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BMF takes trade award

01 Jul 2005

The British Marine Federation (BMF) has been named trade association of year in the 2005 Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards.

John Clarke, BMF chief executive (left) and Peter Methven collect the award from Nicky Amor, director sales and marketing at sponsoring company Abbey Legal Protection

The BMF was a finalist in seven categories of the nine overall awards presented at Le Meridien Hotel in Piccadilly last month.

The BMF also won Exhibition of the Year for the 2004 London Boat Show and Newsletter of the Year for British Marine News , which is designed by Ian Swain and David Blake at Mercator Media.

"This is a fantastic accolade for the BMF and the marine industry, " said BMF president Peter Methven. "It is a tribute to the professionalism of our team who provide excellent services to members, represent our industry and organise world class exhibitions."

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