It’s estimated that global construction levels equate to a city the size of Paris being built every week, it’s therefore unsurprising that construction and the built environment accounts for 38%… Read more
In this past quarter we have seen more positive trends despite continued raw material shortages. The market appears to have stabilised in the last two months with September down just… Read more
There has been a cooling off in demand for PVC-U windows and doors over the last quarter, and although as a business we are up on average 19% month-on-month, this… Read more
At the start of Q3, as expected, we experienced reduced demand over the summer months primarily as a result of seasonality. Demand picked up towards the end of the quarter… Read more
Construction output bucked the wider economic trend by rising slightly in August. It remains above pre-pandemic levels and looks relatively strong in the near-term. However, as we enter the winter… Read more
The timber industry has seen a slowdown in demand over recent weeks – some describing it as a correction, others as a collapse – and it may be different in… Read more
The market for porcelain continues to grow, while sales of sandstone are still in decline. Good quality porcelain is now cheaper to buy than natural sandstone, so it’s an obvious… Read more
Research from The Pulse showed that a combination of factors including price increases, energy costs, and uncertainty about the war in Ukraine have all affected merchants’ confidence in the market…. Read more
Market demand for bricks and roof tiles continued to be very strong in the second quarter of 2022. Despite rising interest rates and inflation, the demand for new homes still… Read more
A few months back, in March, we began to see a slight easing in the constraints around material availability. But as we rolled into quarter two, mounting concerns over the… 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.
