral palsy and needed a performance powerchair to enable her to really get to grips with the game.
Now Summer is gearing up for the next season, after the BMF teamed up with Variety, the Children’s Charity - who provide specialist equipment to disabled
children - to donate a powerchair, with money raised by its members. The new chair will enable Summer to train at West Bromwich Albion - which hosts powerchair football with The Albion Foundation - and play with older teens and adults. Summer, a pupil at Chadsgrove School in Bromsgrove, said: “Having the new powerchair means I can play at a higher level. My game will improve by being able to use the same chair all of the time, instead of a different one every week.”
Summer was presented with her new powerchair at West Bromwich Albion Community Sports Hall by the BMF’s CEO, John Newcomb.
Chandlers make it three in a row at BMF Mastermerchant
In a thrilling weekend of sport, England emerged victorious in the Cricket World Cup, Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag at Silverstone, Novak Djokovic won an epic final at Wimbledon, and Chandler Building Supplies won the BMF Mastermerchant Trophy for the third year running.
Chandlers made just one change to last year’s winning line-up, with Mike Hindle joining Trevor Mudd, Kayleigh Sinclair and Sean Sinclair to form their “Merchants of Menace” team. They faced tough competition from the 14 teams taking part, including first time entrants, Hafele, who won the
BMF CEO John Newcomb wins trade association Leader of the Year Award
John Newcomb, CEO of the BMF, has been honoured at the Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards 2019, winning the prestigious Leadership Award.
Super Supplier Award thanks to the efforts of their team members Richard Oddy, Craig Barnes, Mark Hughes and Chris Currie. Held over a weekend in the Lake District, the Mastermerchant competition involves a range of challenges that test the teams’
The BMF is one of over 300 members of TAF, which is the trade association for trade associations. Its annual awards, which are supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), showcase the achievements of TAF members.
Presenting the Leadership Award, Linda Cavender, Chief Executive of TAF said: “John has developed a highly capable team
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The BMF is a partner of Variety, which helps transform the lives of thousands of disabled and disadvantaged children and young people by providing them with specialist equipment. They help fund a new wheelchair every six days.
John Newcomb said: “It’s our absolute pleasure to support Summer with this donation. The new powerchair will enable her to get the best from the game. Many thanks to the BMF members for their generous donations at recent events which made this possible.”
communication and problem- solving ability as much as their physical perseverance. The fun event is designed to help colleagues learn more about each other’s strengths and skills and what can be accomplished through teamwork. BMF CEO John Newcomb said: “This fantastic teambuilding event has been taking place since the 1980s and I’m delighted that so many teams from merchant and supplier members continue to take part. It’s a great way for people to get to know each other better and work together as a team and I would like to thank Stephen Lee Associates, the company who devise the challenges and Builders Merchants News for sponsoring Mastermerchant this year, and even entering their own team to gain the full experience of the event.”
to serve the interests of the BMF’s rapidly growing membership. He has introduced a whole raft of initiatives which has broadened the organisation’s relevance and appeal, which has added real value
announced The BMF has announced nominations for BMF Training Company of the Year and finalists for Supplier Engagement Award. The five regional nominations for
BMF Training Company of the Year, selected for their commitment in supporting and developing their teams through their use of BMF training are: • BPS Builders Merchants - NW England, West Midlands & North Wales
• Dumfries Timber Co - Scotland & Northern Ireland
• Chandler Material Supplies - London and Southern England
• Howarth Timber & Building Supplies – North East England, East Midlands, Yorkshire & Humberside
• LBS – South West England and South Wales
The BMF has announced eight finalists from over 300 BMF supplier and service members for its 2019 Supplier Engagement Award, sponsored this year by eCommonsense. Finalists are Crystal, Encon Insulation, Ibstock, JCB, Kerridge Commercial Systems, Knauf, Marsh Industries and Velux. The eight companies have actively sought to gain the greatest value from their membership during the last 12 months. The overall winners will be announced at the BMF Members’ Awards Dinner.
to the membership. John leads from the front and is highly visible in the merchant industry. His determined approach has been key to the BMF’s success and recognition of this is well-deserved.”
A delighted John Newcomb said:
“It is a tremendous honour to receive this Award, but I am well aware that I am just one member of a fantastic team at the BMF and this really is a reward for all of us.”
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