In Quarter 1 2024, market activity was somewhat subdued with house building remaining at similarly low levels to Q3 and Q4 2023. The delayed General Election decision and a lack… Read more

Quarter 1 2024 continued the trend for trading conditions challenged by a continued weakness in the UK construction market, and particularly in the new build residential sector where a double… Read more

Now we’re well into 2024, we are seeing what was predicted: timber prices continue to suffer, workforce challenges remain, and nationals swallowing up merchants and implementing even more modern solutions… Read more

So, the tough market got tougher! Q1 is never the best part of the year, with short days and poor weather not conducive to high levels of construction activity. We… Read more

In the first quarter, the trade paint market experienced a marginal decline of -0.1% in the moving annual total (MAT) growth, attributed to a notable -7.1% decrease in year-on-year volume… Read more

The trends of late 2023 have continued into 2024, with subdued demand in both construction and the repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) sectors leading to lower volumes in the fastener… Read more

It has been a quieter than expected start to the year with the continued inclement weather, market uncertainty and low demand for RMI all impacting cement and aggregates demand in… Read more

A winter to forget for the construction industry. The data bears out what we’ve all experienced – unwelcome falls in market confidence and volumes in the first quarter of this… Read more