Our Summer newsletter is packed with news of key events and activities our Livery, members and guests have enjoyed this year. This issue features thoughts from our Master, the winners of the City & Awards Luncheon in March (pages 10-13), and an in-depth look at the Master’s Weekend, where members of our Company joined the...Read More
Dear Masters, Prime Wardens, Upper Bailiff and Clerks, The Nominations Committee of the Court of Aldermen met earlier this week to consider the Independent Panel’s appraisal and the formal nomination submissions of those Aldermen considering higher Office. Firstly, the Court of Aldermen would like to take this opportunity to record their sincere and formal thanks...Read More
SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity, has published the first issue of its newsletter, SSAFA and the City. Its aim is to raise awareness among Livery Companies of the work of the charity and its mission to be the trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. Each...Read More
As a City Livery Company, the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM) has a core objective to support training, education and charitable works, both as part of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal and also within our own industry. It is what our work as a modern Livery Company is all about – helping to support and...Read More
The Master of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants, Richard Hill, has written to King Charles III on behalf of the Company to congratulate him, and Her Majesty Queen Camilla, on the occasion of their coronation. The letter reads: Sir, The Master, Wardens and Members of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants send their loyal...Read More
The City of London’s Communications & Corporate Affairs Sub-Committee have agreed to share data around awareness of the Livery Companies recorded by the City Residents and Workers Survey 2022, which gives a rare insight of external perceptions about the Livery. Click here to read and download the document: City Survey Extract Report on LiveryRead More
The Construction Youth Trust (CYT) is a charity that the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM) is proud to support through its charitable donations, and particularly the Maddie Rose Campaign, which was set up to shine a spotlight on the incredible career opportunities available in the construction sector in honour of Maddie Rose. CYT has...Read More
The next generation of builders’ merchants and construction industry professionals were celebrated at a prestigious City & Awards luncheon on 21st March, 2023, organised by Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM). The event took place at the magnificent Grade II-listed Fishmongers’ Hall in the City of London, where Liverymen and Freemen of WCoBM, as well...Read More
A briefing on topics discussed at the latest Livery Committee meeting, plus an update on annual events of interest to Liverymen. Download hereRead More
Major Peter Oweh was appointed to be Honorary Common Cryer and Serjeant at Arms by the Court of Aldermen on 6 December 2022. Major Oweh succeeds Colonel Geoffrey Godbold OBE, who has retired. Major Oweh is an officer in the Army Cadet Force and served as Army ADC to the Lord Mayor from 2015 to...Read More
