According to the latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report, builders’ merchants’ value sales to builders, roofers and contractors remained strong in April, with Landscaping and Timber & Joinery Products… Read more
Andy Simpson, Packed Products Director for Hanson Cement and BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates comments on the importance of working together to tackle climate change. 2020 will go down… Read more
The BMBI results for Quarter 2 show the phenomenal resilience of the sector in action. April, May and June couldn’t have been more different. April, in almost full lockdown, fell… Read more
Hanson’s parent company joins the climate change A-list HeidelbergCement has been recognised for the action it is taking to reduce its impact on the environment with a place on CDP’s… Read more
Total Builders’ Merchants’ value sales to builders and contractors were down -0.8% in quarter three compared to the same period last year, while the adjusted figure, which takes into account… Read more
Andrew Simpson, National Commercial Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. If a Brexit deal is not agreed soon, the persistent high levels of uncertainty will inhibit… Read more
Builders’ Merchant sales continue to grow A 5.8% increase has been seen on Builders’ Merchant value sales to builders and contractors this August, in comparison to last year. Andrew Simpson,… Read more
A strong finish for builders merchants in 2016 Ricky Coombes, Channel Manager at GfK, which provides the top line data for the Builders Merchant Building Index, looks at the Q4 2016 performance of… 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.
