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BMF fears impact of ULEZ on London trades and merchants
|Date: 28 April, 2023

BMF fears impact of ULEZ on London trades and merchants
© tktktk / Adobe Stock The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has written to the Mayor of London express ...
© tktktk / Adobe Stock The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has written to the Mayor of London expressing its concern that Greater London may become a no-go area for many SME builders and other tra ...
28 April, 2023
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BMF responds to chancellor’s budget statement
|Date: 5 November, 2021

BMF responds to chancellor’s budget statement
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) expressed its disappointment that the Chancellor’s speech did not ...
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) expressed its disappointment that the Chancellor’s speech did not include financial support needed to kick start the upgrade and decarbonisation of the UK’s hou ...
5 November, 2021
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Record quarter for building material sales
|Date: 2 September, 2021

Record quarter for building material sales
The latest report from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirms Q2 2021 as the best pe ...
The latest report from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirms Q2 2021 as the best performing quarter on record, for sales through GB builders’ merchants. Total builders’ merchants ...
2 September, 2021
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Managing the container shortage crisis: ForgeFix reassures merchants on service and stock
|Date: 8 January, 2021

Managing the container shortage crisis: ForgeFix reassures merchants on service and stock
ForgeFix, the fixings and fasteners distributor which supplies over 5,000 products lines to a network of ...
ForgeFix, the fixings and fasteners distributor which supplies over 5,000 products lines to a network of national and independent retailers and merchants throughout the UK & Europe, is reassuring ...
8 January, 2021
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A valuable source of new revenue streams for the trades
|Date: 12 October, 2020

A valuable source of new revenue streams for the trades
The government’s Green Homes Grant could be a valuable source of new revenue streams for the trades. Prof ...
The government’s Green Homes Grant could be a valuable source of new revenue streams for the trades. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones investigates how you can get involved. If you needed proof that tr ...
12 October, 2020
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Industry bodies tackle plaster shortage
|Date: 15 June, 2020

Industry bodies tackle plaster shortage
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and the Construction Products Association (CPA) are working toget ...
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and the Construction Products Association (CPA) are working together to tackle plaster shortage. As the joint leaders of the Construction Leadership Council (CL ...
15 June, 2020
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