Following a strong start to the year, Total Builders’ Merchants’ value sales to builders and contractors were down -1.2% in Q2 2019 against the same period last year. However, the… Read more
Simon Taylor, Director of Sales – Builders Merchants Ibstock is BMBI’s Expert for Bricks. So far, in the first five months of 2019, an additional 25 million clay bricks have… Read more
Jeff House, Head of External Affairs Baxi Heating UK (incorporating Heatrae Sadia) is BMBI’s Expert for Water Heating. The outlook for the wider economy worsened in quarter two with both… Read more
Malcolm Gough, Group Sales & Marketing Director Talasey Group is BMBI’s Expert for Natural Stone Landscaping Products, Vitrified Paving & Artificial Grass. It was a mixed second quarter for landscaping…. Read more
Mike Beard, Merchant Development Director Encon Insulation is BMBI’s Expert for Insulation Products – Distribution. A new Prime Minister and government should mean that a conclusion to the Brexit impasse… Read more
Neil Hargreaves, Managing Director Knauf Insulation is BMBI’s Expert for Mineral Wool Insulation. Demand for mineral wool insulation has been strong in the second quarter of 2019. Although the sector… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. As reported last quarter, quarter two 2019 started strongly, with April and May in line with market predictions…. Read more
Paul Owen, Commercial Director Distribution IKO PLC is BMBI’s Expert for Roofing Products. The second quarter started strongly in the roofing sector with sales up year on year, notably among… Read more
Andrew Simpson, National Commercial Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. Market conditions have been mixed this year. Sales were strong in quarter one, helped by good… Read more
John Coe, Commercial Director Alumasc Water Management Solutions (AWMS) is BMBI’s Expert for Civils, Metal Rainwater & Drainage. The second quarter of 2019 was challenging across every rainwater and drainage… 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.
