Andy Williamson, Group Managing Director IKO Plc is BMBI’s Expert for Roofing Products. Following a mixed picture in Q4 2017, this first quarter started much more positively for roofing. Storms… Read more
Andrew Simpson, National Commercial Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. Following an improving construction market towards the end of 2017, the latest Mineral Products Association report… Read more
Steve Durdant-Hollamby, Managing Director Alumasc Water Management Solutions (AWMS) is BMBI’s Expert for Civils, Metal Rainwater & Drainage. I expect our experience of the first quarter of 2018 is similar… Read more
Nigel Cox, Managing Director Timbmet is BMBI’s Expert for Timber & Panel Products. Poor weather during the first quarter of 2018 saw a weaker than expected demand for timber and… Read more
John Duffin, Managing Director Keylite Roof Windows is BMBI’s Expert for Roof Windows. Sales of roof windows in the first three months of 2018 began strongly, despite being affected by… Read more
Steve Halford, Group Managing Director The Crystal Group is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. The first quarter of 2018 saw buoyant enquiry levels in the merchant sector –… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade , is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Performance in the first quarter of 2018 for decorative paint was certainly dominated by the ‘Beast… Read more
A comprehensive suite of videos from the second annual Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) Round Table Debate are now live at www.bmbi.co.uk. The videos cover five main topics, with trailers… Read more
Total Builders’ merchant value sales to roofers, builders and contractors were up 8.4% in January 2018 compared with January last year, lifted by one additional trading day. Landscaping (+14.5%) was… Read more
John Sinfield, managing director at Knauf Insulation and BMBI’s expert for Mineral Wool Insulation In 2017, the housebuilding industry came under greater scrutiny than ever before: the much discussed and… 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.
