We’ve kicked off 2026 with big plans for next year—signing up as the headline sponsor of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) All Industry Conference 2027.

John Newcomb, BMF CEO, said:

“We are delighted to confirm Marshalls as the headline sponsor for the BMF All Industry Conference 2027 at this early stage. Following on from our industry-leading conference in Barcelona in 2025, we are looking forward to working with Marshalls to set even higher standards for another fantastic event.”

Nick Platt, our Group Managing Director at Marshalls, said:
“We’re honoured to be the headline sponsor of the 2027 BMF All Industry Conference. The builders’ merchant network is extremely important to us. While we may be best known for our landscaping products, in recent years we’ve expanded through acquisition and now supply a wide range of building and roofing solutions. We’re proud to champion UK manufacturing, with 98% of our products made in Britain, supporting local industry and helping both us and our customers reduce carbon footprints.

“We look forward to supporting the BMF in the lead-up to the 2027 All Industry Conference, and to meeting colleagues from across the industry at the event.”

A bit more about the BMF…

The BMF is the trade association that represents and protects the interests of builders’ merchants and suppliers to the building materials sector in the UK and Ireland. As of 1 January 2026, they have a membership of 1,020 merchant, supplier, and service companies, which together have combined sales of c£52bn and employ just under 209,000 people in the building materials industry. The BMF’s 525 merchant members, including 74 from Ireland, operate from just over 5,600 branches. 

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