Tony France, Sales Director Ibstock is BMBI’s Expert for Bricks. Despite a large amount of Brexit related uncertainty in the construction industry, both brick production and despatches grew to the… Read more
Jeff House, Head of External Affairs Baxi Heating UK (incorporating Heatrae Sadia) is BMBI’s Expert for Water Heating. Whilst the political debate surrounding Brexit continues, there is a great deal… Read more
Andrew Simpson, National Commercial Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. If a Brexit deal is not agreed soon, the persistent high levels of uncertainty will inhibit… Read more
Paul Roughan, Trade Merchants Sales Director Dulux Trade, is BMBI’s Expert for Paint. Both consumer confidence and housing transactions were weakening towards the end of 2018, presumably a reflection of… Read more
John Coe, Commercial Director Alumasc Water Management Solutions (AWMS) is BMBI’s Expert for Civils, Metal Rainwater & Drainage. While we’ve seen a very good start to the year, with a… Read more
BMBI reports strong start to 2019 Total Builders Merchants value sales to roofers, builders and contractors in January 2019 were up 5.0% compared with January 2018. Four categories did better,… Read more
Builders’ Merchants News recently requested the views of the BMBI Expert Panel on the effects of Brexit, exclusively for their upcoming edition of Leading Lights. Nine BMBI Experts contributed,… Read more
A positive start for merchants in 2019 Total Builders Merchants value sales to builders and contractors in January 2019 were up 5.0% compared with January 2018. Four categories did better,… Read more
A positive start to 2019 Total Builders Merchant value sales were up 5.0% in January compared with January 2018. Four categories did better, including the two biggest: Timber & Joinery… Read more
Sales growth slows at UK Builders Merchants Sales figures for the final quarter of 2018 published today in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) show the first signs of… 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.
