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Belonging to the
British Florist Association should be part of every professional florists
business portfolio. Not only does it give you a sign of professionalism to
hang in your shop but could save and make you money as well with a host of
member benefits including FREE HR Employment service (worth £120 per
annum), LloydsTSB Cardnet Credit/Debit card processing deal exclusive to
BFA members – currently the ‘best deal’ within our sector saving you from
tens to hundreds of pounds with Visa Credit Card processing from a little
over 1% (T&C’s apply), Yellow Pages/BFA ‘Exclusive’ member advertising
programme, discounted shop & van insurance with Floriguard, and
access to our Free helpline. Member benefits are a focus in 2009, and we
look forward to giving our members many more exclusive
deals.
Member rates per annum
from 1 Feb 2009:
Florist Membership - £65 plus
VAT
Student Membership - £15 plus VAT
Retired Membership - £10
plus VAT
Associate Membership - £150 plus VAT**
Corporate membership
- £500 plus VAT**
**Associate and
Corporate memberships are for regional or national companies.If you
are a college, wholesaler, import/exporter, web based
network or relay organisation, please contact the Secretariat
directly by phone or email to discuss.
NEW Members
will receive a FREE Chrysal "Victorinox" knife and £10 money-off Chrysal
voucher. For more information on Chrysal, click
here.
Membership Benefits:
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NEW
Benefit from April '09 - Employment documents & specialist
HR advice helpline, FREE to BFA members (usual cost £120 per annum)
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Brand
new members receive a FREE Chrysal Victorinox knife, and £10
Chrysal money-off voucher!
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BFA
Membership certificate and window decal, a sign of professionalism to
display in your shop, Increased consumer
confidence
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Exclusive
member discounts on FloristPro websites (50% off set-up fee), and
Florisoft software
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Wages
guidelines, Code of Practice, and Employment
Contracts
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Exclusive
Lloyds TSB Cardnet card processing deal – currently the best in the
industry
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BFA
FloriGuard Insurance – exclusive member discounts, policy specifically
for florists, and NEW Floriguard Van Insurance (saving tens to hundreds
of pounds!)
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Yellow Pages
BFA exclusive advertising offer
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BFA Hub
Meetings – local meetings to support retail florists, free to BFA
members
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BFA
Conference – held the last weekend of October each
year.
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Your shop
details on our consumer website www.BFAFlorist.org – website
will be promoted at all the RHS shows (including Chelsea & Tatton
Park) encouraging consumers to use their local BFA member
florist
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News and
industry updates regularly on our florist website and our
e-newsletters
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Many
more member benefits planned for launch in
2009!
There are now three ways to
join or renew your BFA membership: by mail, telephone, and securely
online.
By
Telephone: Please call the
Secretariat on 0844 800 7299 (Mon-Thu 9am-5pm) to join or renew
your membership, or email
us and we will call you. One quick phone call,
with no forms to complete or post. We accept Delta, Electron, Maestro,
Visa, Mastercard and Solo cards.
Online: Click
the cart to buy securely online anytime through our online shop.
By
mail: If paying by cheque, please download and
send in the joining form.
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