November 2007
NEWS
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FloriGuard Team In
Nottingham - The FloriGuard Team will be exhibiting
at the Society of Floristry annual show "Three Weddings
and a Funeral" at the East Midlands Conference Centre,
Nottingham University Campus on Sunday, 25th November 2007. |
January 2008 |
FloriGuard Changes Insurer - The FloriGuard
policy is now underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plccontinuing
to provide tailor made cover for retail florists. The move has
also seen some enhancements to the cover including a higher
public liability limit, increased seasonal stock extensions
and lower excesses. |
January 2008 |
BFA FloriGuard Launch -
The British Florist Association has joined forces with Bridge
insurance Brokers Ltd to provide their existing FloriGuard
Insurance policy to its members.
The policy is called "BFA FloriGuard
Insurance" and is designed specifically for retail florists
and features additional cover, lower excess, and a Jason Wootton, Schemes Development Manager for Bridge said "this alliance will add real value to the membership offering of the BFA and also gives further strength to our successful FloriGuard policy". He continues, "I'm very excited to be working with the only floristry trade association recognised by the government as they share many of the same core values and beliefs that we have at Bridge". "This is a very exciting time for us, and the FloriGuard team are really looking forward to working with our new partners and promoting the benefits of the policy to new customers" Wootton concluded. Mark Ward, President - British Florist Association and Jason Wootton, Schemes Development Manager - Bridge Insurance |
January 2008 |
FloriGuard Team In Birmingham - The FloriGuard Team exhibited at the Spring Florist
Event at the ICC Birmingham. Promoting our new partnership
with the British Florist Association, the team and our very
own FloriGuard Mascot enjoyed meeting many existing and new
clients. |
February 2008 |
FloriGuard Freelancers Launched - Following
a large number of enquiries from Florists without retail premises,
FloriGuard has now launched a policy for Freelance, Event and
Wedding Florists, Floral Designers and Flower Arrangers. Underwritten
by Groupama Insurance, the policy cover Public Liability as
Standard and includes options to increase cover. Call the FloriGuard
Team on 0845 313 9871 for more information. |
June 2008 |
FloriGuard Website Goes LIVE! - After several
months of development the new FloriGuard Website is available
to the florist profession. We hope you enjoy using our site
and welcome any feedback from our customers by emailing us on
info@floriguard.co.uk |
October 2008 |
FloriGuard Van Cover - Now available commercial vehicle insurance for florist delivery vehicles. Underwritten by Equity Red Star and through Bridge Insurance Brokers Ltd. The policy offers comprehensive cover, flexible benefits and competitive premiums. |
September 2009 |
New BFA Website - The British Florist Association have launched an all new website. Improving on their previous site it features membership areas, events details, galleries, an online shop and many more useful resources. Have a look at the site by clicking here |
October 2009 |
FleurEx 2009- The FloriGuard team will be joining their partners at the British Florist Association at the FleurEx trade show. Why not come over and say hello and pick up some information and goodies! The team are looking forward to meeting existing and prospective policyholders and are on hand for any questions you may have. FleurEx is on 24th & 25th October at the Paragon Hotel, Birmingham. More information can be obtained by clicking here |
February 2010 |
Associations Merge - British Florist Association members and Society of Floristry members voted in favour by a sizeable majority of the proposal for the BFA to acquire the Society , at their respective EGM/AGM's on 3rd and 7th February.
BFA President Mark Ward said, “This is excellent news, not just for members of BFA and Society, but for the industry as a whole. This only serves to strengthen the already strong voice of the BFA. We look forward to the launch of the new Training and Education Committee in April, which will ensure the strength and experience of Society in this important area are utilised”.
Mark added, “We do expect a crossover of those who are currently joint Society and BFA members, and these will be dealt with once we obtain the Society membership list on March 1st”. From this date, invitation to renew memberships as they expire will come from BFA.
The purchase of Society of Floristry will take place on 1st March 2010, at which time all Society members will automatically become members of BFA and entitled to all current BFA member benefits. Member benefits include BFA Floriguard insurance with exclusive BFA member discount; Lloyds TSB Cardnet low-rate card processing; BFA Travel Club with free £100 voucher; BFA Fuel Card saving 2-3p per litre; HR4UK free online HR service worth £120. For full list of current membership benefits please visit the “Membership” section of the BFA website.
Members can also look forward to receiving a free copy of the BFA Handbook which will be sent to all members, and contains pages of images and information including member benefits, events and competitions. |
June 2010 |
EUROFLEURS RHS TATTON PARK - The FloriGuard team at Bridge Insurance Brokers Ltd are excited to announce the launch of a special competition for all members of the British Florist Association (BFA).
In celebration of the EuroFleurs competition being held at RHS Show Tatton Park from 21st Jul to 25th July 2010, FloriGuard are giving away 2 pairs of tickets to join the team the Gala Awards Ceremony. Over the next month, every BFA member who purchases a BFA FloriGuard Shop, Home, Freelance or Van insurance policy will be placed into the competition to win a pair of the tickets. The tickets, priced at £95 each, will entitle the recipient to entry to the showground from 16:00hrs until 22:00hrs, where you have the opportunity to see the show in comfort & style and then on to a champagne reception and silver service buffet. Watch the competitors create their final task of the competition, their surprise item, in front of a live audience. The Liverpool Dance Company will stage a musical theatrical performance depicting some of the West End’s best known musicals with all the dancers decked out in fabulous floral haute couture. The evening will end with the exciting climax to the competition, the Eurofleurs results show. This exciting opportunity is not to be missed and will be a once in a life time evening for the lucky winners. To find out more click here |
15% discount
for members of the BFA.
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