Mike Tattam, Sales & Marketing Director Lakes is BMBI’s Expert for Shower Enclosures & Showering. With political parties outdoing themselves in predicting dire consequences, and politicians and the media flinging… Read more
Merchants’ sales fall as Brexit deadline nears After a strong start to the year, growing uncertainty around Brexit has led to a marked slowdown in merchants’ sales. Total Builders Merchants… Read more
After a strong start to the year, growing uncertainty around Brexit has led to a marked slowdown in merchants’ sales. Total Builders Merchants value sales to builders and contractors in… Read more
BMBI shortlisted for Best Use of Research & Insight award at the CMAs The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), a joint enterprise between GfK, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and… Read more
Merchants’ sales increase in July Total Builders Merchants value sales to roofers, builders and contractors in July were up 2.9% compared with the same month last year. Workwear & Safetywear… Read more
Total Builders Merchants value sales to builders and contractors in July were up 2.9% compared with the same month last year. Workwear & Safetywear (+13.4%), Kitchens & Bathrooms (+6.4%), Plumbing,… Read more
Slowdown in builders’ merchants’ sales in Q2 Year-on-year Total Builders’ Merchants’ value sales in Q2 2019 were down -1.2% against the same period last year. However, the adjusted figure, which… Read more
Slowdown in builders’ merchants’ sales in Q2 Following a strong start to the year, Total Builders’ Merchants’ value sales to roofers, builders and contractors were down -1.2% in Q2 2019… Read more
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
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.
