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INDUSTRY VOICE


BMF’s Burns Night a ‘Sold Out’ Story of Success


For quite some years now the BMF has run a ‘Burns Supper’ Night event for its members north of the border and this year the event took place at the luxurious Cameron House on the banks of Loch Lomond.


The BMF’s Burns Night


celebration, which commemorates the life and works of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns, is its biggest annual event in Scotland with well over 300 people


Inquiry into


excavators from China


The BMF has learned that the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has opened two investigations into imports of excavators from China. This move is a result of applications from JCB (a BMF member) that believes its commercial interests are being adversely affected by Chinese exports.


The TRA will investigate whether these imports are being unfairly dumped or subsidised - and cause injury to JCB and wider UK manufacturing interests. If the TRA recommends a remedy is necessary, it will conduct an Economic Interest Test to assess whether (or not) implementing a remedy is in the UK’s economic interest.


The TRA seeks information from interested parties to establish whether (or not) imports of excavators from China are being dumped in the UK at prices below their normal value - or whether they benefit from government subsidies and if this is causing injury to British industry.


If you wish to contribute to these investigations, please visit the Trade Remedies Service website here: www.trade-remedies.service.gov.uk


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attending this year. Indeed, the event was sold out some weeks beforehand.


Guests enjoyed the lavish event which included the traditional piping in of the haggis, some


sumptuous food and a live charity auction that raised £8,200 for the BMF’s charity of 2024, the Lighthouse Construction Industry charity.


John Newcomb, BMF CEO said: “Once again the BMF’s Scottish region has organised a fantastic event. Our thanks go to our headline sponsors Velux, together with supporting sponsors Brett Martin, Garador, Dart Tool Group, Azpects, Okarno (Artex) and Fakro


for their generous support, and to everyone who helped to raise such a fantastic sum for our charity.”


New BMF Sector Chair – Transport & Distribution


Alan Harvey from Harlow Timber Group has taken up the position of Sector Chair- Transportation and Distribution from Chris Paul of EH Smith.


Alan brings with him


considerable experience having served 25 years in the Royal Logistics Corps in various roles, followed by a stint as the Head of Auditing for The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS), responsible for the day-to-day audit operations of the FORS Certified Body,


L to R John Newcomb, BMF CEO, Chris Paul and Alan Harvey


ensuring that FORS-accredited organisations are audited in line with the FORS Standard. He


then joined Travis Perkins Group as Compliance and Road Risk Manager working with business, group function and operational leaders to better measure, manage and reduce road risk. More recently, he joined Harlow Timber Group as Group Transport Director. He has significant experience in this sector, and is extremely passionate about road safety, sharing best practice and the professional development of his peers.


No change to imperial weights & measurements The Department for Business &


Trade (DBT) has responded to its own consultation on whether (or not) to allow British businesses a choice on using units of measurement in markings and sales of goods.


The BMF urged ministers not to proceed with these proposals because they will impose extra specification, familiarisation and conformity costs on British businesses. BMF members should


not be compelled to make goods in both imperial and metric units. In addition to our warning of increased costs to businesses and causing barriers to international trade, other arguments we made included:


• greater choice in weights & measures would increase confusion to the public who were not educated in imperial units; • more than one system for buying & selling goods would make it


harder for customers to compare value for money between different products.


Ministers have therefore decided not to proceed with this - and no legislative changes will be made regarding materials, products & components that BMF members make and distribute. This is a BMF ‘win’ as we were very clear in our lobbying not to return to pre-1973 imperial measurements like gallons or feet & inches.


www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net February 2024


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