The British Florists Association In celebration of British Flowers week number 10 Downing Street have endorsed the campaign as they welcomed a stunning display of British flowers and foliages into the magnificent entrance hall of the Prime Minister’s residence. Our BFA Chair ‘Brian Wills-Pope’ took on the task of making the arrangements with officials at No. 10. Whilst Students from … Read more
2018 Horticulture UK Style Trends Event Floral Trends of 2018 Showcased to the lifestyle media 25/01/2018 2018 Horticulture UK Style Trends Event On 18 January 2018, the Flower Council of Holland hosted a Trends Event for UK lifestyle media, influencers, designers, stylists, and a select few industry guests, in support of our consumer brands Funnyhowflowersdothat.co.uk and Thejoyofplants.co.uk. The … Read more
The National Lonely Bouquet Day will take place on Sunday the 30th of June 2019. The ultimate goal of this initiative is very simple, florists and flower lovers all around the world dedicate one day a year to making strangers happy. The method chosen to achieve this goal is… flowers! What began as a simple … Read more
Preparing for Brexit – information for the Florists Brexit update from the Chairman of the BFA Dear Florist On Monday 21st January I had a meeting with the Agricultural Minister George Eustice MP to put the case that 7000 small florist businesses rely on a continued supply of flowers from The Netherlands and with a … Read more
Brexit is a huge topic for British Florists and that’s why the BFA are working in many ways to get the voice of the British florist heard… loudly! Below lists some of the work that’s been going on behind the scenes to influence the government to appreciate the florists position in Brexit negotiations. Firstly the BFA … Read more
Brexit – How are the BFA acting for you! Brexit is a huge topic for British Florists and that’s why the BFA are working in many ways to get the voice of the British florist heard… loudly! We have spearheaded a Brexit group; bringing together some of the most prominent figures and florist industries key players. … Read more
Securing the best future for the UK Floristry Industry post Brexit BFA Position Paper: January 2018 The challenges to secure the best possible future for the British florist Industry cannot be overlooked. In order for us to enable the florist businesses to prepare and be ready for the 29th March 2019, we at the BFA are … Read more
Brexit The call to action! As you know the BFA have been investigating Brexit and how that may affect our industry. Our next stage is to inform the government and members of Parliament to make them aware how Brexit could affect your daily trading. At the BFA we are in touch with Government, Ministers and Officials, but now WE NEED … Read more
The BFA have been tirelessly spearheading Brexit campaigning within our industry for the voice of florists throughout the UK heard. They have done this in a number of ways, with calls to government being top of list. It’s now clear that the BFA have been campaigning so hard for the rights of florists and for our … Read more
Thoughout October, November, December and into January we had our Brexit survey being completed by florists all over the UK. Thank you to everyone that took part this is a vital survey. Why the survey? We have spearheaded a Brexit group; bringing together some of the most prominent figures and florist industries key players. Working together … Read more
