The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in August, stated the Kitchens & Bathrooms category bounced back with a triple digit sales increase on Q2 2020. It also stated the… Read more

In the latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report published in May, Britain’s Builders’ Merchants continued to report strong growth in Q1 2021, with total value sales up 8.6% compared… Read more

Builders’ merchant sales in December 2020 were 8.8% higher than in December 2019, with total Q4 sales also significantly up on Q4 2019, according to the latest BMBI report. December sales… Read more

Mike Tattam, Lakes Sales & Marketing Director and BMBI Expert, says shipping has gone crazy and we’re all likely to be hit by shortages, delays and cost surcharges, however they’re… 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,… Read more

  The latest figures from the May Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveal a sharp rise in sales as lockdown restrictions ease and trades return to work. Year-on-year Total… Read more

  Having endured three and a half years of Brexit turmoil, the country now faces a far bigger challenge and greater uncertainty. February pre-dated social distancing (which started on 19… 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. Nevertheless, it’s been… Read more

2019 will go down as one of those years we won’t forget. Brexit dominated the headlines and created uncertainty across all spheres of business in the UK, including the builders’… Read more

  Total Builders’ Merchant value sales in November 2019 were down -7.4% compared with the same month in 2018. On one less trading day, average sales a day dropped -3.0%…. Read more