Mixed Q1 for hot water but prospects positive An additional trading day this January on January 2016 contributed to 7.2% year on year sales value growth, according to the latest… Read more
Builders Merchants’ February sales up on last year when adjusted for trading days Builders Merchants’ February sales were 1.1% down on February 2016, but average sales per day were 3.9%… Read more
A drier climate and extra working day this year contributed to a strong start to 2017 for Builders’ Merchants An additional trading day this January on January 2016 contributed to… Read more
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
A drier climate and extra working day this year contributed to a strong start for Builders’ Merchants An additional trading day in January 2017 on January last year contributed to… Read more
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
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.
