BMBI listed as data source by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
The latest Monthly Construction Update from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy highlights the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) as... Learn More
Confident merchants expect sales to increase
This article was first published in the Professional Builders Merchants magazine. The first issue of The Pulse, a series of monthly tracking... Learn More
Waterproof panels see rapid growth at the expense of wall tiles
Recently, we’ve noticed that the use of shower panels as an alternative to tiles has been a growing trend, so we decided... Learn More
How to write a market research brief
In order to communicate the research aims and any relevant background information that potential suppliers might need in order to quote for... Learn More
Merchants’ sales up 5.3% in April compared to last year
Year on year Total Builders Merchants value sales in April 2019 were up 5.3% compared with the same period in 2018. Having... Learn More
Positive growth for merchants in Q1 2019
Merchants reported a strong start to the year with Total Builders’ Merchants value sales to builders and contractors up 5.9% in the... Learn More
Look after your brand, and your brand will look after you
You’d think from the marketing press that print, main channel TV and bricks-and-mortar has had its day. But TV is thriving, and... Learn More
What to expect from a market research project
The exciting thing about research is that you never know what a survey may reveal. It’s important to be open-minded about the... Learn More
BMBI Experts Comments on Brexit
Last month, MRA Research gathered the views of the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) Expert Panel on the effect they expected Brexit... Learn More
Construction industry suppliers are prepared for Brexit
As part of a larger survey which included merchants and other construction industry stakeholders, MRA Research, the specialist research division of MRA... Learn More