IBMG Nominated for a new BMF award.

We are honoured to have been nominated for a brand new award from the Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) – Most Engaged Builders Merchant.

The new award celebrates the merchants who go above and beyond in their involvement with the BMF, helping to drive the industry forward through their active participation and leadership.

We have been nominated for this award due to being engaged across multiple facets of the BMF’s work, underscoring our commitment to the building materials sector.  Our CEO, Martin Stables, serves as a BMF Board Member, and CFO, Richard Robinson, chairs its Finance Forum. Beyond these leadership roles, IBMG regularly participates in regional meetings, sector forums and conferences, and contributes to initiatives such as the Health & Safety Working Group and the Product Data Standardisation Project. The company actively supports the BMCareers website and the BMF Apprenticeship Pledge and consistently engages with BMF Business Services. Our comprehensive engagement “exemplifies commitment to collaboration, best practice, and the long-term sustainability of the industry.”

Commenting on the nominations, BMF CEO, John Newcomb said:

“This may be a new Award, but it is a very important one. The BMF exists to serve and work with its members for the benefit of our sector.  Member Engagement is one of the BMF’s core strategic priorities, and we currently track over 42 distinct engagement measures, spanning a wide variety of involvement, to monitor and assess participation. Put simply, those who engage the most gain the best value from their membership, so whichever one of our five nominees takes the Award, all are winners.”

We would like to wish the other inaugural nominees – Bradfords Building Supplies, Browns Builders Merchants, Chandler Material Supplies and Harlow Timber Group – luck, where the winner will be announced at the annual BMF conference.