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				about   > BWMB A farmer run organisation, the BWMB was established in 1950 to operate a central marketing system for UK fleece wool, with the aim of achieving the best possible net return for producers. more > > organisational structure Under the Wool Marketing Act of 1950, the BWMB is required to register all producers with four or more sheep (with the exception of Shetland, which has its own arrangement. There are currently 59,078 registered producers. The Board of 9 elected producer members, representing 9 different areas of the UK, and 2 Government appointees, meets eight times a year and reports back to nine regionally elected committees. Day to day operations are run from the Board's headquarters in Bradford, with small regional offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. board members - non executive > Frank Langrish Chairman > Gethin Havard Vice Chairman > Brian Dallyn > Malcolm Corbett > Ruairidh Mackenzie > Ian Buchanan > Tom Tudor > Nigel Williams > Hugh Blythe independent members > Dudley Hutchings > Judith Donovan executives > Ian Hartley - Chief Executive Officer > Mark Powell - Chief Wool Marketing Officer financial information A year in farming is never dull, the last one for sheep farmers has seen enormous improvements in the value of sheep meat, despite the World going through the worst financial crisis since the 1930’s. Much of the increase in our sheep meat price has been on the back of a very weak currency and this has also helped us to sell the wool clip. > chairman's statement operating & financial performance > order annual report
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