Mike Tattam has been appointed commercial director for the Builders Merchants Federation with effect from 1 April 2023.

Tattam has a career spanning over 35 years working with manufacturer brands in senior commercial roles. He brings experience across heavyside and lightside sectors, and with national and independent merchants as well as specialist stockists and buying groups.

Tattam joined the BMF in August 2022 in an interim capacity to recruit and develop a new regional team and introduce initiatives to grow membership and enhance value to existing members.

BMF CEO, John Newbomb says: “I am extremely pleased that Mike is joining the team on a permanent basis. He has integrated well into the BMF family since joining us in an interim role last summer and now becomes a valuable member of the Senior Management Team.”