BUSINESS HELPDESK SECTOR REPRESENTATIO N HELP DESK
to Governme A key role of
f a trade associatio
members’ interests are reflected in material manufacturers so our builders merchants and building the role, value and importance of chain to government and outline is to raise the profile of our supply One of the key roles of the BMF
that most politicians have little It is an unfortunate fact public policy.
most efficient route-to-market for demonstrate that merchants are the sector to government is essential to and commerce. Representing our homes and premises for community are distributed in order to build understanding of how materials
these materials.
l BMF P li O l k i Since 2015, we have published an Policy outlook
government ministers devolved BMF Policy Outlook is sent to Regional and Forum Chairs. BMF’s Board of Directors and content, with further input from The results helped shaped the based on a survey of BMF members. published in March this year, is The content of the latest version, regulation, tax and spending. out our asks in terms of policy, annual BMF Policy Outlook setting
proposals in favour of our members wherever possible give alternative wrongful assumptions and, consultation responses challenge Leading on from this, subsequent growth and employment policies. on important construction, clean willingness to work in partnership case for our sector and signals our local authorities. It both makes the administrations, elected mayors and government ministers, devolved
Southampton Co i
Improving Air Quality.I Air Quality.
retail customers o Industrial Strateg represents our in regions. BMF Pol levels in the less-w output, employm problem is the ne Possibly the m
Increasingly we a Face-to-face
to-face meetings Increasingly, we a
messages.
Last year we h eld our first-ever parliamentary rec the BMF’s landm 110 years as a tra 40 as a Federatio 23 MPs and 7 Pe members, the ev Business Secretar
Derby, Leeds, Nottingham and Package, and to Birmingham, Government’s Planning Reform Housing, Communities and Local our responses to the Ministry of Recent examples of this include proposals in favour of our members.
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ception, marking mark anniversary’s ade association and on. Attended by
eers alongside BMF vent saw former ry Sir Vince Cable
MP speaking at t the start with the then Housing Sec
MP replying for t the Government. We have taken of constituency v into local busines
Northern Ireland Minister John
cretary Sajid Javid n MPs on a number
visits to gain insight sses, including
our members serve. gy for the trade & put to an ambitious icy Outlook well performing ment and education eed to boost most pressing uality.
ouncils on lity.
s to reinforce our are arranging face-
are arranging face e
S li i Penrose M
Alsford Timber in Twickenham. Party Lead West Lond John McDo in Wakefie Creagh M Shadow Tr Supplies in
opportunit
parties, which provide yet another political conferences of the largest And we
to make o ur case. In addition to debates an
employme on constru municipal
MP to Bradfords Building n Weston-Super-Mare, ransport Secretary, Mary P to Howarth Timber eld, Shadow Chancellor onnell MP to Lords in don, as well as Lib Dem er, Sir Vince Cable MP to mber in Twickenham. e always attend the party onferences of the largest hich provide yet another ty to take soundings and
BMF cond ucts one-to-one talks with MPs, Metro Mayors and other leaders and party officials uction, clean grown and ent.
nd fringe meetings, the Metro Mayors and other
React and r
headlines r Occasiona
considered, or a committee holds debated in parliament, legislation is In addition, when a topic is stories or correct misleading facts. of view - especially to rebut untrue quickly to put our members’ point headlines requiring the BMF to react
requiring the BMF to react lly, a story hits the and respond
an i
on brick supplies and acoustic • bu scru mem
insu • ne self- taxp • pla
ulation
ew homes - notably on - & custom-building and payer-funded support
anning permission - notably on use classes, permitted development, pre-
-commencement conditions, and under-resourced planning dep
• tax rate
court case • vo
inpu
skills - notably on the new App
ocational training and s - notably on the new prenticeships’ Levy.
oliticians say they value our ut because we are a business and economic voice that speaks for companies in almost every cons
Politicians say they value our companies in almost every
the 201 dow BMF Y
Policy & Public Affairs tab. 9 at
www.bmf.org.uk under wnload the BMF Policy Outlook F’s public affairs work and ou can find out more about stituency.
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net
es of VAT following a European xation - notably on reduced artments
brick supplies and acoustic uilding materials - notably utiny, it can be quite specific: mbers. In cases of line-by-line
b In cases of line-by-line nquiry, we will brief elected
on like BMF is to highlight the indust try it represents ent and the wider economy.
BMJ
ntsjournal.net May 2019
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