The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in October, reveal that year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors by builders’ merchants were 23.0% higher in August 2021… Read more
The latest total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants show a continuation of the strong growth seen throughout 2021, with Q3 recording the second-highest quarterly BMBI sales ever. However,… Read more
As we enter the final few months of 2021, it is useful to reflect on the year so far, while also looking to the future of the industry and our… Read more
While it’s been another quarter of unprecedented growth for timber, don’t expect demand to tail off anytime soon as this sustainable material can make a positive contribution to reducing the… Read more
To a large extent, the challenges faced in the previous quarter are the same in Q3 with material availability continuing to cause disruption across all sectors. In addition, we are… Read more
The market started to slow down in Q3, as we move past the unprecedented peaks in demand experienced in 2020 and early 2021. A combination of being able to travel… Read more
The lead industry, like others, is affected by short-term issues such as Brexit and the driver shortage. We believe it will take a while for it to settle back to… Read more
In Q3 we have seen sustained slow growth in our sector, but the stage is set for a bigger finish to the year. All the indications are that consumer spending… Read more
Amid the uncertainty of last March, most of us would have pounced on any positive sign that construction was bouncing back. After a 2021 dominated by supply challenges caused in… Read more
Demand for steel lintels has remained strong, but as a result of escalating material and labour costs, we saw the price shoot up at the beginning of Q3. This would… 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.
