Robust outlook for merchants
The third edition of The Pulse, a series of monthly tracking surveys by MRA Research into merchants’ confidence and prospects, show... Learn More
Slowdown in builders’ merchants’ sales in Q2
Year on year Following a strong start to the year, Total Builders’ Merchants’ value sales to roofers, builders and contractors were down... Learn More
August monthly construction statistics update from BEIS
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which continues to name the Builders Merchant... Learn More
Market confidence up among merchants in June
The second edition of The Pulse, a series of monthly tracking surveys by MRA Research into merchants’ confidence and prospects, finds... Learn More
Builders Merchants Industry Forecast Report
The BMF have released the Q2 edition of their recently launched Builders Merchants Industry Forecast. More information is available from the BMF.... Learn More
Merchants’ sales up 6% in May compared to April 2019 – but flat year on year
Year on year Total Builders Merchants value sales in May 2019 were flat (+0.0%) compared with the same period in 2018. Following... Learn More
BMBI listed as data source by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy highlights the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) as... Learn More
Confident merchants expect sales to increase
This article was first published in the Professional Builders Merchants magazine. The first issue of The Pulse, a series of monthly tracking... Learn More
How to write a market research brief
In order to communicate the research aims and any relevant background information that potential suppliers might need in order to quote for... Learn More
The Pulse – a new survey on the merchant market
MRA Research has recently launched a new monthly tracking survey, which will track merchants’ expectations and prospects for the market going forward.... Learn More