Steve Durdant-Hollamby, Managing Director Polypipe Civils is BMBI’s Expert for Civils & Green Infrastructure. In line with all construction sectors, Civils and Green Urbanisation saw a significant reduction in activity… Read more
Kevin Morgan, Group Commercial Director The Crystal Group is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. In quarter one, we’ve gone from growth in business confidence and sales after the… Read more
Malcolm Gough, Group Sales & Marketing Director Talasey Group is BMBI’s Expert for Natural Stone Landscaping Products, Vitrified Paving & Artificial Grass. Approaching Easter, we were set for our best… Read more
John Duffin, Director Keylite Roof Windows is BMBI’s Expert for Roof Windows. Quarter 1 demand for roof windows was sluggish, but it seems irrelevant now as we face the biggest… Read more
Kevin Tolson, Commercial Director Wienerberger UK is BMBI’s Expert for Bricks & Roof Tiles. The Wienerberger Group closed the first quarter of 2020 with excellent results, continuing the successful course… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. With the onset of the pandemic, in the latter part of March and all of April, the… Read more
Andrew Simpson, Packed Products Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. Demand for mineral products declined in the first quarter of 2020. Adverse weather in February and… Read more
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) welcomes eCommonSense as its new Expert for Website and Product Data Management Solutions. This new category has been created to reflect the continuing swing… Read more
Lacklustre February – before COVID-19 hit Having endured three and a half years of Brexit turmoil, the country now faces a far bigger challenge and greater uncertainty. The BMBI February… Read more
The recent Leading Lights supplement published by Builders Merchants News opens with an exclusive survey by MRA Research. Telephone interviews were conducted with 100 builders’ and plumbers’ merchants for… 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.
