BCF at Surfex 2022

BCF was proud to be a partner of Surfex 2022, the only event in the UK for coatings technology, bringing together key decision makers and innovators from across the surface, paint and coatings sector.

It was great to see so many BCF members in attendance at the event. The BCF stand was busy with both new and familiar faces on both days. All Surfex visitors received a free copy of BCF’s UK Coatings Industry market report.

Tom Bowtell, Chief Executive of the BCF, commented: ‘It was great to be back at Surfex, to catch up with our manufacturer and supplier members who were there. Our stand was heaving on both days, and we’ve gained at least one, and maybe two new members from the event.’

BCF hosted ten talks over the two days at Surfex on the Industry Insight stage. The sessions opened by showcasing the latest innovations in our industry, with Matt Johnson from LAIIER discussing Smart Surfaces, Robotics with Jack Cornes from Hausbots and creating surfaces for energy positive buildings with Dr Eifion Jewell of Swansea University. In the later session, Simon Aldersley from U-POL outlined the implications of UK REACH for the Coatings sector, along with BCF’s own David Park’s reflections on the UK’s new trading relationship with the EU, 18 months on from Brexit. Looking to the future, BCF’s Ciara Dempsey (pictured above) addressed future regulation of preservatives in paints, coatings and inks, and Tom Bowtell stood in for John Dixon from Whittle Industry Data and provided an analysis of sales trends in the paint and coatings industry.

Sustainability was another key topic of the seminars, with BCF’s Tom Bowtell finishing the first day by setting out BCF’s Sustainability initiatives and the industry roadmap to Net Zero, a theme echoed the following day by Steve Snaith, consultant on BCF’s PaintCare scheme, who addressed the UK decorative paint industry’s ambitions to revolutionise household leftover paint recycling. Geoff Mackey from BASF rounded off proceedings by addressing practical sustainability in the coatings sector.

BCF would like to thank all speakers at our talks for their time and dedication, and everyone who came to visit our stand at the event.

BCF Associate

member exhibitors at Surfex 2022