The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in September, shows July 2026’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -0.6% lower than July 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -7.6% year-on-year.
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When UK Construction Week Birmingham returns to the NEC from 29 September to 1 October 2026, professionals from across construction and the built environment will come together to exchange ideas, find solutions, build partnerships and start conversations that could shape their next project.
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Rinnai Director Chris Goggin investigates the ability of natural gas to cover all domestic requirements whilst the national task of decarbonisation continues. Natural gas is still integral to UK domestic and commercial property heating and hot water provision. Find out how natural gas can power the UK through decarbonisation aims.
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Abloy UK is urging building owners, facilities managers, specifiers and security professionals to ensure fire and escape doors are correctly specified, installed and maintained, as the latest government statistics highlight the scale of fire incidents across England.
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For decades, the flooring industry has assumed that people need to walk into a showroom and feel a plank underfoot before spending thousands on a new floor. A perfectly reasonable expectation, but new customer data from Luxury Flooring suggests that assumption is out of date. The real decision-making moment has shifted from the shop floor to the kitchen table.
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Endeavour House, in Ipswich, Suffolk, has undergone a significant lift replacement, with the installation of five Stannah lifts designed to improve performance, reliability and overall user experience.
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Yorkshire based wall panelling experts, Panels by Sofia, have launched a new collection of shower panels, designed to offer homeowners and trade customers a quick and practical way to update bathroom spaces.
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Senior Architectural Systems has returned to the Building Centre with a new permanent product stand that showcases the company’s latest aluminium window, door and curtain wall systems.
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Mitsubishi Electric air-to-air heat pumps are now providing heating and cooling to The Northern Club, helping its historic clubhouse remain comfortable throughout the year.
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A powerful network of C-TEC’s ZFP CAST fire alarm and lockdown alert systems is protecting a school in Wigan.
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