BMBI listed as data source by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy highlights the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) as... Learn More
Confident merchants expect sales to increase
This article was first published in the Professional Builders Merchants magazine. The first issue of The Pulse, a series of monthly tracking... Learn More
Waterproof panels see rapid growth at the expense of wall tiles
Recently, we’ve noticed that the use of shower panels as an alternative to tiles has been a growing trend, so we decided... Learn More
Merchants’ sales up 5.3% in April compared to last year
Year on year Total Builders Merchants value sales in April 2019 were up 5.3% compared with the same period in 2018. Having... Learn More
Positive growth for merchants in Q1 2019
Merchants reported a strong start to the year with Total Builders’ Merchants value sales to builders and contractors up 5.9% in the... Learn More
BMBI Experts Comments on Brexit
Last month, MRA Research gathered the views of the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) Expert Panel on the effect they expected Brexit... Learn More
Construction industry suppliers are prepared for Brexit
As part of a larger survey which included merchants and other construction industry stakeholders, MRA Research, the specialist research division of MRA... Learn More
Over 40% of merchants think Brexit will be bad for the building industry
MRA Research, the specialist research division of MRA Marketing, recently ran a survey asking merchants, suppliers and other construction industry stakeholders about... Learn More
2019 Brexit Survey
MRA Research Brexit Poll During March 2019, MRA Research asked merchants about their views on Brexit and what they thought the impact... Learn More
Construction Industry Research Roundup
As we edge closer to the Brexit negotiation deadline of 29th March, it seems like tension is building a little in the... Learn More