P&H Merchants’ Q2 value sales up +2.0% year-on-year
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in August, shows Q2 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing &... Learn More
Merchant Q2 value sales up +2.8% year-on-year as volumes pick up +4.0%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q2 2025 were up +2.8% compared to Q2... Learn More
August Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for June 2025, along with New Order and Construction Output Price... Learn More
Seven key trends driving building products distribution
With the benefit of hindsight and sales data, we can now assess the impact of the pandemic with greater clarity. While some... Learn More
How to avoid destroying market prices and the market
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P&H Merchants’ May value sales at a standstill year-on-year (+0.1%), while volumes fall -5.9%
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for May 2025 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
Builders’ Merchant May value sales unchanged (0.0%) year-on-year but volumes up +2.1%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in July, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in May were unchanged (0.0%)... Learn More
July Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for May 2025 this morning. Main points: • Monthly construction output is... Learn More
Bathroom businesses get a lunchtime lesson in market research for growth
Bathroom Association members have been finding out more about how to use market research to drive commercial success in the latest Insights... Learn More
P&H Merchants’ April value sales up +0.7% year-on-year but volumes down -3.8%
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for April 2025 through specialist plumbing... Learn More