COMMITTEES
the need to present and market their activities to a wider
audience, so there is an intention to produce a tri-fold leaflet
similar to that prepared for the Intumescent Coatings Group last
year.
Vehicle Refinish Group
Chaired by John Falder, HMG Paints
The BCF’s vehicle refinish (VR) campaign progressed greatly over
the past year, with the 100 mystery shopping exercises of VR
distributors reaching completion. This led to further engagement
with the distributors and exploring further the issues with the
enforcement of the VOC regulations.
The mystery shopping exercise revealed that a quarter of the
distributors offered to sell a solventbased basecoat for the car
repair, despite this being illegal, thus proving that there is indeed
widespread non-compliance.
The campaign also made it clear that Trading Standards officers
do not thoroughly understand or enforce the regulations.
The BCF is therefore working to find solutions to making the
regulations more enforceable, whether by amending the law
post-Brexit or by appointing a private comp