The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in November, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were +2.6% higher in Q3 2023 compared to… Read more
Compared to the same period in 2022, Q3 2023 total volume sales to builders and trades fell -10.5% from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants. Value sales were down -3.3%, as prices rose… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for August 2023 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +2.8% higher than… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -3.3% in the month of August compared to the same month in 2022, with volume… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for August 2023 this morning. • The construction sector fell by 0.5% in August 2023 after a fall of 0.4%… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for July 2023 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +8.5% on July… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -0.4% in July compared to the same month in 2022, with volume falling -7.9% and… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for July 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.5% in volume terms in July… Read more
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in August, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were up +3.9% in Q2 2023 compared to… Read more
Quarter-on-quarter, total value sales from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants climbed +7.6% in Q2 2023 compared to January to March 2023. Growth came from stronger volumes (+11.3%) as prices were -3.3% lower…. Read more
Launched in 2015, the award winning monthly Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report is the only reliable measure of repair, maintenance & improvement (RMI) activity in the UK. Filling an important gap, it can be widely used in construction, and by economists, Government, national media, commentators and influencers outside the industry.
