Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. In Q2 during lockdown, Britain fell in love with decorating again, with ‘do it yourself’ booming to… Read more
Mike Tattam, Sales & Marketing Director Lakes is BMBI’s Expert for Shower Enclosures & Showering. Q3 sales of bathroom products were boosted as homeowners, who saw money accumulate in their… Read more
Andrew Simpson, Packed Products Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. In Quarter 3 2020 the uptick in a strong V-Shaped recovery, fuelled by pent-up demand after… Read more
Kevin Tolson, Commercial Director Wienerberger UK is BMBI’s Expert for Bricks & Roof Tiles. There are few industries as important to the British economy as construction. Making up over 6%… Read more
Lynn Street, Sales & Marketing Manager Midland Lead is BMBI’s Expert for Lead. Without stating the obvious, the last few months have been globally turbulent and unpredictable. Nobody could have… Read more
Steve Durdant-Hollamby, Managing Director Polypipe Civils is BMBI’s Expert for Civils & Green Infrastructure. Having seen Covid restrictions ease and relatively consistent trading return to all civils sectors, we’re now… Read more
Stacey Temprell, Marketing Director British Gypsum is BMBI’s Expert for Drylining Systems. As we enter a second national lockdown, COVID-19 continues to have an impact on construction. However, this time,… Read more
Andy Scothern, Managing Director eCommonSense is BMBI’s Expert for Website & Product Data Management Solutions. As the country slides into increasingly restrictive measures in response to the second wave of… Read more
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), a joint enterprise between GfK, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and MRA Marketing, has been shortlisted in no fewer than four categories at this… Read more
Builders’ Merchants see slower rate of recovery in August The latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report, published in October, shows that sales to builders by Britain’s builders’ merchants have… 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.
