The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reveal that year-on-year sales through UK builders’ merchants are on an upward trajectory, as the industry continues to meet sustained… Read more
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report published in June shows that value sales through specialist plumbing & heating merchants’ in April were up 192.4.% on April 2020,… Read more
In the latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, sales through UK builders’ merchants remained strong in April, following record-breaking results in March. Landscaping and Timber &… Read more
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which uses the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) as one its sources, is now available…. Read more
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) welcomes the leading engineered wood panel manufacturer West Fraser (formerly known as Norbord) to its panel of industry experts. Simon Woods, European Sales, Marketing… Read more
Pavestone UK Ltd, a leading hard landscaping supplier of natural stone and man-made paving products, joined the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) Expert Panel in May. Managing Director Krystal Williams… Read more
Driven by strong March sales, the latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows specialist plumbing & heating merchants’ Q1 2021 value sales improving year-on-year. The… Read more
Britain’s Builders’ Merchants continued to report strong growth in Q1 2021, with total value sales up 8.6% compared to the previous quarter and 15.1% up on Q1 2020. Removing the… Read more
This time last year, the BMBI Experts who contributed to the Leading Lights supplement were primarily focussed on finding ways to make it through the emerging pandemic. But few could… Read more
The latest Leading Lights supplement published by Builders Merchants News in April opens with an exclusive survey by MRA Research. Merchants were interviewed for their views on industry issues and… 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.
