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BCF appoints chief executive officer
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has appointed Tony Mash as its chief executive officer, a role he is taking over from Moira McMillan, who is retiring after 19 years with the federation.
News from Printingtalk, 14 May 2009
Weakening pound hits prinking ink manufacturers
Moira McMillan, the British Coatings Federation's chief executive officer, has warned of the effect on printing ink manufacturers of the weakening of the pound against the euro and the US dollar.
News from Printingtalk, 28 April 2009
BCF reviews ink carbon footprinting
Moira McMillan, chief executive officer, British Coatings Federation, has commented on the printing industry's response to increasing demands for carbon footprinting.
News from Printingtalk, 1 October 2008
Coatings and inks users get legislation warnings
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) is making the inks, coatings and printing industry aware of the REACH legislation through a new downloadable leaflet.
News from Printingtalk, 4 August 2008
BCF Membership For Smaller Companies
The British Coatings Federation announce launch of reduced Full Membership subscription for smaller enterprises.
News from Printingtalk, 14 November 2007
Buying Power Of BCF Members Help Cut Energy Costs
BCF launching new programme to help reduce the energy bills of full and associate members by harnessing the membership's combined buying power to obtain lower priced energy.
News from Printingtalk, 14 November 2007
Coatings And Inks Seminar's Wide Ranging Agenda
The Annual Technical Update Seminar to be staged by the British Coatings Federation (BCF) will be open to non-members.
News from Printingtalk, 10 October 2007
Answering Ink And Coating Health, Safety Queries
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) members - manufacturers of inks, coatings and other related supplies - can help printers answer complex health and safety and environmental questions.
News from Printingtalk, 3 September 2007
Making the Most of Specialised Metallic Inks
Alex Stevenson, a member of BCF Sheetfed Group, gives a brief overview of some of the specialised metallic inks available today and the ways they can be used to provide specific application benefits
News from Printingtalk, 9 July 2007
Print Colour Matching Key To Customer Satisfaction
The development of more refined colour matching technology to help printers satisfy customers' requirements has been continued by sheet-fed sector members of the British Coatings Federation (BCF).
News from Printingtalk, 29 June 2007
Alcohol Free Founts Are Increasingly Important
The unpredictable cost of IPA will put increasing emphasis on the widespread adoption of reduced or alcohol-free fountain solutions.
News from Printingtalk, 23 April 2007
Ink Firms' Printing Industry Support Threatened
The level of support provided to the printing industry as a whole could be threatened by the pressure exerted by the market on driving down costs.
News from Printingtalk, 9 March 2007
Coatings Federation Fills Development Role
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has appointed John Keith to the position of business development manager at the federation.
News from Printingtalk, 31 October 2006
Coatings Price Rises Due To Materials Shortages
Moira McMillan, the British Coatings Federation's (BCF) chief executive officer, warned of the likelihood of coatings price rises as a result of continuing shortages in a range of key raw materials.
News from Printingtalk, 11 October 2006
Scheme Helps Ease Insurance Cover Problems
Many companies in the coatings industry have been faced with substantially increased demands from their insurers, including higher premiums and, sometimes, even refusals to provide cover.
News from Printingtalk, 16 August 2006
Coatings Federation Appoints Pitchford President
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has appointed Tony Pitchford as president, a role he is taking over from, Nigel Bond, the sales director of Dulux Trade, ICI.
News from Printingtalk, 13 June 2006
Saving Energy Costs With Free Site Surveys
UK national energy and environmental consultancy, Energy 2000, has teamed up with the British Coatings Federation (BCF) to develop two cost-saving initiatives for the coatings industry.
News from Printingtalk, 13 April 2006
UK Red Tape Survey Gets Go Ahead
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) and its members are participating in the UK Government's 'better regulation' initiative investigating the legislative burden on companies.
News from Printingtalk, 14 February 2006
Survey Finds Up To GBP820,000 In Red Tape Costs
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) and its members are participating in the UK Government's Better Regulation initiative investigating the legislative burden on companies.
News from Printingtalk, 27 January 2006
Coatings Body Seeks To Ease Ink Sector's EU Fears
Progress on the REACH initiative is seen by the British Coatings Federation (BCF) as being 'good in parts' for the UK coatings industry.
News from Printingtalk, 13 January 2006
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