The Pulse: Merchants upbeat despite supply difficulties
Merchants’ sales expectations remain high, despite the continuing constraints of supply problems, long lead times and rising prices. Year-on-year sales expectations improved... Learn More
Strong Q3 for specialist P&H merchants driven by buoyant summer
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in November, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants... Learn More
Second best quarter on record but signs of a slowdown in sight
The latest total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants show a continuation of the strong growth seen throughout 2021, as Q3... Learn More
November Construction Update from BEIS
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which uses the Builders Merchant Building Index... Learn More
The changing face of distribution: Shuffling the pack
The building products distribution market has gone through significant change over the past few years – not least since the start of... Learn More
When dreams come true
Mike Rigby, CEO of MRA Marketing, says it’s a marketor’s dream to create demand so strong that everyone thinks of buying at... Learn More
The Pulse: Merchants’ outlook recovers from August’s dip
Merchants’ outlook improved in September, with sales expectations and business and market confidence up compared to August. Pressures in the supply chain... Learn More
Specialist plumbing & heating merchants maintain year-on-year growth in August
The Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) August report, published in October, shows value sales through specialist plumbing and heating merchants up... Learn More
MRA Research shortlisted for its CX Improvement Engine in CMAs
MRA Research, the construction industry research specialist, has been shortlisted for an award at this year’s Construction Marketing Awards (CMAs). Always a... Learn More
BMBI reports continued strong year-on-year growth
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) August report, published in October, reveals that builders’ merchants’ August value sales were 23.0% higher year-on-year,... Learn More