Head of trading at merchant buying group NMBS Baljit Singh has been elected chair of the revamped Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) Plumbing, Heating, and Bathroom Forum. 

Pictured (right to left) Baljit Singh, John Newcomb and Ray Stafford

With an 18-year track record, he brings a wealth of industry experience, sector knowledge, and history of collaboration across the merchant and supplier landscape.

Under his leadership, the BMF expects to develop the Forum, tackle key challenges, and promote growth within the sector.

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The newly expanded Forum, which was confirmed at the group’s recent meeting at the InstallerSHOW in Birmingham,  now includes Plumbing and Heating alongside the Bathroom category, for greater representation and reach.

BMF Forums are geared to specific audiences within the wider scope of the BMF and are focused on best practice, knowledge and information.

The BMF represents builders’ merchants and suppliers to the building materials sector in the UK and Ireland.

It has 1,020 merchant, supplier and service company members with, combined sales of over £51.6bn and employ nearly 198,000 people in the building materials industry.

The BMF’s 535 merchant members, including 81 from Ireland, operate from just under 6,500 branches across the UK and Ireland.

Congratulating Baljit Singh on his appointment, BMF CEO, John Newcomb said: “Taking over the chair, Baljit follows in the footsteps of some outstanding industry figures, namely Mark Bradley of Plumbase and Ray Stafford of Williams Trade Supplies, who between them, have chaired the Plumbing & Heating Forum since 2018, and Paul Bence of the Bence Group, who chaired the former Bathroom & Kitchen Forum.

“We  look forward to Baljit helping steer the Forum into its next chapter with the same energy, insight and impact we’ve seen from his predecessors.”