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BMBI: Merchants Q1 volume sales down -8.1% year-on-year as Iran war hits pause

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals Total Builders Merchants like-for-like value sales for Q1 2026, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, were -3.2% lower than Q1 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -8.1%, with prices increasing +5.4%.

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Mitsubishi Electric reaction to Climate Change Committee’s air con guidance

This article features reaction to the Climate Change Committee’s ‘A Well-Adapted UK’ Report from Chris Newman, Net Zero Design Manager at Mitsubishi Electric…

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BMBI: February’s like-for-like Builders’ Merchant volumes drop -10.6% year-on-year

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows February’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -4.3% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -10.6% while prices increased +7.0%.

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The Encon Group Develops Reliable New Resource for House Building

The Encon Group, the leading independent distributor of building materials with 45 years of heritage, publishes a new resource for house building, highlighting areas in which the business can support house building projects.

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BMBI: New year off to a weak start as like-for-like value sales slip

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows January’s builders’ merchant like-for-like total value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading day differences) were -2.6% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales fell -7.2% while prices increased +5.0%.

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Freefoam launch 2026 Product Catalogue

Freefoam Building Products are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2026 Product Catalogue, featuring a refreshed image gallery throughout and a host of new product additions and features designed to make product selection quicker and easier for Freefoam customers.

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Showersave launches hot water cylinder sizing report to tackle industry confusion

Showersave, part of The Keystone Group, has published a new report and executive summary exploring hot water cylinder sizing for domestic heat pump systems with showers.

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BMBI: Builders’ Merchants’ like-for-like value sales for November down -0.4% year-on-year

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ like-for-like total value sales in November 2025 were -0.4% lower than the same month in 2024.

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