Q1 2023 sales drop -2.3% as volumes tumble -16.4%
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2023 recorded a -2.3% drop in year-on-year growth, with volume sales falling... Learn More
+8.6% growth in Plumbing & Heating merchant sales in February but it’s still all down to inflation
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for February 2023 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
Marginal value growth in year-on-year merchant sales in February
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +0.8% in February compared to the... Learn More
Plumbing & Heating merchants see double digit year-on-year growth driven mainly by inflation
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for January 2023 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
January merchant sales marginally up but volumes still down year-on-year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +0.2% in January 2023 compared to... Learn More
Plumbing & Heating Merchant Q4 sales up +10.3% on Q422 with +11.0% inflation
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in February, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants... Learn More
Nominal uplift in Q4 2022 sales, but inflation still drives growth
Total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q4 2022 recorded +2.9% year-on-year growth, with +16.4% price inflation compensating for volumes... Learn More
November Plumbing & Heating sales up +6.9% year-on-year but +9.8% price inflation behind growth
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for November 2022 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
Merchants see nominal growth (+1.4%) in November, with falling volumes (-13.6%) and climbing prices (+17.3%)
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +1.4% in November 2022 compared to... Learn More
New Bathroom Trends Pulse survey & Bathroom and Plumbing & Heating Omnibus
MRA Research has launched a new bathroom trends survey, The Bathroom Pulse, in partnership with The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) and separately,... Learn More