The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for May 2023 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were +1.7% up on May… Read more
The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reveal that total merchant value sales climbed +12.4% in May compared to April 2023. Volume sales were up +14.1% while… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for May 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.2% in volume terms in May… Read more
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for April 2023 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were +2.6% up on April… Read more
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales down by -9.0% in April compared to the same month in 2022. Volume fell -20.2% with price… Read more
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for April 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.6% in volume terms in April… Read more
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were up +9.6% in Q1 2023 compared to… Read more
As our industry continues to digitalise, most businesses selling construction products understand the need for evolution, whether modernising processes or implementing new systems, as standing still is not an option…. Read more
The first quarter of 2023 can only be described as slow. Slow when we compare to “normal” for the start of the year (assuming we can remember far enough back… Read more
Monthly construction output is estimated to have increased +0.2% in volume terms, following an upwardly revised increase of +2.6% increase in February 2023 by the Office of National Statistics (ONS)…. 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.
