Watch BMBI debate videos for Expert insight on key construction issues
The latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) round table debate is now available to watch online at bmbi.co.uk/debates/round-table-debate-2023/. The debate was held... Learn More
2024 ends with Q4 value sales virtually flat year on year, and volume down -5.0%
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in February, shows Q4 2023 total value sales through specialist Plumbing &... Learn More
Builders’ Merchant Q4 value sales down -5.7% year-on-year. Volumes fall -12.0%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales in Q4 2023 were -5.7% down compared to Q4... Learn More
Lost time is lost forever
Mention statistics and many people find their attention wandering, says Mike Rigby, CEO of MRA Research. But statistics matter because, for good... Learn More
February Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for December 2023 this morning. • Quarterly construction output saw a decrease... Learn More
How do we shift these cows on the line?
The 2023 BMBI debate lived up to expectations, says Mike Rigby of MRA Research. The industry faces many key challenges in the... Learn More
November value sales up +1.7% year-on-year but volume sales continue down
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for November 2023 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
November Builders Merchant sales slide -5.7% as volumes drop -12.1% year-on-year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -5.7% in November 2023 compared to the... Learn More
January Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business and Trade, which uses the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) as one... Learn More
P & H Merchants’ October value sales up 3.3% year on year but volumes down
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for October 2023 through specialist plumbing... Learn More