P&H Merchants’ Q3 value sales up +2.8% year-on-year
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in December, shows Q3 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing &... Learn More
Merchant Q3 value sales down -0.1% but September is up +4.6% year-on-year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q3 2025 were down -0.1% compared to Q3... Learn More
November Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for September 2025 and Quarter 3 2025 this morning. Main points:... Learn More
New report on the Builders Merchants’ Market
The first edition of a new market report on the General Builders Merchants’ Market will be published at the end of November.... Learn More
76% of merchants experience squeezed margins
The first edition in a new series of ‘The Pulse’ surveys of merchant branch managers found their biggest problems in Q3 were... Learn More
MRA Research and Breedon shortlisted for Construction Marketing Award
Breedon Group plc and MRA Research have been named as finalists in the category ’Best use of Research and Insight’ at the... Learn More
P&H Merchants’ August value sales down -2.6% year-on-year as volumes fall -9.2%
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for August 2025 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
Builders’ Merchant value sales drop -5.0% in August as volume (-4.1%) and price (-1.0%) fall year-on-year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in October, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in August 2025 were down... Learn More
October Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for August 2025 this morning. Main points: • Total construction output... Learn More
P&H Merchants’ July value sales up +4.1% year-on-year but volumes fall -2.1%.
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for July 2025 through specialist plumbing... Learn More