John Duffin, Managing Director Keylite Roof Windows is BMBI’s Expert for Roof Windows With so many political and economic factors completely up in the air at present it is fair… Read more
Steve Halford, Group Managing Director Crystal Direct is BMBI’s Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors Quarter-on-quarter enquiries are down for the first time in three years but this could be… Read more
A positive May for builders’ merchants May’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) showed builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors were up 8.5% in May 2017 compared with the… Read more
Changing the face of construction – solving the skills shortage Last year’s Farmer Review was commissioned to look at the labour model in construction, and the skills and pressures that… Read more
Merchant sales down in April but sales per day reach a new high April’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) showed builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors were 6.3%… Read more
Merchant sales down in April but sales per day reach a new high April’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) showed builders’ merchants’ sales to builders and contractors were 6.3% lower… Read more
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), a brand of the BMF, has been shortlisted for yet another award, this time for the ‘Best Practice Awards 2017’ organised by the Trade… Read more
Outlook positive despite the uncertainty The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) shows builders’ merchants’ sales to roofers, builders and contractors up 11.4% in March 2017 compared with March 2016…. Read more
Positive start to 2017 continues: Builders Merchants’ February sales up on last year February sales were 1.1% down on February 2016 but average sales per day were 3.9% up when… Read more
Outlook positive despite the uncertainty The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) shows builders’ merchants’ sales to builders and contractors up 11.4% in March 2017 compared with March 2016. A… Read more
Launched in 2015, the award winning monthly Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report is the only reliable measure of repair, maintenance & improvement (RMI) activity in the UK. Filling an important gap, it can be widely used in construction, and by economists, Government, national media, commentators and influencers outside the industry.
