INDUSTRY VOICE
BMF looks to change the conversation on mental health
THE BMF WILL be addressing the important issue of mental health at next year’s BMF All Industry Conference, sponsored by Crystal Direct. Speaking on the main platform on Day One, award-winning mental health campaigners Neil Laybourn and Jonny Benjamin MBE will share their story and offer practical advice on how to overcome mental health issues in the workplace.
Their campaigning work is potentially life-saving. On World Mental Health Day, in October, the Government announced the appointment of a suicide prevention minister – shockingly suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 45, affecting people from every walk of life. In a recent study more than
Positive summer for sales
SALES THROUGH UK builders’ merchants rose by 4.2% in Q3 2018, on the same period in 2017. July provided the strongest year on year growth, tailing off as the quarter came to an end. The figures are taken from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index that contains data from GfK’s Builders Merchants Panel which analyses 80% of generalist builders’ merchants’ sales throughout Great Britain. The 2018 quarter on quarter comparison found that the market has slowed, with average sales a day in Q3 falling by -3.4% from Q2. Year to date sales for the nine months January to September 2018 were 4.0% ahead of the same period in 2017.
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half of those in the construction trade (55%) are said to have experienced mental health issues at some point, while another industry study last year found one in four have considered suicide. Neil and Jonny’s story was featured in a Channel 4 documentary, which led to a private meeting with Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge. Following this, they ran the 2017 London Marathon in support of the Heads Together mental health initiative. John Newcomb, BMF CEO said, “There is a growing understanding within our industry that mental health is as important as physical health and a number of BMF members are already implementing programmes both to raise awareness amongst staff
and customers and to support employees. Neil and Jonny’s presentation is one of the most powerful that I have ever seen and I’m certain that it will resonate with every delegate in the room.” Neil and Jonny will also lead a BMF Industry Forum on Day Two, sponsored by Isover Saint-Gobain,
BMF DIARY DATES 2019
JANUARY 25
30
BMF Burns Supper, Doubletree Hilton, Dunblane
BMF Ireland regional meeting, Xtratherm, Navan
FEBRUARY 5
BMF Bricks, Blocks and Landscaping Forum venue TBC
MARCH 11-15 ISH, Messe Frankfurt 19
21
BMF Plumbing & Heating Forum, venue TBC
BMF North West regional meeting, Sentinel, Warrington
which will further explore a subject that is gradually breaking free of the stigmas that have surrounded it for many years.
The sold-out BMF All Industry Conference takes place in Dubrovnik from 13-16 June 2019. Visit
www.bmfconference.co.uk for more details.
27-28 Roofing, Cladding & Insulation Show, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
26-27 BMF Branch Managers’ Forum, BMF, Coventry
APRIL 3
10 25 30
MAY 21
23
BMF Marketing Forum, Worcester Bosch, Worcester
NMBS Exhibition, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
BMF Finance Forum, BMF, Coventry
Supplier & Service Member Forum, JCB, Rocester
2019 PHG Supplier Awards, Carden Park Hotel & Golf Resort, Chester
BMF Timber Forum, BMF, Coventry
JUNE 13-16 BMF All-Industry Conference, Dubrovnik
JULY 11
Bob Beaver Memorial Shoot, Royal Berkshire Shooting Ground
12-14 BMF Mastermerchant, Ambleside YHA
SEPTEMBER 5-8
Pavestone Rally, Reims to Lake Como
18-19 BMF Members’ Day St George’s Park, Tattenhill
OCTOBER 2
17
BMF Marketing Forum, BMF, Coventry
BMF Finance Forum, BMF, Coventry
To book your place or for more information about BMF events please visit
www.bmf.org.uk/events www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net December 2018
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