This website uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some of these cookies are used for visitor analysis, others are essential to making our site function properly and improve the user experience. By using this site, you consent to the placement of these cookies. Click Accept to consent and dismiss this message or Deny to leave this website. Read our Privacy Statement for more.
Print Page | Contact Us | Report Abuse | Sign In | Apply
News & Press
Filter news by category:

Read about recent events, essential information and the latest community news.

Member Communications
16 hours ago
Important Update – pEPR Direct Debit Issue BCF25-967 »
04/12/25 BCF25-967 DCC, WSC, SC, EP, EM   Dear member We've been made aware of an issue affecting the...
03 December 2025
EU CLP “STOP THE CLOCK” Published BCF25-966 »
03/12/25 BCF25-966 CLPC, CLPP, AF, ATC, CCG, DCTC, HPC, ICG, IWCG, MCG, PCTC, PITC, VR   Dear member The...
01 December 2025
Minutes for the Associate Technical Committee Meeting, Thursday 27th November 2025 BCF25-962 »
01/12/2025 BCF25-962 ATC Dear member, Please find downloadable here the minutes and here  are the...
28 November 2025
Please Complete – Industrial Wood Coatings Group Meeting Dates BCF25-960 »
28/11/25 BCF25-960 IWCG   Dear member Please complete the doodle poll  here  to help us deter...
28 November 2025
BCF Chemical Regulations Update - Friday 28th November 2025 BCF25-959 »
28/11/25  BCF25-959 CLP Panel, CLP Contacts, Biocides Communications.    Dear member, ...

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...

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...

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...

}