GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index is at historic lows (-41 in July) as the after-affects of Covid on the Global supply chain combine with global disruption from the war in Ukraine…. Read more
It’s safe to say that businesses now realise that digitalisation and implementating eCommerce is crucial to growth and staying relevant in a quickly changing market. Whilst introducing new technology is… Read more
Monthly construction output decreased 1.4% in volume terms in June 2022, following an upwardly revised 1.8% increase in May 2022, with both months affected by the timing of the Jubilee… Read more
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which uses the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) as one of its sources, is now… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for April 2022 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants down – 5.8% on April… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales fell 0.9% in April 2022 compared to the same month in 2021, the first decline since… Read more
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which uses the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) as one of its sources, is now… Read more
The award-winning Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report is now available in a new Executive Summary format, providing busy industry professionals with a snapshot of the month’s key data and… Read more
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2022 was a bumper quarter thanks in part to a record-breaking March, which clocked up the highest ever total sales… Read more
Through the first quarter of 2022, we saw a strong return after the much needed Christmas break. January and February were extremely buoyant, despite the continuing pressures on material supply… 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.
