March Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for January 2026 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output is... Learn More
What’s new in the BMBI and PHMI reports?
Why are we making the changes? BMBI, and PHMI, readers will notice a few changes in the way we present builders’ merchant... Learn More
Disappointing end to 2025 for P&H Merchants. Q4 like-for-like value sales up +0.7% year-on-year but volumes are down -3.3%
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in March, shows like-for-like Q4 2025 value sales, adjusted to remove the... Learn More
Merchants Q4 like-for-like value sales down -1.2% on Q4 2024. Like-for-like volume down -2.9%. Disappointing December rounds off a tough trading year.
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ like-for-like value sales for Q4 2025, adjusted to remove the impact... Learn More
February Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for December 2025 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output... Learn More