NBF Membership Application Form

Please fill in the application form with your proposer & seconder details and submit to The Secretariat at High Corn Mill Chapel Hill Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1NL. Please note only documents with original signatures will be considered.

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What does my company gain from being a Member?

Advantages of membership of the Federation include

• Being part of the only trade association representing the specific interests of the UK bed industry.
• Being part of one of the most well-respected UK trade associations in the furnishing sector.
• One company one vote policy - small and large have equal rights.
• Suppliers and manufacturers have equal rights.
• Small and large companies represented on the Governing Executive Board.
• Supplier representation on Governing Executive Board.
• NEW FOR 2010 - Exclusive Bed Show for members to showcase their products and services. The first and only specific bed exhibition, organised by the bed industry for the bed industry.
• Two Forum meetings per year with FREE attendance for up to five delegates, depending on subscription level.
• Monthly email newsletters to keep members up to date with activities.
• Consumer media campaigns (through The Sleep Council) to raise the profile of the industry and maintain the public's awareness of the need to invest in a good bed and replace them regularly.
• Free listings on NBF website and in the classified product search facility.
• Trademark register.
• Exclusive NBF Members' Buying Group, guaranteed to deliver costs savings on over 100 common purchases from energy and telecoms to protective equipment and packaging.
• Free participation in State of Trade surveys, allowing you to benchmark your performance and your business predictions against the collated total on KPIs such as costs, prices, profit margins, order intake and output values and volumes and employment levels.
• Free participation in the Credit Controllers Forums for manufacturer members and now also supplier members, which provides a platform for the exchange of invaluable information on credit issues.
• Political lobbying and representation for members' issues with Government bodies, through our participation in the British Furniture Confederation.
• Quality & Standards Committee to monitor, comment on or influence regulations and standards affecting the bed industry and to develop best practice guidelines.
• Affiliation with other similar associations worldwide such as the European Bedding Industries Association & ISPA.