Builders’ Merchants’ Q2 sales: A tale of resilience and recovery The BMBI results for Quarter 2 show the phenomenal resilience of the sector in action. April, May and June couldn’t… Read more
Builders’ Merchants’ Q2 sales: A tale of resilience and recovery The BMBI results for Quarter 2 show the phenomenal resilience of the sector in action. April, May and June couldn’t… 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 Builders… Read more
This month’s BMBI report is unlike any other. The Government enforced COVID-19 lockdown came late in March, so had a limited impact last month. However, April took the full force,… Read more
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) COVID-19 task force draws up construction recovery plan lasting two years. The task force, which includes industry bodies the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and Construction… Read more
Builders’ Merchants’ sales in the first quarter of 2020 reflect the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as the UK Government introduces measures in March to contain the virus. Total… Read more
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) welcomes eCommonSense as its new Expert for Website and Product Data Management Solutions. This new category has been created to reflect the continuing swing… Read more
The recent Leading Lights supplement published by Builders Merchants News opens with an exclusive survey by MRA Research. Telephone interviews were conducted with 100 builders’ and plumbers’ merchants for… Read more
Builders’ Merchants’ Q1 sales hit by Coronavirus restrictions Builders’ Merchants’ sales in the first quarter of 2020 were knocked by the COVID-19 pandemic and Government measures to contain the virus…. Read more
Having endured three and a half years of Brexit turmoil, the country now faces a far bigger challenge and greater uncertainty. The BMBI February report pre-dated social distancing (which… 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.
