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PRESS RELEASE: BWF launches marketing toolkit to aid member growth

Joinery and woodworking businesses will get a marketing boost this Spring, thanks to practical support from the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) which has published a marketing toolkit to ... Read more »

Reminder to display new Health & Safety poster by April

The 2009 version was completely redesigned to make it more readable and colourful. It incorporates a unique, serially numbered hologram in the bottom right corner to prevent mis-selling.

CPA Weekly Notes 31st January 2014

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), members are able to view the latest Weekly Notes

CPA Weekly Notes 24th January 2014

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), members are able to view the latest Weekly Notes

Draft texts for Annex III and Annex V of the CPR delegated acts

We have just received the latest draft texts for Annex III and Annex V of the CPR delegated acts. We would be grateful if you could send any back comments by 23rd January

What Do I Need To Agree With My Customer When They Are Asking For “Bespoke” Joinery?

When discussing a project with a potential customer it is important that each party understands clearly what has been requested and what is to be supplied. This is particularly important if the ... Read more »

Government increasing NI contributions for 200,000 construction workers from April

HMRC will be introducing the new rules which it expects will raise half a billion in taxes

BWF Launches New and Improved U-Value Service for Windows

The British Woodworking Federation has re-launched its basic U-value calculation service with a brand new software package to make it easier and cheaper to comply with the Construction Products ... Read more »

CPA Weekly Notes 17th January 2014

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), members are able to view the latest Weekly Notes

BWF Joinery State of Trade Survey Q4 launched – we need your responses by 27th January!

The 2013 Q4 BWF State of Trade Survey has now been launched and it is crucial for us to have a robust evidence base about recent trends within our sector that you, the BWF membership can access, ... Read more »

CPA Weekly Notes 10th January 2014

As a benefit of BWF's membership of the Construction Products Association (CPA), members are able to view the latest Weekly Notes

Looking back at the highlights of 2013, and the new challenges for the year ahead

BWF President David Pattenden looks back over the last 12 months and gives us an idea of some of the things you can expect from the federation in the coming months

Joinery standards update from the technical team at BWF

With last year dominated by the Construction Product Regulation, 2014 looks set to be a busy year for standards with work underway that could have implications for a number of products including ... Read more »

A stitch in time saves 999: how well are we served by fire engineering?

With insurance companies raising concerns about the cost of fire reaching a record high, and poor installation and specification of products such as fire doors compromising safety, BWF Chief ... Read more »

Job Vacancy – BWF Technical Liaison Manager

We are recruiting a Technical Liaison Manager to work with our Technical Director and manage the delivery and communication of the BWF's technical support to our members. It is an exciting, ... Read more »