BMBI

26 March 2025

BMBI: Builders’ Merchants value sales down -2.3% in January year-on-year, with flat volume sales and prices down -2.3%

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants value sales in January were down -2.3% compared to the same month in 2024. Volume sales were flat (+0.0%) and prices slipped -2.3%. There was no difference in trading days.

Purplex

01 November 2024

A bad Budget for business but we must make the best of it, says Purplex MD

The founder and MD of Purplex, the UK’s top marketing company in the glazing, construction and home improvements sector, says this week’s Budget will have a significant impact on businesses already struggling with rising costs.