Branch meetings

Get to know your fellow members

It’s comforting to know your part of something. To know that you’re not the only one, reassures you in your own decisions. Our branch meetings give you the chance to find out what other retailers think about your local councils latest ‘clamp down’, if anyone else is having problems with delivery from a supplier or how market trends are affecting other businesses in your area. The kind of information that you can only get first hand from other independent businesses just like yours.

Attending your local meetings will keep you in touch with the latest news from your trade association and your industry. We have a network of branch meetings taking place around the country, managed by our Branch Administrator, Diana Truman. If you'd like to attend your nearest branch meeting or find out more, please email Diana on diana.truman@bira.co.uk or telephone 0121 446 6688.

Branch network

East & West Kent 

Chairman: Russell Johnson, Johnsons of Rainham,Rainham
Secretary: Julie Clayton

Five Counties

Chairman: Colin Thompson, C C Tiles, Fleet.
Secretary: Carl Perkins

Hampshire

Chairman: Floating
Secretary: Eric Proctor

Manchester

Chairman: Floating
Secretary: Joan McDermott

North Devon

Chairman: Lesley Wormald, Barnstaple
Secretary: Beryl Morgan

North London, Beds & Herts

Chairman: Derek Lewis, H Glickman Ltd, Tottenham.
Secretary: Nick Tracken

Northumberland & Durham

Chairman: Stuart Humphreys, George Humphreys Décor, Middlesborough
Secretary: Kath Wharton

South Devon 

Chairman: Tony Abbott, Abbotts DIY, Ottery St Mary
Secretary: Liz Lawson

South East Essex

Chairman: Ron Huelin, Corringham
Secretary: Maureen Huelin

South East Midlands

Chairman: David Earth, Andrew & Co (Spalding) Ltd, Spalding
Secretary: Tony Blow

South East Wales

Chairman: Andrew Smith, Faber & Smith Ltd, Newport
Secretary: Ruth Smith

Sussex

Chairman: Fred Bishop, Bishops Home Hardware, Forest Row
Secretary: David Garforth

Tayside

Chairman: David Brough, David Sim, Alyth
Secretary: Alasdair Straker

Three Counties

Chairman: Helena Cambrowicz, The Good Cook, Leominster
Secretary: Tony Hayward

Wiltshire

Chairman: Peter Mills, Peter Howard Ltd, Marlborough
Secretary: Darren Silsby