Experts from the UK’s building materials supply chain gathered at the BMF in Coventry in October for the annual Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) debate. The Experts tackled the big… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for October 2025 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in the… Read more
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in December, shows Q3 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were up +2.8% compared to Q3… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q3 2025 were down -0.1% compared to Q3 2024. Volume sales were up +0.7% year-on-year, while… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for September 2025 and Quarter 3 2025 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output is estimated to have grown… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for August 2025 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were down -2.6% compared to… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in October, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in August 2025 were down -5.0% compared to the same month a year… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for August 2025 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output is estimated to have grown by 0.3% in the… Read more
James Davenport, Managing Director of Metsä Wood UK, has been appointed as the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) Expert for Softwoods and Engineered Timber. The BMBI, a brand of the… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for July 2025 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +4.1% compared to… 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.
