What does the Spring Statement mean for the industry?
The chancellor delivered the much-anticipated Spring Statement speech earlier this week. Here is a summary of the key points and the construction... Learn More
MRA Research at the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants City & Awards Lunch
Recently, MRA Research was delighted to attend the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants’ prestigious City & Awards Lunch at Painters’ Hall in... Learn More
Merchant’s value sales were down -2.3% in January year-on-year, with volume sales flat and prices down -2.3%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in March, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in January down -2.3% compared to... Learn More
A more positive start for P&H Merchants with January year-on-year value sales up +0.7% and volume sales up +6.4%
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for January 2025 through specialist plumbing... Learn More
Digitalisation in the construction industry
Technology and digitalisation is being adopted at an ever increasing pace. What have been the benefits of digitalisation to the construction industry?... Learn More
2024 – a year in review
A few months into 2025, the full picture of how the construction sector fared in 2024 is emerging. If there was one... Learn More
March Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for January 2025 this morning. Main points: • Monthly construction output is... Learn More
2024 fizzles to a close with Plumbing & Heating Merchants Q4 value sales flat (-0.2%) and rising volumes cancelled out by price cuts
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in February, shows Q4 2024 total value sales through specialist Plumbing &... Learn More
Year 2024 Merchant value sales -4.1% down on 2023. But Q4 eases to -0.5% on Q423.
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q4 2024 were down -0.5% compared to Q4... Learn More
More than a whiff of Déjà vu?
“The definition of madness, they say, is to keep doing what doesn’t work in the hope that this time it will be... Learn More