BMF Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

Keyline celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2025 with 2,000th apprenticeship graduate

|Date: 10 Feb 2025

Keyline celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2025 with 2,000th apprenticeship graduate

Keyline Civils Specialist, part of Travis Perkins plc, is delighted to announce that Branch Operations Ma ...

Keyline Civils Specialist, part of Travis Perkins plc, is delighted to announce that Branch Operations Manager Michael Dixon has been named the Group’s 2,000th apprentice graduate, earning a distincti ...

10 Feb 2025
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BMF takes tax message to Parliament

|Date: 10 Feb 2025

BMF takes tax message to Parliament

The Builders Merchants Federation raised its concerns about the impact of impending changes to Inheritanc ...

The Builders Merchants Federation raised its concerns about the impact of impending changes to Inheritance Tax and National Insurance contributions at its annual Parliamentary Reception on 5 February. ...

10 Feb 2025
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BMF officially launches Building Materials Careers industry recruitment drive

|Date: 06 Feb 2025

BMF officially launches Building Materials Careers industry recruitment drive

The national launch of the Building Materials Careers campaign, led by the Builders Merchants Federation, ...

The national launch of the Building Materials Careers campaign, led by the Builders Merchants Federation, was unveiled at Ibstock I-Studio in London on 5 February. ...

06 Feb 2025
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BMF braves the storm for Scottish fundraiser

|Date: 30 Jan 2025

BMF braves the storm for Scottish fundraiser

BMF members and guests braved hurricane-force winds and torrential rain swept in by Storm Eowyn to raise ...

BMF members and guests braved hurricane-force winds and torrential rain swept in by Storm Eowyn to raise £8,500 for charity at the trade body’s annual Burns Night Supper on 24 January. ...

30 Jan 2025
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BMF urges “fresh impetus” on housing targets

|Date: 20 Jan 2025

BMF urges “fresh impetus” on housing targets

The Builders Merchants Federation has called for “fresh impetus” from Government to ensure it can deliver ...

The Builders Merchants Federation has called for “fresh impetus” from Government to ensure it can deliver its target of 1.5 million new homes. ...

20 Jan 2025
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Bence Builders Merchants welcomes local MP in BMF-arranged constituency visit

|Date: 16 Jan 2025

Bence Builders Merchants welcomes local MP in BMF-arranged constituency visit

Cheltenham MP Max Wilkinson recently visited Bence Builders Merchants, a well-known and long-established ...

Cheltenham MP Max Wilkinson recently visited Bence Builders Merchants, a well-known and long-established business in the town, as part of the BMF’s industry and parliament programme. ...

16 Jan 2025
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Former Labour Shadow Minister adds voice to BMF concerns over taxation proposals

|Date: 08 Jan 2025

Former Labour Shadow Minister adds voice to BMF concerns over taxation proposals

Gordon Banks, a former Labour Shadow Minister, has joined fellow BMF members to voice concerns about the ...

Gordon Banks, a former Labour Shadow Minister, has joined fellow BMF members to voice concerns about the impact of proposed changes to business taxation. ...

08 Jan 2025
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Latest BMBI report shows merchant sales rally with a +7.3% month-on-month increase

|Date: 31 Dec 2024

Latest BMBI report shows merchant sales rally with a +7.3% month-on-month increase

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in December, shows builders’ merchan ...

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in December, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in October were +7.3% higher than September. ...

31 Dec 2024
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Construction Leadership Council Material Supply Chain Group statement, December 17 2024

|Date: 18 Dec 2024

Construction Leadership Council Material Supply Chain Group statement, December 17 2024

The final statement of 2024 from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “conti ...

The final statement of 2024 from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “continues to report good levels of product availability overall.” ...

18 Dec 2024
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Dulux Decorator Centre joins BMF

|Date: 10 Dec 2024

Dulux Decorator Centre joins BMF

Dulux Decorator Centre is to officially join the Builders Merchants Federation as an affiliate member on ...

Dulux Decorator Centre is to officially join the Builders Merchants Federation as an affiliate member on 1 January 2025. ...

10 Dec 2024
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