The minutes matter campaign advice when converting your telephone kiosk

1. The Minutes Matter
Campaign
Advice for those converting their local telephone
kiosk to house a defibrillator

3. Minutes Matter Criteria
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) is the sole UK trade federation representing
the manufacturers of paints and coatings. Working alongside the Community
HeartBeat Trust (CHT), the BCF will arrange for one of its members to donate paint
to renovate converted telephone kiosks. Donated paint is available if you have:
Adopted your kiosk from BT
Purchased your defibrillator from the CHT

4. To Adopt a Kiosk from BT
The cost of adopting a phone box
from BT is only £1.
To apply, fill in this form.
For more information, click here.

5. Contacting
The Community HeartBeat Trust
Complete the online
enquiry form
Or call 0845 86 277 39

6. Once you have adopted your kiosk from BT,
And your defibrillator is on the way,
The Community HeartBeat Trust will contact
the BCF to source the paint.

7. Step One – The Process Begins
Belle Robertson at the
British Coatings
Federation will contact
BCF members in your
area that manufacture
and supply paint.

8. Step Two – Paint Supply
Once a BCF member has agreed
to supply the paint, Belle will put
you directly in contact with the
member for you to arrange
collection or delivery of the paint.
You will be supplied with a plaque
for the kiosk to acknowledge the
paint donation.
This
processes
takes
around 48
hours

9. Step Three – Renovate Your Kiosk
Download advice from the Painting and
Decorating Association here.
Note: If you are renovating your kiosk, you should
take adequate precautions as the old paint may
contain lead. Further advice on removing old
lead paint can be found at
www.coatings.org.uk/FAQ

10. Step 4 - Share Your
Renovation with the BCF
All renovations are
recorded on the BCF
Website.
Send your images to
Belle.Robertson@bcf.co.uk
to have them included.

11. Step 5 - Share Your
Renovation with the rest of the
country
The BCF will provide you
with a press release once
your paint has been
sourced.
Please feel free to spread
the word about your
defibrillator.

12. Step 6 - Share Your Renovation
with the rest of the world
Each donation made by
BCF Members is recorded
on the official Minutes
Matter map.
www.minutesmatter.org.u
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13. Coatings are the most looked at, yet
overlooked products around. Bring more life
into your village with the British Coatings
Federation and its members
For more information, please click here.