The Pulse: Merchants’ confidence in the market tumbles
Merchants’ sales expectations remain at historically high levels for the month, quarter and six months ahead but confidence in the market... Learn More
Q1 value sales up but Plumbing & Heating merchants volumes down
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants... Learn More
Bumper Q1 value sales but increase driven more by price inflation than volume
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2022 was a bumper quarter thanks in part to a record-breaking March,... Learn More
Who is swimming naked now?
In uncertain times it’s tempting to assume all will be well, says Mike Rigby, CEO of MRA Marketing, part of MRA Group.... Learn More
May Construction Update from BEIS
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which uses the Builders Merchant Building Index... Learn More