The Pulse: Market confidence declines further as merchants face higher costs and slowing demand
Confidence in the prospects for the market declined this month to a new low for 2022 of a net -46% year... Learn More
PHMI Q2 value sales up +2.7% year-on-year, but volume is down -5.3%
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in August, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants... Learn More
Merchant volumes fall again but price inflation makes for a record-breaking Q2
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q2 2022 recorded the highest revenue since the BMBI started, despite lacklustre June... Learn More
August Construction Update from BEIS
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which uses the Builders Merchant Building Index... Learn More
The Pulse: Builders’ Merchants’ confidence in the market drops sharply but they still expect sales to increase
Merchants report multiple problems affecting their business, including lead times and skills shortages, with supplier price rises and product availability being... Learn More
July Construction Update from BEIS
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which uses the Builders Merchant Building Index... Learn More
Plumbing & Heating May sales up 12.2% year on year
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for May 2022 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
BMBI value sales up 14.8% in may, but volume down -2.5%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +14.8% in May 2022 compared to... Learn More
The Pulse: Nine in ten builders’ merchants affected by supplier price rises
Just under 90% percent of builders’ merchants in May are hit by supplier price rises. Over 80% suffer some level of... Learn More
April’s plumbing and heating value sales down -5.8% despite 8.6% price inflation
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for April 2022 through specialist plumbing... Learn More