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26 June 2023 Press release - BCF celebrates 10 years working with Community Heartbeat Trust » BCF’s 10-year partnership with charity yields exceptional results, raising money and providing invaluable materials for de...
31 May 2023 Press release – Teal and Mackrill Director Geoff Mackrill awarded coatings industry’s Silver Medal » Geoff Mackrill was awarded the coatings industry’s highest honour, the Silver Medal, at the British Coatings Federation Co...
30 May 2023 BCF calls for greater urgency on REACH impasse, warning of irreparable damage to UK manufacturing » The British Coatings Federation is engaging with Government and other stakeholders but progress is not forthcoming Cost t...
26 May 2023 Press release – BCF elects first female President in 111-year history at 2023 Annual Conference » Over 150 senior business leaders and decision-makers from the UK's paints, coatings and printing ink sectors gathered in D...
15 May 2023 Press release – BCF takes the Coatings Training Institute global with major relaunch » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has invested in a major relaunch of its online training offer, the Coatings Training...
28 April 2023 Press release – Coatings industry expands network of ambassadors to engage with the next generation » The British Coatings Federation has partnered with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Paint Research Association (PRA)...
14 April 2023 Information note: Printing ink manufacturers squeezed from all sides » New data released in recent days by the BCF shows printing ink manufacturers being hit from all sides with higher raw mate...
14 April 2023 Information note: Paint and coatings manufacturers squeezed from all sides » New data released in recent days by the BCF shows paint and coatings manufacturers being hit from all sides with higher ra...
27 February 2023 Press release – BCF celebrates double win at the 2023 Trade Association Forum Awards » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) achieved a double win in both of their shortlisted categories at the 2023 Trade Asso...
10 February 2023 Press release – BCF advocates for recruiting apprentices for the next generation of industry » As part of the UK’s National Apprenticeship Week 2023, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) are encouraging coatings empl...
07 December 2022 Press Release - World Coatings Council Publishes First Global Sustainability Report » Washington, DC The World Coatings Council is pleased to announce the publication of its inaugural report, Sustainability...
14 October 2022 BCF Press release – UK Coatings industry celebrates outstanding performance at BCF’s 2022 Awards » The winners of the British Coatings Federation (BCF) Awards 2022 were announced on 13th October at the Forest of Arden M...
07 October 2022 BCF Press Release - Former BCF President David Beckford joins CEPE Board » David Beckford, Managing Director of Pronto Paints, an industrial coatings manufacturer based in South Yorkshire in the UK...
03 October 2022 Press release – BCF launches new website with a fresh coat of colour » Behind the scenes, the BCF team have been building a brand-new website to better articulate its proposition to external st...
22 September 2022 Press release – BCF recognises environmental excellence - announcing Coatings Care 2022 finalists » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has announced its finalists for the 2022 Coatings Care awards. The winners will be a...
05 September 2022 BCF Information Note - Raw material prices reach new high » New statistics from the British Coatings Federation published today show a further round of huge cost increases for paint...
18 July 2022 BCF celebrates Gold Cycle Friendly Employer Award at 2022 Charity Cycle » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has unveiled its new Cycling UK Cycle Friendly Employer Award. The BCF has achieved...
18 July 2022 British Coatings Federation launches online history archive at 110th year celebration » 2022 marks the 110 th year since the inaugural meeting of The National Federation of Associated Paint, Colour and Va...
13 June 2022 Coatings industry trains new ambassadors to engage with the next generation » The British Coatings Federation has partnered with the Royal Society of Chemistry, PRA and OCCA to add to the pool of amba...
26 May 2022 Sustainability and the state of the economy at British Coatings Federation Annual conference » Over 150 senior decision-makers from the UK's paints, coatings and printing ink sectors gathered in Birmingham for the ann...
19 May 2022 British Coatings Federation survey demonstrates negative impact of Brexit on coatings sector trade » Brexit has had a negative impact on the coatings sector’s trade with the EU since Brexit. This is according to a new surve...
10 May 2022 Press release – British Coatings Federation launches new Trace VOC Globe » From May 2022, decorative paints manufacturers will be able to adopt the use of the statement ‘TRACE’ Volatile O...
22 April 2022 Coatings industry guidance for decorative paints supports global calls to tackle greenwashing » On Earth Day 2022, with this year’s theme of Invest in Our Planet, the British Coatings Federation (BCF)’s new online guid...
31 March 2022 CEO blog - Turbulent times continue to challenge the coatings industry » By Tom Bowtell, Chief Executive Officer of the BCF At the turn of the year, there were whispers that...
29 March 2022 BCF Information note - Raw Material Prices for Paint Manufacturers March 2022 » Higher raw material prices, energy and freight costs hitting decorative paint and industrial coatings manufacturers hard...
23 March 2022 BCF Press release - UK Coatings Association CEO elected President of the World Coatings Council » At the World Coatings Council’s annual meeting in March 2022, Tom Bowtell, Chief Executive of the British Coatings Federat...
15 March 2022 BCF Press release – Industry body takes action on greenwash claims in decorative paints » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) have launched a new online guide, ‘Green Claims Guide for Decorative Paints’, to tac...
21 February 2022 BCF Information note - Wallcoverings raw material prices hit new high » New statistics published in the last few days show the spectre of raw material price inflation continuing to loom ever lar...
09 February 2022 BCF press release – BCF urges coatings employers to take on apprentices to help solve staff shortage » As part of the UK’s National Apprenticeship Week 2022, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) are urging coatings employers...
03 February 2022 BCF press release - BCF Annual Conference 2022 to focus on politics, the economy and sustainability » British Coatings Federation (BCF) has now announced the full speaker line-up for the BCF Annual Conference 2022. The Confe...
07 January 2022 BCF Information note - Raw material prices January 2022 » Raw material prices show new high New statistics published in the last few days from the British Coatings Federation sho...
22 November 2021 BCF press release – British Coatings Federation CEO honoured with leadership award » At the Business of Science Conference in October 2021, British Coatings Federation’s Chief Executive, Tom Bowtell, was awa...
27 October 2021 UK coatings industry commits to Net Zero by 2050 and 75% leftover paint recycling target by 2030 » British Coatings Federation (BCF) members have joined other sectors in pledging to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 20...
18 October 2021 BCF press release – HMG Paints Chairman John Falder awarded Silver Medal » John Falder, Chairman of HMG Paints, was awarded the Coatings industry’s highest honour, the Silver Medal, at the British...
15 October 2021 BCF press release – UK Coatings industry awards recognises excellence after a challenging 18 months » The winners of the British Coatings Federation (BCF) Awards 2021 were announced on 14th of October at the Mercure Manchest...
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