The trade association's work has been recognised alongside a huge range of other membership organisations.

The Builders Merchants Federation has been nominated for four Association of Excellence Awards. 

These awards recognised the essential work that associations, trade bodies, unions and professional organisations conduct on behalf of members toensure that their voices are heard and their causes championed.

The BMF has been shortlisted for the Best New Event, in recognition of the inaugural - Top 100 Merchant Influencers - in partnership with BMN - the Best Membership Support, acknowledging the vital employment law support provided by BMF Intelligent Employment Plus, as the UK Association of the Year (up to 1,000 members) and the Association Leadership Award for BMF CEO, John Newcomb.

The work of the BMF has been recognised alongside a huge range of membership organisations serving diverse markets including accountancy, agriculture, automotive, education, finance and business, green energy, hospitality and leisure, manufacturing as well as many others.

Newcomb said: “Every member of the BMF team strives to support and represent our members and ensure they gain value from their membership. It is always an honour for our work to be recognised by an independent body that has the opportunity to assess the effectiveness of our work against those of a huge range of organisations across many different industries and sectors.” 

The Award winners will be announced on 3 November 2023 at a ceremony in London.