We saw a tentative start to 2024 as the effects of poor weather dampened merchant sales volumes during the first quarter. House building is still an issue, and it remains… Read more
It’s been a very challenging first quarter for paving sales. Demand has been subdued, mostly due to the wet weather. One landscaper in Wales remarked to me that they had… Read more
As the macro-economic picture stabilises and threatens to improve, construction related businesses are all faced with the promise of better times sometime in the coming months. However, if New Domestic… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for March 2024 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.4% in volume terms in March… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for February through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +2.1% in 2024 compared… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in April, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -4.7% in February compared to the same month a year ago. Volume… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for February 2024 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 1.9% in volume terms in February… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for January through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +1.5% in 2024 compared… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -2.1% in January compared to the same month in 2023, with volume sales falling -3.2%… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for January 2024 this morning. • Construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.9% in the three months to January… 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.
