INDUSTRY VOICE
The building materials sector relies on skilled people, from logistics and yard operations to digital innovation and leadership. To help businesses across our industry to bridge the talent gap, the BMF has enhanced its BMCareers platform with a powerful new job posting feature, making it easier than ever for employers to share vacancies directly with motivated candidates.
This new functionality now enables BMF members to add vacancies directly to their Employer Profile. This streamlined process allows members to showcase their brand, culture and career opportunities all in one place,
giving potential applicants the full picture of what makes their company a great place to work. Employers can highlight any role from apprenticeship to management and specialist level. Each vacancy added will be visible to active jobseekers browsing the BMCareers website.
Why use BMCareers? • Sector focus: Job seekers visiting the site are actively looking for opportunities within the building materials supply chain. • Ease of use: Posting a job takes a matter of minutes through your Employer Profile.
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www.bmf.org.uk for all the latest news and events updates in this ever-changing environment.
Empowering employers with the new BMCareers job posting functionality
If you’re
already a BMF member, you can log in/set up your free Employer Profile on BMCareers today and simply click ‘add a new vacancy’ to get started. Not yet a member? You can still browse
• Reach: The BMCareers platform is regularly promoted across BMF channels as well as its own dedicated social platforms, helping your vacancy reach qualified and engaged candidates
BMF receives national recognition for leadership, professional development and social value initiatives
The Builders Merchants
Federation (BMF) has been widely recognised across the UK awards landscape this year, earning multiple nominations and wins that highlight the organisation’s
leadership in skills development, sector awareness and member engagement.
Shining a spotlight on the importance of raising sector awareness, our Building Materials Careers programme, developed alongside our partner agency CMDi, has been shortlisted for ‘Best Social Value Campaign’ at the Construction Marketing Awards (CMA).
The initiative promotes the wide range of career opportunities within the building
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materials sector and seeks to tackle the ongoing skills shortage through targeted engagement and outreach.
BMF Chief
Executive, John Newcomb, said
the programme was “playing a crucial role in raising awareness of our hidden sector” and helping members attract and retain future talent. CMDi Managing Director, Dianne Lucas, described the shortlisting as recognition of a “transformative programme driving social value” across the built environment.
In further recognition of the BMF’s leadership in futureproofing our sector against the ongoing skills shortage, we have also been named Organisation Winner of the 2025 Stunell Award, by the
National Home Improvement Council (NHIC).
In its citation, the NHIC praised the BMF for “transforming the perception and delivery of apprenticeships within the home improvement supply chain.” Through the BMF Apprenticeship Pledge, which has attracted over 15,000 commitments and placed more than 1,200 apprentices, the federation has demonstrated measurable, scalable impact. Adding to this exceptional year of recognition, the BMF has been shortlisted in three categories at the 2025 Association Excellence Awards: Best Membership Engagement, Best Awareness Campaign or Advancement of a Cause, and UK Association of the Year.
These nominations follow our earlier success at the Memcom Awards, where the BMF was also shortlisted across three categories
current opportunities or get in touch to learn how joining the BMF connects you to a community of businesses shaping the future of our sector. Visit
BMCareers.com today.
and scooping up the ‘Highly Commended’ award in the Best Trade Association category for its unwavering commitment to its members, on both a business to business, and an overall representative membership body front. With a year-on-year growth in membership numbers that showcase the organisation’s value to the sector, the BMF continues to champion, invest in and facilitate the progression of industry initiatives in areas including sustainability, product data standardisation, the future workforce and training & development. BMF Marketing and Communications Manager, Jeremy Harris, collected the accolade at The Royal Lancaster, alongside Dianne Lucas FCIM and Jane Shepherd MBE.
Looking forward, the BMF plans to expand its efforts to address the skills gap, strengthen its support for members, and embed social value across the supply chain - keeping industry collaboration at its core.
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net November 2025
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