Keith Ellis, Commercial Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. Cement and aggregate sales in line with other Mineral Product Association products were generally flat over the… Read more
Steve Halford, Group Managing Director Crystal Direct is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. Builders’ merchants’ sales of PVC-U windows and doors are growing explosively fast. Starting from a… Read more
Timbmet is the new BMBI Expert for Timber & Panel Products Timbmet Managing Director Nigel Cox joins the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) as the Expert for Timber and Panel… Read more
Steve Halford, Group Managing Director Crystal Direct is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors. Until recently, both builders and the builders’ merchants who supplied them took windows and doors… Read more
Derrick McFarland, Managing Director Keystone Lintels is BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels. The lintels market moves broadly in line with Heavy Building Materials, which were 2.9% up in Q4 2015… Read more
Andy Williamson, Group Managing Director IKO plc is BMBI’s Expert for Roofing Products. Six major storms in the last six weeks of 2015 – Abigail, Barney, Clodagh, Desmond, Eva and… Read more
Keith Ellis, Commercial Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. The cement and aggregates markets have grown strongly over the last few years, driven principally by an… Read more
Steve Durdant-Hollamby, Managing Director Alumasc Water Management Solutions (AWMS) is BMBI’s Expert for Civils, Metal Rainwater & Drainage. Civils, Metal Rainwater and Drainage was 3% up in the fourth quarter of… Read more
Builders merchants sales rise in Q1 2016 The latest sales figures from GfK’s Builders Merchants Panel, released today by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) in the Builders Merchants Building Index,… Read more
Knauf Insulation joins BMBI on expert panel Leading UK manufacturer Knauf Insulation is the latest to join the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) panel of experts. Managing Director for Northern… 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.
