Merchants’ April sales up 5.3% Total Builders Merchants value sales to roofers, builders and contractors in April 2019 were up 5.3% compared with the same period in 2018. Having seen… Read more
Merchants’ fourth quarter sales lifted by robust Timber & Joinery Total Builders Merchants value sales to roofers, builders and contractors in Quarter 4 were up 3.1% compared with Q4 2017,… Read more
Total builders’ merchant value sales to roofers, builders and contractors were up 8.3% in July compared with July 2017, helped by one more trading day this year. Average sales a… Read more
Andy Williamson, Group MD of IKO PLC, BMBI Expert for Roofing Torch-on is one of the most cost-effective, reliable and widely-used applications in the roofing industry – used in approximately… Read more
Stronger fourth quarter wraps up a solid year for merchants The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) saw strong growth in 2017. Total Q4 2017 sales to roofers, builders and contractors… Read more
Young people and the image of construction The annual Chair’s Debate from the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG) late last year addressed the image of the industry… Read more
Continued positivity in August for builders’ merchants August’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) showed builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors were up 5.8% in August 2017 compared with… Read more
Changing the face of construction – solving the skills shortage Last year’s Farmer Review was commissioned to look at the labour model in construction, and the skills and pressures that… Read more
Merchant sales down in April but sales per day reach a new high April’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) showed builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors were 6.3%… Read more
A strong finish for Merchants in 2016 “2016 was a successful year for generalist builders’ merchants, with revenues of over £5.44bn and sales value growth of 5.2% on the previous… 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.
