A strong finish for Merchants in 2016 “2016 was a successful year for generalist builders’ merchants, with revenues of over £5.44bn and sales value growth of 5.2% on the previous… Read more
Builders’ Merchants report strong Plumbing, Heating & Electrical sales The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) November report shows builders’ merchants’ sales to builders and contractors were 12.1% higher in November… Read more
A strong finish for builders merchants in 2016 Ricky Coombes, Channel Manager at GfK, which provides the top line data for the Builders Merchant Building Index, looks at the Q4 2016 performance of… Read more
Tony France, Sales Director Ibstock, is BMBI’s Expert for Bricks. Brick industry demand has increased strongly in recent years, but slowed in the early part of 2016 as distributors rebalanced… Read more
Paul Rivett, Managing Director Heatrae Sadia is BMBI’s Expert for Water Heating. Demand for water heating products held up well in Q4, as it did throughout 2016, regardless of the… Read more
Mike Beard, Merchant Development Director Encon Insulation is BMBI’s Expert for Insulation Products – Distribution. The government has published Fixing Our Broken Housing Market, its long awaited housing white paper,… Read more
John Sinfield, Managing Director Knauf Insulation is BMBI’s Expert for Mineral Wool Insulation. The latest State of the Trade Survey from the Construction Products Association (CPA) reported that sales in… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. The year 2016 finished strongly, continuing the momentum set in Q3. The second half-year was well up against… Read more
Andy Williamson, Group Managing Director IKO Plc is BMBI’s Expert for Roofing Products. The final quarter of 2016 was in line with the rest of the year for roofing –… Read more
Andrew Simpson, National Commercial Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. Demand for mineral products was strong in the final quarter of last year, helping to boost… 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.
