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Week of action puts metal theft in the spotlight.
Police services and heritage experts have successfully carried out a coordinated week of action targeting metal thieves across the country for the first time. Coordinated by British Transport Police...
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Cash ban arrives in Scotland
From today, metal dealers in Scotland can no longer pay cash for scrap and are now required to verify the identity of the seller. The new legislation is being shepherded in by a planned Week of Action...
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Crimestoppers’ ‘Scrap the Cash’ campaign
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) is pleased to support today’s launch of Crimestoppers’ Scrap the Cash campaign in Scotland. The campaign, run in conjunction with the Scottish...
View ArticleAnnual Dinner Networking Opportunity
This year’s annual dinner in London will be preceded by a longer, new-look networking event providing BMRA members with an ideal opportunity to meet potential and established customers, as well as...
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The Environment Agency publishes its Fire Prevention Plan guidance
The Environment Agency (EA) has published its updated Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) guidance, which applies to operators storing any amount of combustible waste, including ELVs and scrap metals. The...
View ArticleFRAGments July 28
Have you seen the latest issue of FRAGments, our online newsletter delivering information in bite-sized snippets? This issue shares important information about issues members may be having regarding...
View ArticleStatement regarding Hawkeswood Metal Recycling Limited
The British Metals Recycling Association is aware of the tragic events this morning at one of its members’ yards resulting in the death of five people and serious injuries to another. At this time, we...
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FRAGments June 6
Have you seen the latest issue of FRAGments, our online newsletter delivering information in bite-sized snippets? This issue shares important information about an on-going week of action by a range of...
View ArticleEnvironment Agency presentation
At the end of May, Paul Feany and Andy Bee of the Environment Agency visited the BMRA to give a short presentation to a small number of members who operate shredders and to answer questions. Those who...
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FRAGments May 10
Have you seen the latest issue of FRAGments, our online newsletter delivering information in bite-sized snippets? Over the past few weeks, the team has secured Home Office agreement to take action...
View ArticleAccessing Dunblane Workshop presentations - members only
If you are a member and would like to access the presentations delivered at the workshop held in Dunblane, simply log in to the members' area and, under Latest Information, click on the down arrow to...
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FRAGments Special Edition 6 May
Have you seen the Special Edition of FRAGments? It featured a report from a recent BMRA-led workshop in Dunblane developed to provide advice and information to dealers to better help prepare them for...
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Have you booked your place on the BMRA Golf Day yet?
Golf has long been recognised as a powerful networking and business development tool. American sportswriter Grantland Rice once said that playing 18 holes of golf will teach you more about someone...
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New Poster and Flyer available for members in Scotland
Members who work in Scotland can download copies of an A2 poster and an A5 flyer that explain the rules regarding the upcoming cash ban and identification requirements set out in the Air Weapons and...
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FRAGments Apr 14
Have you seen the latest issue of FRAGments, our online newsletter delivering information in bite-sized snippets? Over the past few weeks, the team has been busy liaising with members in Scotland...
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Auto-enrolment: Are you ready?
Many small and medium sized business remain uncertain about their obligations when it comes to auto-enrolment pension schemes. The British Metals Recycling Association approached its financial...
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Embracing the positive approach at ISRI
Last week, delegates at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) annual convention and exhibition in America heard that there was some room for optimism when looking ahead. Shane Mellor,...
View ArticleObituary: Cyril Bainbridge, C L Prosser & Co Ltd.
The BMRA team was saddened to learn of the death of industry stalwart Cyril Bainbridge. Cyril passed away, aged 87, on Saturday 26 March surrounded by his family. The funeral will take place at...
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FRAGments Mar 24
Have you seen the latest issue of FRAGments, our online newsletter delivering information in bite-sized snippets? Over the past two weeks, the team has attended a raft of meetings from EuRIC's General...
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FRAGments Mar 05
Have you seen the latest issue of FRAGments, our online newsletter delivering information in bite-sized snipets? Over the past two weeks, the team has been working on a wide range of issues, such as:...
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