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Housing Minister to
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on 19 September 2019 at St George’s Park, Federation’s Members’ Annual Conference Housing, will speak at the Builders Merchants KIT MALTHOUSE MP, Minister of State for
Building Regulations and the National Planning as Help to Buy, affordable and social housing, development in England. Specific policies such and home ownership and planning and Mr Malthouse is responsible for housing Burton-on-Trent.
pledge to build 300,000 new homes a year by housing supply to fulfil his Government’s He is the minister tasked with increasing the Policy Framework come under his portfolio.
the mid-2020s.
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future planning by providing consistent dates on forecasted industry sales. The data will be
xit edition and includes forecast results based on both a dated on a quarterly basis. The init
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Business & Enterprise under Boris Johnson Policing, and then Deputy London Mayor for Prior to this he was Deputy London Mayor for MP for North-West Hampshire in May 2015. Mr Malthouse was elected as Conservative
umber of lead indicators to signal future events that will at could happen next year. The BMF model incorporates entially, they use what happened last year to predict ure. Most forecasts tend to be based on lag indicators. ers involved in building materials supply to plan for the rchants Industry Forecast will help BMF members and ohn Newcomb, BMF CEO said, “Our new Builders purchase, with the initial report priced at £295. rchants Industry Forecast will also be available for others supplied free of charge to BMF members. The Builders t and hard Brexit. The report and quarterly updates will
ir suppliers to forecast their customers’ requirements more pact our markets and makes it possible for merchants and
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nyssa.patel@
bmf.org.uk. or more information contact Nyssa Patel on 02476 urately.”
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chairman of a construction plant hire business before becoming finance director and later worked for Touche Ross and then Deloitte, A chartered accountant by profession, he Business & Enterprise, under Boris Johnson.
in the Midlands.
John Newcomb, BMF CEO said: “We are extremely pleased that the Housing Minister will attend our annual Members’ Conference. Housing remains a key construction issue and builders’ merchants and their customers play a vital role in the supply chain both to deliver new homes and to upgrade existing housing stock.”
Industries and JCB, sponsors of the Awards sponsor, Encon Insulation, and Marsh The BMF thanks Conference headline
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esults based on both a tial report is a special . The data will be by providing consistent to support members in w forecast model has ng the period 2019-2021. uilders Merchants Industry has published the first d to the UK merchant orecasting model g
Ambleside on 12-14 July. Mastermerchant in adventures at BMF Join the fun and
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the following new The BMF welcome
members: Serv
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rip to share best practice BMF hosts European merchant
HE BMF LED a fact-finding visit for its ounterpart trade bodies in Belgium, Spain, ortugal and several merchants from the Iberian peninsula as part of an initiative to pr pr
a fact finding visit for its
romote wider understanding and best ractice between builders’ merchants across urope during BMF CEO, John Newcomb’s erm as President of UFEMAT, the European ssociation of National Builders Merchants ssociations and Manufacturers.
Representatives from eight European rganisations took part in a 3-day field trip osted by BMF Chairman, Peter Hindle MBE, John Newcomb and the BMF’s Event
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uring a visit to the BMF’s HQ in Coventry Delegates were briefed on the UK market Manager, June Upton.
before
attending the RCI Show at Ricoh Arena. The group also visited branches of
two merchants, S
which has 66 trade-only branches across the county, and EH Smith which serves both trade and DIY cu stomers from 12 branches in the midlands and south east. They were able to hear directly from the branch manager and directors of both operations about the opportunities and challenges faced by UK merchants and th adopted.
Selco Builders Warehouse, de-only branches across EH Smith which serves both
d south east. They were able rom the branch manager both operations about the d challenges faced by UK he business models they have
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