26 September 2022

BMBI: Flat Merchants’ July sales – volumes down, inflation up

Posted on 26th September 2022 by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in September, reveal that builders’ merchants’ value sales were virtually flat (+0.2%) in July 2022 compared to the same month in 2021.

25 May 2022

BMBI: Bumper Q1 value sales but increase driven more by price inflation than volume

Posted on 25th May 2022 by Max Banner

The latest total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2022 was a bumper quarter thanks in part to a record-breaking March, which clocked up the highest ever total sales in the history of the BMBI.

28 April 2022

BMBI: February sales up 22.9%, driven more by price inflation than volume growth

Posted on 28th April 2022 by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in April, reveal that builders’ merchants’ value sales in February 2022 were 22.9% up on the same month in 2021

31 March 2022

2022 off to good start as BMBI reports strong January sales

Posted on 31st March 2022 by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in March, reveal builders’ merchants’ value sales in January 2022 were 24.1% up on the same month in 2021.

24 February 2022

BMBI: Slowing sales but Q4 is third-best quarter in a record-breaking year

Posted on 24th February 202224th February 2022 by Max Banner

The latest total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants recorded the third-highest quarterly BMBI sales ever, rounding off a record-breaking year for merchants.

02 February 2022

REHAU presents ‘seamless style’ at KBB 2022

Posted on 2nd February 2022 by Max Banner

Leading polymer innovator REHAU returns to KBB this year with an industry-first holistic approach to its surfaces, edgeband and tambour door collection, to support the world’s new blended way of living and working.

10 January 2022

Geberit and Wolseley join forces for HIP’s ‘Meet the Lecturer’ Events

Posted on 10th January 2022 by Max Banner

Geberit has teamed up with specialist plumber’s merchant Wolseley and HIP magazine to run a series of ‘Meet the Lecturer’ events in January and February 2022.

22 December 2021

BMBI year-on-year sales growth in double digits but returning to trend

Posted on 22nd December 2021 by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in December, reveal that merchants’ year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors were 11.1% higher in October 2021 compared to the same month in 2020.

24 November 2021

BMBI: Second best quarter on record but signs of a slowdown in sight

Posted on 24th November 202124th November 2021 by Max Banner

Q3 of 2021 recorded the second-highest quarterly BMBI sales ever. However, there are signs of a slowdown as volume growth gives way to value growth, driven by price increases.

27 October 2021

BMBI reports strong year-on-year growth across the board

Posted on 27th October 202127th October 2021 by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reveal that merchants’ year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors were 23.0% higher in August 2021.

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