After seventeen years as President of BFMF and then Chairman of BFA, Paul Sargent has stepped down. He remains on the Board of BFA and his fellow directors thanked him most warmly for the huge time commitment he has given to the task of successfully steering the Association through great changes in the industry. His successor is Philip Luckett, Executive Chairman of Dunkelman & Son Ltd, and the Vice Chairman is Andrew Loake, MD of Loake Bros Ltd.