It has been another difficult quarter, as the industry grapples with labour and materials supply issues. Job vacancies are at a record high and supply chain problems facing the UK… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Q2 was really quite dynamic with manufacturing acquisitions alongside a number of merchant acquisitions. That instils some… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint Firstly, I can’t quite believe that as I write, we are in the middle of May. Time… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Q4 was dominated again by BREXIT, deal or no deal, COVID, and the ongoing demand surge for… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. In Q2 during lockdown, Britain fell in love with decorating again, with ‘do it yourself’ booming to… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. At the peak of the Covid-19 lockdown the trade market almost completely shut down, while the consumer… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. With the onset of the pandemic, in the latter part of March and all of April, the… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Quite a lot has happened since the last report! The Conservatives won a comprehensive General Election victory… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Last quarter, the BMBI macroeconomics commentary was filled with uncertainty and low confidence. Brexit didn’t happen, again,… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Uncertainty and low confidence continued in quarter two, compounded by the Brexit saga. Deal or no deal?… Read more
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