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
Builders’ Merchants’ April value sales down 0.9% despite 17% price inflation
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales fell 0.9% in April 2022 compared to the... Learn More
Beyond bubbles and groupthink
Seeing your company as others see it is the hardest thing, says Mike Rigby, CEO of MRA Research, part of MRA Group,... Learn More
The Pulse: Merchants’ confidence in the market tumbles
Merchants’ sales expectations remain at historically high levels for the month, quarter and six months ahead but confidence in the market... Learn More
Q1 value sales up but Plumbing & Heating merchants volumes down
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants... Learn More
Bumper Q1 value sales but increase driven more by price inflation than volume
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2022 was a bumper quarter thanks in part to a record-breaking March,... Learn More
Who is swimming naked now?
In uncertain times it’s tempting to assume all will be well, says Mike Rigby, CEO of MRA Marketing, part of MRA Group.... Learn More
May 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: Merchants’ mood is still buoyant
After a sharp rise in February, merchants’ sales expectations and confidence in the market had only one way to go, and... Learn More