Big Ideas for Small Businesses
Industry experts offer tips on using your software and managing every aspect of your business from sales and marketing to human resources and payment processing.
Marketing Doesn't Have To Be Hard: How to Become a Local Thought Leader
If you really want to build your business and your brand, becoming a thought leader is one of the best and least expensive ways to reach your local community.
Building projects hit by global timber and supplies shortage
Construction projects face delays as timber, steel, and cement shortages drive material costs up, with timber prices expected to more than double in 2021.
BSW Timber acquires Bayram Timber
BSW Timber acquires Bayram Timber to boost value-added processing and expand its product range for the UK caravan, leisure home, and garden sectors.
ERP Selection & Implementation: What You Need to Know Before Investing
The right ERP vendor who has industry-experience, a dedicated team of experts at the ready, and a proven track record of implementation success will be able to guide you...
Increase Employee Performance by 12% by Hiring for Diversity
Hiring a diverse workforce in backgrounds and perspectives isn’t just about avoiding discrimination; it’s about giving your business its best chance for success.
BMF urges support for the Government's vaccination campaign
Builders’ merchants face delivery delays due to an HGV driver shortage, warns BMF. Learn how this impacts supply chains and what’s being done to fix it.
Setcrete joins the IBC Buying Group
Setcrete is now part of the IBC Buying Group! Learn exclusive deals and top-notch building solutions for your next project. Join us today!
Recycled brick gets commercial funding
Eco-friendly K-Briq, made from 90% recycled waste, gets £1M in funding to start production, slashing emissions and boosting sustainability in construction.
First BMF Net Zero carbon business champions announced
Four BMF members named among the first Net Zero carbon business champions by the CLC, supporting the UK construction sector's low-carbon transformation.
Big Data for SMBs: It’s Your Present and Future
Data analytics is the strongest force currently shaping your company’s future. The availability of computing power has huge consequences for your business and for all of...
7 Ways ERP Can Improve Your Work-Life Balance
Read the blog for seven ways ERP can make you and your employees more efficient, productive, and profitable, enabling you to accomplish everything you did before – and so...
Register for BMF Young Merchant Conference 2021
Join the BMF Young Merchant Conference 2021 on 6 October at NEC Birmingham, featuring TV hosts David Domoney and Nick Knowles. Book now for insights and networking!
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