Category: Research & Materials Testing

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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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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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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BMBI: Builders’ Merchant October value sales up +0.2% year-on-year, volumes up +0.8%

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in October 2025 were up +0.2% compared to the same month a year before.

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Altro’s Latest Sustainability Report Published

Altro has published its latest sustainability report, providing a comprehensive overview of the...

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ASWS leading the way in lead paint removal

Kris Bennell, Director of Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) discusses the continuing health threat posed by a class of paint which has been banned for the past 30 years; and the solutions.

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BMBI: Merchant Q3 value sales down -0.1% but September up +4.6% year-on-year

The latest total value sales figures from Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) show that sales for Q3 2025 were down -0.1% compared to Q3 2024.

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