Manchester cracks productivity puzzle
Productivity, a puzzle no more? It’s 60 years since Dr Beeching, British Railways Board chairman was tasked by Government to come up... Learn More
Plumbing & Heating Merchant Q2 sales rise +3.9%, as price inflation (+7.2%) compensates for falling volume (-3.0%)
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in August, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants... Learn More
Q2 value sales up +7.6% on Q1, with volume up +11.3% and prices down -3.3%
Quarter-on-quarter, total value sales from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants climbed +7.6% in Q2 2023 compared to January to March 2023. Growth came from... Learn More
August Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for June 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to... Learn More
Our CX Suite® can improve your customer experience
Many firms aim to establish and track their business or brand with NPS® (Net Promotion Score). The question ‘how likely are you... Learn More
What’s beyond the numbers? Understanding the significance of value vs volume sales
Mike Rigby, CEO of MRA Research, asks Emile van der Ryst of GfK to make sense of the apparent anomalies between volume... Learn More
Celebrating The Pulse’s 50th report – and looking for new sponsors!
This summer saw The Pulse’s 50th monthly trend survey of builders’ merchants’ sales expectations and confidence. Sadly, it was the last in... Learn More
Modest value sales growth in May but volumes continue to fall
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for May 2023 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
Merchant value sales fall again in May
The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reveal that total merchant value sales climbed +12.4% in May compared to... Learn More
July Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for May 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to... Learn More