The National Federation of Builders (NFB) remembers its Director of Policy and Research, Paul Bogle who passed away on 27 December 2025.

After a career with Deloitte, Touche and McKinsey, Paul joined the NFB in 2008 to first manage and then head the NFB’s Policy Department. In 2018, he had to reduce his hours and share the role due to ill health.

Well known across industry for his insight and conciseness, Paul’s considered manner ensured his opinion was sought out and highly valued. This was well exampled by the tens of industry working groups, board and forums he sat on such as the Small Business Trade Association Forum and Health and Safety Executive.

As a Director at Retrofit Works Limited, he had a strong passion for retrofit and helped government shape and improve the Green Deal. Another of those passions was tackling late payment, a campaign Paul was integral in. It is, therefore, devastating that he will not see the Labour government’s 2025 Late Payment consultation come into law.

Paul was not just influential within construction policy. In 2015 he became a MasterChef finalist, where he undercooked a piece of salmon, sending him out of the competition. The dish had been tested in the NFB office on multiple occasions without any mishap and to the astonishment of many staff. At the time, they had no idea that Paul’s Michelin-quality food and talent for cooking was about to be showcased on the BBC.

The MasterChef experience gave him celebrity status, on the back of which he launched ‘Feast with Paul’, where his expertise and flair for food graced people’s homes with three-course meals and the chance to watch him in action.

Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the NFB, said: “Paul was charming, kind and thoughtful. Staff at the NFB who worked alongside him are devastated. It goes without saying that he will be hugely missed by all who were fortunate enough spend time in his company. Paul was a great ambassador for the NFB”.

“His successes at the NFB and for the industry are too numerous to list, and he leaves a food legacy that few will match. This is something NFB staff could prove testament to not only when he brought in Michelin-quality food that staff would literally queue to sample, but during company meals where everybody glanced Paul’s way at the first bite.

“Our greatest condolences go to Paul’s family and partner Greg, a force of nature in Paul’s happiness.”