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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
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Andrew Simpson, Packed Products Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. Demand for mineral products declined in the first quarter of 2020. Adverse weather in February and… Read more
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Paul Owen, Commercial Director Distribution IKO PLC is BMBI’s Expert for Roofing Products. October brought an early plunge into freezing winter conditions, November a deluge of rain and floods, and… 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. The Brexit debate is now resolved, in as much as we will… 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. Business was really flat over the quarter, if… Read more
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Neil Hargreaves, Managing Director Knauf Insulation is BMBI’s Expert for Mineral Wool Insulation. As widely expected, quarter four saw a slowdown in construction activity as the market reacted to political… Read more
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Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. Quarter four was disappointing, and all the gains made earlier in the year were eroded away in this… Read more
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John Coe, Commercial Director Alumasc Water Management Solutions (AWMS) is BMBI’s Expert for Metal Rainwater & Drainage. With greater political stability, after the General Election, consumer and business confidence have… Read more
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Kevin Morgan, Group Commercial Director The Crystal Group is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. In the PVC-U doors and windows market, 2019 was a year of two halves:… Read more
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John Duffin, Director Keylite Roof Windows is BMBI’s Expert for Roof Windows. The performance of the roof window market in quarter four continued on the downwards trajectory set in the… Read more
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