In October 2015, Senior Warden Leo Martin will be installed as our next Master. Preparations are already in place for his Master’s Weekend on the 13th to 15th May 2016 in his home City of Dublin. It has been a challenge to secure the ideal hotel for the weekend, but it’s been successfully done so...Read More

The Livery Briefing is a summary of topics discussed at the Livery Committee meeting, plus an update on annual events of interest to Liverymen Download: Livery Briefing June 2015Read More

Our April 2015 issue of the Builders’ Merchant newsletter is packed with the latest on the Master’s year, member news and interviews with Liverymen Allan Durning and Mike Leeming. We learn more about our new Master Gill Moore and we welcome new Freemen and Liverymen to our growing Livery! We also have a big splash...Read More

[fusion_text]On the 10th March we hosted our annual City & Awards luncheon at the historic Vintners’ Hall. The Hall is one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London. It celebrated its impressive 650th anniversary in 2013. Although still a ‘young’ event since its inception in 2011, the WCoBM City & Awards...Read More

Raising the profile of our industry On 4th March the WCoBM had a stand at the City Livery Schools Link exhibition for the first time. It was held at Barber-Surgeons’ Hall with 29 Livery companies supporting the event. The Livery Schools Link is a volunteer organisation supporting education. It organises events for schools and offers...Read More

A Victorian Day out in Kensington In February, the Master arranged a ‘Victorian Day Out in Kensington’, which included a grand tour of The Royal Albert Hall and of Kensington Palace, with lunch in the Orangery of the Palace. The tour of The Albert Hall was superb. The Guide told us about the building’s history...Read More

In September, Builders Merchants’ line up for action at the annual Skills at Arms day in Canterbury with the 3rd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (PWRR). Attending was the Master Gill Moore with her Consort Liveryman Dave Moore, Past Master Ken Pepperrell, Past Master John Poore with his wife Linda Poore, and Liveryman...Read More

The Livery Briefing is a summary of topics discussed at the Livery Committee meeting, plus an update on annual events of interest to Liverymen. The Livery Briefing is a bi-monthly publication. Download: Livery Briefing February 2015Read More

In September 2012 our Company was granted its Royal Charter. It took four years to prepare for, apply to the Court of Aldermen and get the Privy Council to recommend the Royal Charter for Royal assent. Past Master John Cheele, Chairman of the Development Committee, led the Task Force, appointed by the Court, which was...Read More

The Master has organised a number of exciting and new events for Liverymen, Freemen and Guests to enjoy in 2015. The Events Calendar is based on a new design introduced this year to make it easier for members to note all the events during the next 12 months. The Calendar also has, where available, brief...Read More