BMBI is a brand of the BMF. It’s produced by MRA Marketing using gold standard data from GfK, one of the largest insight agencies. GfK’s Builders Merchant Point of Sale… Read more

  The short trading day month of November saw subdued sales for merchants with the lowest total sales in 10 months. Year-on-Year Total Builders’ Merchant value sales in November 2019… Read more

  After a strong start to the year, the uncertain economic climate continued to impact negatively on merchants’ sales of Timber & Joinery into October 2019. Year-on-Year Total Builders Merchants’… Read more

The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) fourth annual Round Table debate took place early December, hosted at Geberit HQ in Warwick. The BMBI is a brand of the Builders Merchants… Read more

Figures for Q3 2019 in the latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report negative growth in sales through UK builders’ merchants for the second consecutive quarter. In value terms, total… Read more

BMBI shortlisted for Best Use of Research & Insight award at the CMAs The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), a joint enterprise between GfK, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and… Read more

Following a strong start to the year, Total Builders’ Merchants’ value sales to builders and contractors were down -1.2% in Q2 2019 against the same period last year. However, the… Read more

BMBI listed as data source by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) features data… Read more

Figures just released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) show positive sales growth through UK builders merchants during the first quarter of the year. Total Q1 sales were… Read more