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Kevin Tolson, Commercial Director Wienerberger UK is BMBI’s Expert for Bricks & Roof Tiles. There are few industries as important to the British economy as construction. Making up over 6%… Read more
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Lynn Street, Sales & Marketing Manager Midland Lead is BMBI’s Expert for Lead. Without stating the obvious, the last few months have been globally turbulent and unpredictable. Nobody could have… Read more
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Steve Durdant-Hollamby, Managing Director Polypipe Civils is BMBI’s Expert for Civils & Green Infrastructure. Having seen Covid restrictions ease and relatively consistent trading return to all civils sectors, we’re now… Read more
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Stacey Temprell, Marketing Director British Gypsum is BMBI’s Expert for Drylining Systems. As we enter a second national lockdown, COVID-19 continues to have an impact on construction. However, this time,… Read more
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Andy Scothern, Managing Director eCommonSense is BMBI’s Expert for Website & Product Data Management Solutions. As the country slides into increasingly restrictive measures in response to the second wave of… Read more
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Malcolm Gough, Group Sales & Marketing Director Talasey Group is BMBI’s Expert for Natural Stone Landscaping Products, Vitrified Paving & Artificial Grass. The start of Q2 was hit by lockdown,… Read more
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Jeff House, Head of External Affairs Baxi Heating UK (incorporating Heatrae Sadia) is BMBI’s Expert for Water Heating. We live in strange and uncertain times. As expected, the impact of… Read more
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Neil Hargreaves, Managing Director Knauf Insulation is BMBI’s Expert for Mineral Wool Insulation. Like everybody, we’ve adapted to a ‘new normal’ over the past few months. Our commercial team have… Read more
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Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. Looking at Q2 2020 in isolation, the steep sales growth curve is what start-up businesses dream of. However,… Read more
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Kevin Morgan, Group Commercial Director The Crystal Group is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. If there was one lesson we learned in the last few months, it’s that… 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.
