William Russell, the 692nd Lord Mayor of the City of London, will serve an additional year in office to ensure continuity of leadership during the current COVID-19 outbreak. The Lord Mayor was initially due to step down in November 2020 after completing a one-year term, following the scheduled election of his successor this September. He...Read More
Awarding young talent Awareness of our Livery’s #BuildACareerWithoutLimits campaign is building as we reach out across the industry and into schools and colleges to highlight the career opportunities in the sector. The campaign aims to encourage young people, apprentices and students to consider working with a builders’ merchant or a building materials’ manufacturer. It also aims...Read More
Dear Liverymen and Freemen, Just to update you on how the Company has been faring during the lockdown, & to wish you all the best as we all continue to fight the good fight. Denise & I are both working from our respective homes and the office phone diverts to my mobile. The City has...Read More
A number of exciting social events have been lined up in 2020 for Liverymen, Freemen and Guests to enjoy. Click here for details of this year’s main events and to add directly to your diary. To reserve your place or if you’d like to know more about any of the events before you book, please email our Clerk Virginia...Read More
Recently the The Pan-Livery Steering Group completed a guide on Livery companies. The Guide sets out to explain clearly and simply what Livery Companies are, what we do, our good works, and why we are so relevant in the 21st Century. It’s worth a read, especially if you are a newly installed member. Download the Guide...Read More
In this issue our (now) Immediate Past Master Pippa Latham reflects on her remaining term as Master in the latter part of 2019, and welcomes our new Master Dame Fiona Woolf DBE, DL. Pippa’s Master’s weekend in Oxford saw many members enjoy the outstanding grounds and rooms of Blenheim Palace, with punting and Alpacas also...Read More
At the recent Installation Ceremony, Dame Fiona Woolf DBE, DL was installed as the new Master of Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM). An Honorary Court member of WCoBM, Fiona is no stranger to the merchant Livery! In 2013 Fiona became the 686th Lord Mayor of London, only the second woman to hold the office...Read More
We launched the campaign – #BuildACareerWithoutLimits – to ‘shout out’ for construction and communicate career opportunities in our sector. In our running blog series for Builders’ Merchants News, we ask young people in merchanting how training, education and apprenticeships have helped them develop their careers. Hannah Taylor started her search for an apprenticeship in 2017....Read More
Our Master Pippa Latham was in good company on the industry panel at the inaugural ‘Women In Industry’ conference. Organised by NMBS Finance Director Julie Langford to promote diversity and inclusion in our sector, the panel included Glynis Catterson of S&A Builders Merchants and Samantha Hanks of Cembrit. The conference, hosted by TV presenter Georgie...Read More
In WCoBM’s next #BuildACareerWithoutLimits column for Builders’ Merchants News, we talk to BMF student and prize winner Ryan Edwards of Kellaway Building Supplies on his career in merchanting and thoughts on working in the industry. The column was published in the July/August issue. Our campaign, ‘Build A Career Without Limits’, was set up to improve...Read More
