The Management Mirror
When customer feedback and research results conflicts with our views or understanding, and aren’t what we expected, they create an uncomfortable feeling... Learn More
Plumbing & Heating Merchant Q1 sales up +9.6% year-on-year but it’s price inflation (+9.1%) driving growth
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants... Learn More
Q1 2023 sales drop -2.3% as volumes tumble -16.4%
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2023 recorded a -2.3% drop in year-on-year growth, with volume sales falling... Learn More
The Pulse: Merchants’ sales expectations are strong but their confidence in the market is weakening.
Builders’ merchants’ sales expectations are robust for the short and medium-term despite some easing. But a relentless stream of price rises is... Learn More
May Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for March 2023 this morning. • Monthly construction output is estimated to... Learn More
+8.6% growth in Plumbing & Heating merchant sales in February but it’s still all down to inflation
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for February 2023 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
Marginal value growth in year-on-year merchant sales in February
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +0.8% in February compared to the... Learn More
The Pulse: Merchants’ confidence grows as they expect sales to grow.
All types and sizes of builders’ merchants across the country expect to grow. Short and medium-term sales expectations are among the highest... Learn More
April Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for February 2023. Monthly construction output is estimated to have increased 2.4%... Learn More
MRA Research launches new Builders Merchants Monthly OMNIBUS Survey
MRA Research has set up a Builders’ Merchants Monthly OMNIBUS Survey for companies who want quick, cost-effective research to improve their marketing.... Learn More