PBM on Foyne Jones pod

The Foyne Jones Show podcast recently spoke with Professional Builders Merchant’s editor Paul Davies to discuss a variety of industr y issues The influential industr y podcast, launched and hosted by Peter Jones of recruitment specialists Foyne Jones, is billed as combining “personality, passion and our love for football alongside industr y and recruitment news ” with Peter keen to ensure a vibrant and free-flowing conversation with his guests.

With its theme of Stars of the Future, the latest series of the show not only discusses the most pressing issues in the merchanting and

BMF shortlisted for four Awards

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

These important Awards recognise the essential work that associations, trade bodies, unions and professional organisations conduct on behalf of their members to ensure 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; the Best Membership Support, acknowledging the vital employment law support provided by BMF Intelligent Employment Plus; UK Association of the Year (up to 1,000 members); and the Association Leadership Award for BMF CEO, John Newcomb

John said: “Ever y 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

KBB sectors, but also strives to offer advice and inspiration to the next generation of talent as they embark on careers within the industr y

In the most recent episode, Peter welcomed PBM editor Paul Davies to the recording studio on the outskirts of Brighton for a wide-ranging conversation about change and transformation in the merchant sector, from digital disruption, the impact of private equity finance, demographic challenges and much, much more besides