We have a new Labour government and increasing new build home volumes is at the heart of their plans. This is great news for many of the manufacturers within the… Read more
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in August, shows Q2 2024 total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were -1.8% lower than in Q2… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q2 2024 were down -5.8% compared to Q2 2023, with volume sales down -7.2% and prices… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output, new orders, and output prices for June 2024 and Quarter 2 2024 this morning. • Construction output is estimated to… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for May 2024 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were down -1.9% compared to… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in July, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in May were down -5.2% year-on-year. Volume sales fell -7.0% and prices edged up… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output, new orders, and output prices for May 2024 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to have grown by… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for April through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +6.2% in 2024 compared… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +3.9% in April compared to the same month a year ago. Volume… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for April 2024 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased by 1.4% in volume terms in… 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.
