The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in July, shows May 2026’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were essentially flat, -0.1%… Read more
The Office for National Statistics has published estimates of Construction Output for May 2026 Main points: • Total construction output is estimated to have grown by 1.6% in the three… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, shows April’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -0.6% lower than the… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for April 2026 through specialist plumbing… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for April 2026 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output is estimated to have grown by 1.6% in the three months to April… Read more
The latest BMBI merchant sales figures reflect the impact the Iran war has had on the UK market, with Q1 2026 like-for-like value sales down -3.2% compared to Q1 2025… Read more
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows like-for-like Q1 2026 value sales, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, were -0.1% lower than… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ like-for-like value sales for Q1 2026, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, were -3.2% lower than Q1… Read more
For decades, the construction industry has treated fragmentation, bringing multiple brands or parts together to create a full system of products, as standard procedure. However, the regulatory landscape of 2026… Read more
Quarter 1 2026 was phenomenal for paving sales, as merchants stocked up ahead of potential product shortages and price rises. Sandstone shortages was something I touched on in my previous… 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.
