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
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) fourth annual Round Table debate took place early December, hosted at Geberit HQ in Warwick. The BMBI is a brand of the Builders Merchants… Read more
Figures for Q3 2019 in the latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report negative growth in sales through UK builders’ merchants for the second consecutive quarter. In value terms, total… Read more
BMBI shortlisted for Best Use of Research & Insight award at the CMAs The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), a joint enterprise between GfK, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and… Read more
Following a strong start to the year, Total Builders’ Merchants’ value sales to builders and contractors were down -1.2% in Q2 2019 against the same period last year. However, the… Read more
BMBI listed as data source by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) features data… Read more
Figures just released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) show positive sales growth through UK builders merchants during the first quarter of the year. Total Q1 sales were… Read more
A positive start for merchants in 2019 Total Builders Merchants value sales to builders and contractors in January 2019 were up 5.0% compared with January 2018. Four categories did better,… Read more
A positive start to 2019 Total Builders Merchant value sales were up 5.0% in January compared with January 2018. Four categories did better, including the two biggest: Timber & Joinery… 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.
