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
February Construction Update from the Department for Business & Trade
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of Construction Output for December 2024, along with new orders and Construction Output Price Indices... Learn More
Building for Tomorrow’s Climate
Britain’s homes weren’t built for today’s climate, let alone tomorrow’s wetter, warmer, windier world of extremes. It’s cooling and heating, energy efficiency,... Learn More
What if things aren’t what they seem?
“There’s nothing quite so disabling to a government, industry, or individual business, as bad data,” says Mike Rigby of MRA Research. “It... Learn More
Superglass conducts in-depth brand health study
Superglass is one of the UK’s leading glass mineral wool insulation manufacturers, with a heritage of over 40 years. The company recently... Learn More
Plumbing & heating merchant’s value sales fall -4.5% as volume sales drop -0.5%
The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for November 2024 through specialist plumbing... Learn More