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Member Communications
23 December 2025 Please Complete – High Performance Coatings Group Meeting Dates BCF25-1024 » 23/12/25 BCF25-1024 HPC Dear member Apologies if you voted in the previous poll, a new poll with dif...
23 December 2025 For Info: Sustainability Newsletter BCF25-1023 » 23/12/25 BCF25-1023 EM, EP, SC Dear member As everyone else seems to be signin...
23 December 2025 UK REACH registration deadlines BCF25-1022 » 23/12/25 BCF25-1022 BOD, DCC, PIC, IPCC, DCTC, CLPP, CLPC, ICG, MCG, PITC, IWCG, AF, ATC, HPC, PCM, REACH-Co, PCTC, VR...
19 December 2025 For info: Confirmation of GIO one year extension BCF25-1018 » 19/12/25 BCF25-1018 PITC Dear member We have just received confirmation from the VdL (the German ass...
19 December 2025 BCF Chemical Regulations Update - Friday 19th December 2025 BCF25-1012 » 19/12/25 BCF25-1012 CLPP, CLPC Dear member As this will be the last weekly update for the year, I w...
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Press releases
26 November 2025 Press Release - Malcolm Morris Honoured with BCF Silver Medal for Outstanding Industry Leadership » IMAGE: Malcolm Morris on stage at the 2025 BCF Awards receiving the Silver Medal, alongside BCF...
13 November 2025 Press release – 2025 BCF Awards Celebrate Professionals Shaping the Future of Coatings » Image: Award winners on stage at the 2025 BCF Awards ceremony in Chester The winners of the...
24 September 2025 Press release – Coatings Care 2025 finalists unveiled: setting the standard for sustainable practice » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) is celebrating the invaluable contribution of companies to the coati...
06 August 2025 Press release – Finalists revealed for the British Coatings Federation’s 2025 Awards » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) are pleased to announce the shortlisted entries for the 2025 Awards. Following a ser...
01 August 2025 Press release – BCF Issues Statement on EU TiO2 Court Case: ‘Victory for Common Sense’ » The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today dismissed an appeal from the European Commission and France against...
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Blog
21 November 2025 BCF Blog - BCF Welcomes UK’s First Citizen-Led Study into Childhood Lead Exposure » This week, the UK Government announced the launch of its first citizen-led study into childhood lead exposure. The Britis...
18 March 2025 Blog - Addressing claims about the contribution of paint to microplastics pollution » A recent newspaper article in a UK tabloid newspaper referenced paints and coatings as the main source of global microplas...
11 February 2025 BCF Statement on Thermal Paint for BBC This Morning Live Programme » ‘The British Coatings Federation believes it very unlikely that paints applied in such thin coatings could lead to the typ...
21 October 2024 Blog – #ProtectCollectDispose Week is back - we need input to secure continuation of DIY antifouling » While antifouling does a great job of keeping our hulls clean, and even has some environmental...
26 July 2024 BCF Blog: The New UK Government: outlook for business and the coatings sector » By David Park, BCF Public Affairs Manager Three weeks have passed since the UK General Election. It delivered a...
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BCF Digest
30 March 2023 Digest 131, April 2023 » Information from BCF A new BCF Guide on the impact on coating products containing substances classified as CMR’s ha...
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