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April’s BMBI report is unlike any other. The Government enforced COVID-19 lockdown came late in March, so had a limited impact on the month. However, April took the full… Read more
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Builders’ Merchants’ sales in the first quarter of 2020 were knocked by the COVID-19 pandemic and Government measures to contain the virus. Year-on-year Total value sales in Q1 2020 (unadjusted… Read more
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Lacklustre February – before COVID-19 hit Having endured three and a half years of Brexit turmoil, the country now faces a far bigger challenge and greater uncertainty. The BMBI February… Read more
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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
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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 we are seeing today…. Read more
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Business Secretary Alok Sharma has written an open letter to UK construction thanking the industry for all its help in the current crisis. The letter also confirms the Government’s current… Read more
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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
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Total Builders’ Merchant value sales to roofers, builders and contractors in Q4 2019 were -4.0% down compared with the same quarter in 2018. Adjusted for trading days, average sales a… Read more
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Year-on-year Total Builders’ Merchant value sales to builders and contractors in January 2020 were down -2.6% compared to January 2019. Seven categories sold less, with Timber & Joinery Products… Read more
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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
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.
