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
April Builders’ Merchant value sales up +3.0% year-on-year. Volumes up+3.4%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in April were up +3.0%... Learn More
June Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for April 2025 this morning. Main points: • Monthly construction output is... Learn More
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The UK is facing a convergence of long-standing structural problems and urgent environmental, social, and political pressures. Population growth, infrastructure decay, a... Learn More
Positive start to 2025 for Plumbing & Heating Merchants with Q1 value sales up +4.0%
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows Q1 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing &... Learn More