John Duffin, Managing Director Keylite Roof Windows is BMBI’s Expert for Roof Windows. The year 2017 finished positively with a strong Q4 performance for roof window sales giving a welcome… Read more
Steve Halford, Group Managing Director The Crystal Group is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. The fourth quarter of 2017 eased back in construction and the economy as consumer… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade , is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Quarter four delivered a mixed performance for decorative paint with December statistics showing a disappointing end… Read more
Strong fourth quarter wraps up a solid year for merchants Another set of positive sales figures for the final Quarter of 2017 published in the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI)… Read more
A good November for merchants Builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors increased year on year for the seventh consecutive month. Total Builders’ merchant value sales were up 7.3%… Read more
Paul Roughan, Sales Director of AkzoNobel for Trade Merchants is the latest Expert to join the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) panel. Paul will be speaking for paint under AkzoNobel’s… Read more
Positive November for Builders Merchants BMBI data shows builders merchants’ total value sales saw a 7.3% increase in November 2017 when compared with the same month in the year previous…. Read more
Young people and the image of construction The annual Chair’s Debate from the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG) late last year addressed the image of the industry… Read more
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) has been shortlisted in two categories at the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s 2018 Marketing Excellence Awards. The BMBI, which uses gold-standard sales-out data from… Read more
At the BMF’s first Civils and Drainage Forum in January, AWMS Managing Director Steve Durdant-Hollamby was invited to present on trends in the market. He addressed industry challenges, but also… 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.
