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Builders’ merchants’ sales up June’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) showed builders’ merchants’ sales were up 3.7% in June 2017 compared with the same month last year, with Ironmongery… Read more
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July proves successful for Builders’ Merchant value sales July 2017 has proven particularly successful for merchants with Total Builders’ Merchant value sales to builders and contractors up 7.0% compared with… Read more
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Builders’ merchants’ sales up June’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) showed builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors were up 3.7% in June 2017 compared with the same month… Read more
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Latest BMBI report shows rise in sales Nigel Cox, Managing Director Timbmet, BMBI’s Expert for Timber & Panel Products talks through the latest data from the Builders Merchant Building Index. The… Read more
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A positive May for builders’ merchants May’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) showed builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors were up 8.5% in May 2017 compared with the… Read more
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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
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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
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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 builders and contractors were 6.3% lower… Read more
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Outlook positive despite the uncertainty The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) shows builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors up 11.4% in March 2017 compared with March 2016…. Read more
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Positive start to 2017 continues: Builders Merchants’ February sales up on last year February sales were 1.1% down on February 2016 but average sales per day were 3.9% up when… 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.
