The positive points As customers may stay away from shopping centres, 70% of our florist business have online shopping websites and indeed we are known in the UK to have one of the most healthy online shopping habits for flower buying. We know that our industry is reliant on air freight, however oil prices were … Read more
Although the BFA are not alone in voicing their opinion about Business rates its obvious that writing to Ministers on a regular basis along with possibly hundreds of other small business has received some attention. We have included in the Budget news some of the most relevant issues. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his first … Read more
RHS Chelsea florists announced for the Floristry and Floral Design competition Show Manager, Rose Gore Browne said: ‘We have made exciting changes to our floristry offering at RHS Chelsea for 2020, merging the Florist of the Year and Floral Arrangement competitions into a new format, theme and aesthetic, bringing it under one roof inside the … Read more
Message from BFA Chairman – Brian Wills-Pope. The first Budget of Boris Johnson’s majority government is just one week away, as newly-appointed chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed plans to deliver the financial statement on March 11. I am sure we are all waiting to see what the Chancellor has to say in next week’s budget. In the Association’s … Read more
Each year florists put their knowledge to the test as they enter a floristry competition unlike any other! Worldskills UK competitions offers young florists an exceptional opportunity that can propel their careers and take them to places they’d only dreamt of. WorldSkills UK Competitions bring together trainees and young people from across the country to compete to … Read more
BFA Industry meeting held at CGMA 19th February. The BFA Industry meeting took place on the 19th February attended by the movers and shakers of our florist industry. Discussions on trade agreements, tariffs, plant passports, sustainability, digital education, apprenticeships, high street shopping, British flowers and the future of our industry took place in a packed … Read more
Press release from the Polish Association The 2020 ‘EUROPA CUP for Florists’: here’s all you need to know! The Polish Florist Association and Florint, together with their sponsors, will be hosting a top-level floristry championship in Poland in June: the EUROPA CUP 2020. Will you come and celebrate first-class floristry with us, at the event … Read more
A new photographic competition for florists and floral designers. Now extended till May 31st 2021. The UK Floristry Judges Guild are launching a brand new photographic floristry competition. This new competition has an exciting bridal schedule and a prize of £300 for the winner, plus valuable PR when the winning designs are published on social … Read more
Flora Magazine As an Industry it is essential that we have a floral magazine for our consumers. In the UK we are fortunate that we have a magazine called Flora. Edited by Judith Blacklock who is the author of 17 floral books, she is a Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture, for whom she designed … Read more
