The Pulse: Merchants’ confidence is high but supply problems remain
Merchants’ confidence in the market and in their business remained very strong in July. Sales expectations are also high. Material supply problems... Learn More
Record June delivers record breaking sales for merchants in Q2
Record breaking value sales in June helped Britain’s builders’ merchants hit their best ever quarter since the BMBI began in July 2014,... Learn More
Builders Merchants’ sales up year-on-year
The latest figures from the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) reveal that year-on-year sales through UK builders’ merchants are on an upward... Learn More
The Pulse: Supply problems affect merchants’ confidence
Merchants’ sales expectations remained strong in June. However, issues around supply with shortages, lengthy lead times and price increases have had a... Learn More
The Pulse: Supply shortages growing concern for merchants
Confidence in the market and sales expectations in May compared to April remained strong. However, merchants’ concerns have shifted from Brexit and... Learn More
Builders’ Merchants’ sales momentum continues
Figures released in this month’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirm that sales through UK builders’ merchants remained strong in April, following... Learn More
Extraordinary recovery for builders’ merchants’ sales
Britain’s Builders’ Merchants continued to report strong growth in Q1 2021, with total value sales up 8.6% compared to the previous quarter... Learn More
The Pulse: merchants’ confidence hits record highs
Merchants’ sales expectations and confidence in April compared to March remained high, and they continued to rise sharply compared to April last... Learn More
Leading Lights 2021: A Year of Challenges & Opportunities
For this years’ Leading Lights, published by Builders’ Merchants News, MRA Research spoke to builders’ merchants and BMBI Experts for their views... Learn More
Leading Lights 2021: Merchants’ Views on Big Industry Issues
For this years’ Leading Lights, published by Builders’ Merchants News, MRA Research spoke to builders’ merchants and BMBI Experts for their views... Learn More