The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in August, stated the Kitchens & Bathrooms category bounced back with a triple digit sales increase on Q2 2020. It also stated the… Read more
Record breaking value sales in June helped Britain’s Builders’ Merchants hit their best ever quarter since the BMBI began in July 2014, with Q2 total value sales up 24.1% on… Read more
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in August, puts Q2 total value sales for specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants up 93.5% on the same period in… Read more
Bostik, a leading global adhesive specialist in construction, consumer and industrial markets, joined the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) Expert Panel in August. Marketing Director Mathew Whitehouse speaks for the… Read more
Kevin Morgan, Group Commercial Director The Crystal Group is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. We are finally seeing what may be a plateau in the market but demand… Read more
Andy Scothern, Managing Director eCommonSense is BMBI’s Expert for Website & Product Data Management Solutions. As the country emerges from lockdown, builders’ merchants face some difficult digital dynamics. Building materials… Read more
Mick Evans, Operations Director Lakes is BMBI’s Expert for Shower Enclosures & Showering. Half-way through 2021, there are many reasons to be optimistic for internal trades. Consumer research points to… Read more
Jim Blanthorne Managing Director of Keylite Roof Windows is BMBI’s Expert for Roof Windows. Anyone who hoped the challenges facing our sector would disappear during Q2 will have been disappointed…. Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Q2 was really quite dynamic with manufacturing acquisitions alongside a number of merchant acquisitions. That instils some… Read more
Lynn Street, Sales & Marketing Manager Midland Lead is BMBI’s Expert for Lead. The last few months have seen continued growth in the construction sector, but high demand is 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.
