by BFC | Feb 11, 2026 | BFC Activity Reports
APPFIG meeting The All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG) held a meeting on 11 November 2025. Adam Thompson MP, the Labour MP for Erewash and the APPFIG Chair, welcomed industry attendees. A range of policy issues were discussed...
by BFC | Oct 2, 2025 | BFC Activity Reports
Government Ministerial Reshuffle The Prime Minister commenced a reshuffle of his ministerial team on 6 September. Wholesale changes were made at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) with every minister at the Department being replaced. The key DBT appointments...
by BFC | Jun 5, 2025 | BFC Activity Reports
The General Election on 4 July 2024 meant that the All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG), along with all the other All-Party Groups, ceased to exist. The inaugural meeting of the APPFIG was held on Wednesday 19 March 2025 and Adam Thompson MP, the...
by BFC | Jan 24, 2025 | BFC Activity Reports
A round up of key activites in the last quarter of 2024. Official Opposition Ministers Kemi Badenoch MP was elected Leader of the Conservative Party on 2 November 2024 and has appointed her shadow ministerial team. Key appointments for the industry include: Department...
by BFC | Oct 9, 2024 | BFC Activity Reports
UK General Election: A Labour Government with a significant majority The General Election on 4 July 2024 saw a new Labour Government elected with a huge majority – 172 seats. This was nearly as large as Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide victory. As result, there have been...
by BFC | Jun 21, 2024 | BFC Activity Reports
BFC Executive Meeting (7 May 2024) The BFC Executive met on 7 May 2024 and discussed the latest developments in flammability regulations, and the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries Scheme. The BFC agreed to continue collecting evidence regarding the furniture...
