The Builders Merchants Federation has secured three prestigious prizes at the Association Excellence Awards 2024.
The building materials trade body won the Best Member Engagement Award and the Silver Award for Best Membership Support. BMF CEO John Newcomb also received the Bronze Association Leadership Award for organisations with up to 2000 members.
The Association Excellence Awards acknowledge and reward best practice and excellence in the essential work that associations, trade bodies, unions and professional organisations conduct on behalf of their members.
The BMF was commended for its work to champion and facilitate the progression of industry initiatives in sustainability, training and development, digital transformation and diversity and inclusivity in recruitment – all of which generated impressive membership engagement. The BMF was also recognised for other elements of its support for members, including market insights, political representation and influence, and through networking and events.
John Newcomb said: “We are honoured and delighted to see the BMF’s work on behalf of our members independently recognised in this way. To be honoured in three Association of Excellence Award categories in a single year is an incredible achievement, and a fantastic tribute to the professionalism of the whole BMF team.
“We will continue to develop the policies and programmes that helped us achieve recognition in the Association Excellence Awards to support our members with services that help them to succeed in their markets.”
As of 1 Sept 2024, total BMF membership stands at 1,000 merchant and supplier companies who together have combined sales of £50.2bn and employ just under 203,000 people in the building materials sector. The BMF’s 521 merchant members, including 82 now from Ireland, operate from over 6,500 branches across the UK and Ireland.
