Positive start to 2025 for Plumbing & Heating Merchants with Q1 value sales up +4.0%
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows Q1 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing &... Learn More
Merchant Q1 sales up +0.9% year-on-year. March sales jump +7.2% year-on-year.
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q1 2025 were up +0.9% compared to Q1... Learn More
May Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for March 2025 and new orders January to March 2025 this morning.... Learn More
The Power of Supplier Resilience
“In an increasingly unpredictable world full of black swan surprises, supplier resilience is critical” says Mike Rigby, MD of MRA Research. “Now... Learn More
Merchants’ February value sales down -1.2% year-on-year but up +3.8% as like-for-like
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for February 2025 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
February Builders Merchants’ value sales fall -2.7%. Volumes flat (-0.1%) as price drops -2.6%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in April, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in February were down -2.7% compared... Learn More
April Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for February 2025 this morning. Main points: • Monthly construction output is... Learn More
2024 fizzles to a close with Plumbing & Heating Merchants Q4 value sales flat (-0.2%) and rising volumes cancelled out by price cuts
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in February, shows Q4 2024 total value sales through specialist Plumbing &... Learn More
Year 2024 Merchant value sales -4.1% down on 2023. But Q4 eases to -0.5% on Q423.
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q4 2024 were down -0.5% compared to Q4... Learn More
February Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for December 2024, along with new orders and Construction Output Price Indices... Learn More