The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), a joint enterprise between GfK, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and MRA Marketing, has won the ‘Best Use of Research & Insight’ award at… Read more
Sales to builders by Britain’s builders’ merchants surged in September, with sales up 8.3% compared with September 2019, according to the latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report. Q3 2020… Read more
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), a joint enterprise between GfK, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and MRA Marketing, has been shortlisted in no fewer than four categories at this… Read more
Builders’ Merchants see slower rate of recovery in August The latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report, published in October, shows that sales to builders by Britain’s builders’ merchants have… Read more
The Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report published in October shows builders’ merchants’ sales continuing to recover in August, but at a slower pace compared to the previous two… Read more
Sales to builders by Britain’s builders’ merchants have continued to recover, but at a slower pace in August compared to the previous two months, according to the latest Builders… Read more
Britain’s builders’ merchants sales to builders bounced back strongly in the three months May to July, with value sales surging 38.9% ahead compared with February to April, as reported in… 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
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
In the BMBI Q2 report we introduced a new Expert for Roof Windows, Jim Blanthorne. Jim was appointed Managing Director of Keylite Roof Windows in September, part of the Keystone… 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.
