The BMF Members’ Conference, sponsored by NMBS, concluded with an Awards Dinner celebrating the achievements of BMF Members and individuals working in member companies.
Over 300 people attended the Awards Dinner to congratulate the following winners:
Young Merchant Achiever of the Year
Winner – Louise Parkes, Collier & Catchpole
Sponsored by Specialist Driver Resourcing
Silver Award – Curtis Wherry, Bradfords Building Supplies
Sponsored by Opus Safety
Bronze Award – Craig Smith, Building & Plumbing Supplies
Sponsored by BMJ Industry Awards 2025
Young Supplier Achiever of the Year
Declan Taylor, Fernco
Sponsored by Epicor
Young Service Achiever of the Year
Jamie Pierce, Agency53
Sponsored by Cemex UK Rugby Cement
Marketing Excellence Award
Helen Kirby, Resapol
Sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Marketors & CMDi
BMF Apprentice of the Year
Ja’ul Alam, IBC
Sponsored by Mannok
Best Performing Student, IoBM Diploma in Merchant Management
Simon Wood, Illingworth Ingham
Sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants
Best Performing Online Student, BMF Building Blocks
Mark Osborne, BJ Mullen
Sponsored by Moorgate Management
BMF Honorary Achievement Award 2025
Chris Hayward, NMBS
Sponsored by Ultratape
BMF Sustainability Award
The Pallet Loop
Sponsored by Klipboard
BMF Training Company of the Year
Robert Price (Builders Merchants)
Sponsored by PBM
BMF Most Engaged Merchant Member of the Year
Harlow Timber Group
Sponsored by Wavin
BMF Most Engaged Supplier Member of the Year
Knauf Insulation
Sponsored by BMF
BMF Most Engaged Service Member of the Year
Klipboard
Sponsored by BDA
Editor’s note: And a special mention to Aaron Frogley, who was welcomed to the stage to announce the final (though donations are still being accepted…) amount raised by this year’s epic Pavestone Rally – an incredible £214,000!
All images taken by the peerless George Coppock
