Members of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) across the UK have joined forces to offer a united front in response to the COVOID-19 crisis. ‘Trades Against The Virus’ has been… Read more
At the time of gathering the data for this report, our sector had yet to experience the more widespread scale and impact of the Covid-19 crisis we are seeing today…. Read more
BMBI Experts contributing to BMN’s Leading Lights focused on the enduring issues in the industry rather than the emerging pandemic, and some of the consistent challenges we will return to… Read more
British Gypsum is new BMBI Expert for Drylining Systems British Gypsum, the UK’s leading manufacturer of interior Drylining Systems, is among four industry leaders to join the Builders Merchant Building… Read more
Sales figures for the final quarter of 2019 published in the Q4 2019 Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report, round off a disappointing year for the sector, with a third… Read more
Polypipe Civils joins BMBI Expert Panel Polypipe Civils, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of piping systems, water and climate management systems, joins the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) Expert Panel…. Read more
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) welcomes Midland Lead to its panel of industry experts. The company is a leading manufacturer and supplier of lead products, and the only independent… Read more
BMBI is a brand of the BMF. It’s produced by MRA Marketing using gold standard data from GfK, one of the largest insight agencies. GfK’s Builders Merchant Point of Sale… Read more
The short trading day month of November saw subdued sales for merchants with the lowest total sales in 10 months. Year-on-Year Total Builders’ Merchant value sales in November 2019… Read more
After a strong start to the year, the uncertain economic climate continued to impact negatively on merchants’ sales of Timber & Joinery into October 2019. Year-on-Year Total Builders Merchants’… 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.
