The BMBI Experts’ Explainer Guide to UK Building Markets
BMBI Q2 2025: the story behind the numbers The BMBI Q2 report is out giving us a much clearer picture of how... Learn More
P&H Merchants’ Q2 value sales up +2.0% year-on-year
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in August, shows Q2 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing &... Learn More
Merchant Q2 value sales up +2.8% year-on-year as volumes pick up +4.0%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q2 2025 were up +2.8% compared to Q2... Learn More
It’s all in the data
The UK is facing a convergence of long-standing structural problems and urgent environmental, social, and political pressures. Population growth, infrastructure decay, a... Learn More
Reflections from the FIT Show
Last month, the MRA team attended the FIT Show where the new and improved WindowBASE platform was unveiled for the first time.... Learn More
What does the Spring Statement mean for the industry?
The chancellor delivered the much-anticipated Spring Statement speech earlier this week. Here is a summary of the key points and the construction... Learn More
MRA Research at the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants City & Awards Lunch
Recently, MRA Research was delighted to attend the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants’ prestigious City & Awards Lunch at Painters’ Hall in... Learn More
Merchant’s value sales were down -2.3% in January year-on-year, with volume sales flat and prices down -2.3%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in March, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in January down -2.3% compared to... Learn More
A more positive start for P&H Merchants with January year-on-year value sales up +0.7% and volume sales up +6.4%
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for January 2025 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
Digitalisation in the construction industry
Technology and digitalisation is being adopted at an ever increasing pace. What have been the benefits of digitalisation to the construction industry?... Learn More