The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in February, shows builders’ merchants’ like-for-like total value sales in November 2025 were -0.4% lower than the same month in 2024…. Read more
Paul Haynes, Product, Solutions & Marketing Director at Baxi, has been appointed as a Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) Expert, representing the Heating and hot water solutions category as the… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for November 2025 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 1.1% in the… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for October 2025 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +0.8% compared to… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in January, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in October 2025 were up +0.2% compared to the same month a year… Read more
Experts from the UK’s building materials supply chain gathered at the BMF in Coventry in October for the annual Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) debate. The Experts tackled the big… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for October 2025 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in the… Read more
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in December, shows Q3 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were up +2.8% compared to Q3… Read more
The sawmilling industry across Europe continues to face challenging circumstances. Record high log prices combined with stagnant sawn timber prices, driven by low demand across Europe, are continuing to put… Read more
There has been no noticeable recovery in the UK housing market in the last quarter, however I remain optimistic for the future. I see the Future Homes Standard (FHS) and… 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.
