New government bills to boost housing and infrastructure
A plan by the new government to create economic growth and jobs was unveiled during the King’s Speech at the state opening... Learn More
BMBI, the barometer of sales to builders and trades, expands to 92% market coverage
The year 2023 is rounding off with a significant relaunch of the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, now featuring builders’ merchants... Learn More
Builders Merchants Industry Forecast Report
The BMF has published the latest edition of its Builders Merchants Industry Forecast Report, which provides a detailed review of the builders... Learn More
The changing face of distribution: Shuffling the pack
The building products distribution market has gone through significant change over the past few years – not least since the start of... Learn More
Construction Research Roundup – August 2021
Despite the impact of both material and labour shortages on the construction sector, the construction market is performing above expectation, and confidence... Learn More
The changing face of distribution
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the building products distribution market in a multitude of ways – some of them surprising. In a... Learn More
Review of our predictions for 2019 – did they come true?
At the end of 2018, we made an attempt to predict what might change in the construction industry and the built environment... Learn More
MRA Research wins Best Research & Insight Award for Hanson Cement at the CMAs
MRA Research has won the Best Use of Research & Insight award for its work with Hanson Cement at this year’s prestigious... Learn More
UK waterproof panels market expected to grow by 10% in 2019
The market for tiles is mature, and although it is growing in value terms, market conditions have become more challenging since 2016/17... Learn More
Waterproof panels see rapid growth at the expense of wall tiles
Recently, we’ve noticed that the use of shower panels as an alternative to tiles has been a growing trend, so we decided... Learn More