BMF Members’ Day 2019

The BMF’s Annual Members’ Conference and Awards, which were held on the 18^th and 19^th September 2019, provided an excellent opportunity to recognise merchants who ‘go the extra mile’ in their commitment to supporting their teams. The event was hosted at the brilliant venue of St George’s Park, Burton-upon-Trent – the home of England’s 28 National Football Teams.

Supporting Independent Merchants

Encon Insulation were once again delighted to be the headline sponsors of this year’s BMF Members Day 2019 held on the second day of the conference. In recent years our involvement with merchants has developed immeasurably and this year, we’ve introduced two new Regional Key Account Managers to ensure we’re offering support for builders’ merchants all around the country.

The merchant sector is growing, and there’s never been a more important time to support independent merchants - by ensuring they have the knowledge and support as well as offering the market leading products they need to help them and their customers.

The two day event involved the Ultimate FA Experience, golf competition, conference and exhibition that was attended by a mixture of builders merchants, suppliers and industry service provides, with over 250 delegates in attendance on the day.

'Together We Are Stronger'

The conference was hosted by David Domoney, presenter of ITV’s Love Your Garden. This year’s theme for the conference was ‘together we are stronger’, acknowledging how, as an industry, we need to stick together in order to succeed through this critical time period.

Attendees heard talks from inspirational and interesting speakers throughout the event, including our very own Mike Beard who introduced the new Encon Construction Products brand and offering to merchants.  

Reflecting on the event, Mike Beard, Merchant Development Director said: “Like the BMF, Encon works to support both suppliers and merchants and we welcome the opportunity to be associated with BMF Members’ Day. It gives a cross section of the industry, a chance to share opinion, ideas and best practice and a great opportunity to network with new and existing contacts. The BMF continue to add value to all its members in a growing number of ways, and the 2019 Members’ Day was the best one yet!”