As 2021 drew to a close, demand for roof windows went up and up! Finished goods stocks were stretched to the limit and beyond, as exceptionally strong orders from every… Read more
Q4 finished on a high, wrapping up a positive year for volume sales in the cement and aggregates industry. We’d normally expect to see a drop in demand for our… Read more
As one year ends and another begins, it’s a good time to consider where you can make improvements to your business to make operations more streamlined and efficient. One way… Read more
It was a tough but positive end to the year, as labour and material supply issue challenges continued into Q4, while the arrival of the Omicron variant and the subsequent… Read more
Consumer confidence weakened at the end of the year, according to GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index, no doubt driven down by the threat of further restrictions and a new Covid variant…. Read more
During Q4 we continued to see the ongoing challenges of high prices and low availability of materials, however supply is improving. At the height of the pandemic last year, availability… Read more
The wider economy continued to recover in Q4 and it was particularly pleasing to see construction surpassing pre-COVID levels for the first time in November, ahead of economic forecasts. Infrastructure… Read more
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q4 2021 recorded the third-highest quarterly BMBI sales ever, rounding off a record-breaking year for merchants. However, with growth driven exclusively… Read more
This Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report contains data from GfK’s ground-breaking Builders Merchants Panel, which analyses data from over 80% of generalist builders’ merchants’ sales throughout Great Britain. GfK’s… Read more
The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reveal that builders’ merchants’ year-on-year value sales to roofers and contractors were 17.4% higher in November 2021 compared to 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.
