Why would you want to belong to the British Florist Association?… simple, we are not a corporate company…we work independently and the board of directors is made up of its elected members. We have you and your business in mind, because we ARE you! We operate as a ‘not for profit’ and all our membership income goes straight back into helping to build up the industry you love. For as little as £25.00 per quarter or 27p a day, you are able to take advantage of all that we have to offer, including money saving business member benefits and inspirational events. There’s so much to help you thrive, just take a look below!
Member Benefits
Belonging to the British Florist Association gives your business a host of member benefits as well as giving you the sign of professionalism to use within your business. Our member offers and discounts are constantly updated as we work with companies both within our industry and further afield to ensure we have a range that can benefit your business in many ways.
Find and Florist
Every BFA member gets a ‘Find a Florist’ profile on the UK map available from the homepage menu. This includes a weblink straight to your website, a banner promoting your logo, business opening and closing times, the opportunity to use your own products and many more details. If you want to see an example of this
If you’re worried about uploading the information and updating it, here’s a simple guide to show you just how it easy it is
The Find a Florist feature, located on the home page menu can help consumers can find you, but you can also use it to locate another florist for your customers if an order is out of your area.
Business offers/Member discounts
You will find a range of discount codes provided by these companies within the members area of the website. Only BFA members can log in and you’ll find all the details in the resources section.
We also have many corporate members who support the industry and are all great businesses to work with.
Partnerships
Our partnerships offer you some superb opportunities. Click on the images to take you to the pages explaining what each partner offers!
BFA Business logo
Every year we provide you with a BFA Member logo which is year stamped. It is available digitally to download in the members area and you can use this on any stationery, your website, advertising, business cards and social media platforms. With your certificate every year we’ll also send out decals for your window and van. This promotes to your customers that you are a professional florist.
Bloom Rooms
As a Business Member of the BFA you have free access to the Bloom Room Virtual Florist chats. These take place monthly and we organise a speaker to chat with us on a variety of subjects which are beneficial to the floral community. It’s a great way for florists all over the UK to connect. With a very relaxed feel we chat through a diverse range of topics with plenty of time for people to throw in questions as well. All the Bloom Room registration links and speaker info can be found in the members area under resourses.
Useful documents
We aim to provide our members with some useful templates to work from and a range of information to keep you up to date. From contracts to Terms and Conditions, we are always updating the provided info to help you succeed.
Industry Awards
The BFA organise an awards every year. The aim of this is to celebrate the best of the best and at the same time it gives members an added marketing opportunity.
When members all highlight their nominations and verifications or even that they are through to the finals, the whole industry gets a boost!
And you have the opportunity to attend the great party we have after the ceremony!
BFA Magazine
The ONLY printed professional florist trade magazine still available. Full of ideas, interviews, business tips and industry news. Our members get the magazine delivered for free.
Education
Membership fees help the trade association to carry on its work with government bodies including City and Guilds, Apprenticeships, and Lantra. This ensures a secure future for the industry and that our floristry skills are maintained as professionals.
Our dedicated team work on education, training and over see the IPF which is the membership for individuals.
Trade exhibitions and HUB meetings
Our Exhibitions give florists of the UK inspiration, opportunities to network and time to work on their business rather than in it. It also encourages more people to enter the industry and represents us as a skilled workforce. The exhibition combines learning practical skills with business support and creates meaningful connections with others in the trade.
Our HUB meetings take place around the UK in . Half a day of networking and learning where the BFA can also see and hear your communities specific needs, enabling us to help you in the way you need.
Social media images
At peak times the BFA provide a selection of images which you can use across your socials.
Whilst many people create their own imagery we know some florists struggle with that size of things and there is always a chance you don’t have the time or you might forget and need a back up. We have you covered and they are available in the download section of the members area.
When florist businesses joins our community it helps make the floristry industry stronger. We can’t wait to welcome you.
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