Steve Durdant-Hollamby, Managing Director Polypipe Civils is BMBI’s Expert for Civils & Green Infrastructure. In common with most businesses, it was a challenge to align our operations with the market… Read more
Stacey Temprell, Marketing Director British Gypsum is BMBI’s Expert for Drylining Systems. Unsurprisingly the impact of COVID-19 still dominates and will do so for the foreseeable future but, as we… Read more
Andy Scothern, Managing Director eCommonSense is BMBI’s Expert for Website & Product Data Management Solutions. News that the economy plunged 20% between April and June was met with dismay… Read more
The latest figures from the May Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveal a sharp rise in sales as lockdown restrictions ease and trades return to work. Year-on-year Total Builders… Read more
Builders’ Merchants’ Q2 sales: A tale of resilience and recovery The BMBI results for Quarter 2 show the phenomenal resilience of the sector in action. April, May and June couldn’t… Read more
Builders’ merchant sales bounce back in May The latest figures from the May Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveal a sharp rise in sales as lockdown restrictions ease and… Read more
Stacey Temprell & BMBI Expert reflects on key themes covered in the recent CPA debate on the future of the construction industry The CPA Live Construction Debate was a great opportunity, now… Read more
The latest figures from the May Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveal a sharp rise in sales as lockdown restrictions ease and trades return to work. Year-on-year, Total Builders… Read more
Merchant sales collapse under COVID-19 lockdown April’s BMBI report is unlike any other. The Government enforced COVID-19 lockdown came late in March, so had a limited impact on the month…. Read more
Ongoing CMA Investigation into Rolled Lead Cartel – Comment by Midland Lead More than three years after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation started into alleged anti-competitive arrangements, two… 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.
