Crystal Direct are delighted to once again sponsor the Ufemat Annual General Meeting in April 2022. Every year this unique event brings together professionals from every sector of the building materials supply chain and from every corner of Europe to share ideas and best practice to take back to our own markets.
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Crystal Direct were once again proud to headline the Builders Merchants Federation Ltd 2021 All Industry Conference. For the first time in its history, this conference will be held in the beautiful county of North Yorkshire - Harrogate & York. It is also the first time that the All Industry Conference has been held in the UK in nearly 30 years.
In the year that the UK begins a new relationship with the European Union, the Conference theme Building Beyond Boundaries could not be more topical, as the country looks beyond traditional geographical boundaries to build new trading relationships, and the industry moves beyond the boundaries imposed by the Covid health crisis and responds to Government incentives to Build, Build, Build.
For more details visit www.bmfconference.co.uk
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BMF All Industry Conference - Dubrovnik 2019 - Headline Sponsor
Crystal Direct were delighted to be the Headline Sponsor for the BMF 2019 All-Industry Conference on the 13-16 June at the five star Sun Gardens hotel in Dubrovnik
The BMF represents 578 merchants and supplier companies and around 4600 branches, and the All Industry Conference is the ideal platform for Crystal Direct to showcase its product range and continue its strong working relationship with builders merchants.
Martin Randall, Crystal Direct's CEO said: “We are delighted to support the BMF All Industry Conference. It is particularly exciting to become involved so early in the planning cycle for the 2019 Conference, our first as Headline Sponsor, and we look forward to playing our part in its success.”
John Newcomb, BMF CEO said: “The 2017 Conference was the best that I have been involved with and the fundraising event held in conjunction with Crystal Direct was a particular highlight. Following on from this successful partnership I am delighted that Crystal Direct will be our Headline Sponsor. It’s great to have continuity and I am looking forward to working with Crystal Direct again.”
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NMBS All Industry Conference - Lake Maggiore 2018 - Gala Dinner Sponsor
Crystal Direct were once again proud to sponsor the Gala Dinner at the NMBS Conference in Lake Maggiore, Italy in June 2018. The conference covered issues affecting the entire industry including:- innovation, people, processes and productivity, omnichannel and online trading, new entrants and new technologies.
The conference, which is always very well attended and appreciated by independent merchants, provides a terrific opportunity for business networking and socialising
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BMF All Industry Conference - Budapest 2017 - Gala Dinner Sponsor
Crystal Direct sponsored the Gala Dinner at the BMF Conference in Budapest in 2017 and helped to raise more than £62k for charity. The evening saw a live auction taking place for a number of amazing prizes and a Fiat Abarth car donated by Martin Randall, Crystal Direct’s Chairman, was auctioned by the man of many voices Jon Culshaw, a long-time supporter of Crystal Direct’s nominated charity Variety. The funds raised from the auction have been shared between Variety, the Children’s Charity and Teenage Cancer Trust, the BMF’s charity of the year.
John Newcomb, CEO at BMF commented
“We hoped to raise an exceptional sum for two very deserving charities and I am unbelievably proud of the industry for achieving even more than we ever imagined. I’m told that this is the highest sum our industry has raised for charity in a single night and I would like to thank everyone who contributed. I must also thank Martin Randall and the Crystal Direct team whose donation of a limited edition car caught everyone’s imagination and made such a significant contribution to the evening’s overall fundraising.”
Martin Randall, Crystal Direct's Chairman and Variety patron said: “I can only echo John’s appreciation of our colleagues in the industry. Their amazing generosity has raised a huge amount of money and these valuable funds will help both charities continue to make a difference to the lives of the people they support.”
In addition to the funds raised through the auction a further £8,235 was donated to Variety in the form of pledges made by the generous BMF members attending the Gala Dinner.
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NMBS All Industry Conference - Lanzarote 2016 - Gala Dinner Sponsor
The theme of the 2016 conference was ‘Business Matters’, and took place in Lanzarote in June with Crystal Direct sponsoring the Gala Dinner for the first time.
The calibre of speakers has been hugely impressive whilst the tailored business programmes have provided informative and essential content on the industry and the economy, providing delegates with salient ‘takeaway points’ to consider for their businesses long after the flights home.
With the emphasis being on a working conference, there was still plenty of time to network and socialise at specially arranged evening functions, including the Crystal sponsored Gala Dinner, where delegates got the opportunity to meet senior industry figures from both merchants and suppliers.
