Plumbing & Heating merchants see double digit year-on-year growth driven mainly by inflation
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for January 2023 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
January merchant sales marginally up but volumes still down year-on-year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +0.2% in January 2023 compared to... Learn More
NI merchants cautiously optimistic about the new EU trade deal
At the end of February, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced ‘The Windsor Framework: A new way forward’ as a EU trade deal... Learn More
The Pulse: Merchants are confident in their own prospects, but confidence in the market starts to wobble
Builders’ merchants’ sales expectations are robust, and merchants’ confidence for the prospects of their own business remain strong. But their confidence in... Learn More