23 November 2022

BMBI: Q3 2022 grows year-on-year, but inflation drives increase

Posted on 23rd November 2022 by Max Banner

The latest total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q3 2022 recorded +4.3% year-on-year growth – BMBI.

09 November 2022

Installer opens Kinedo-only showroom in Wales

Posted on 9th November 2022 by Max Banner

After decades in the plumbing trade, Tom Pendrick, a long-serving plumber and installer located in Neath, South Wales, has opened a Kinedo-only showroom.

25 October 2022

BMBI: August merchant sales are up, but volume is down and inflation’s still climbing

Posted on 25th October 2022 by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in October, reveal that builders’ merchants’ value sales were +10.0% up in August 2022 compared to the same month in 2021.

03 October 2022

REHAU’s versatile RAUTITAN sees MLCP Range expanded

Posted on 3rd October 2022 by Max Banner

REHAU has announced the launch of new sizes for its RAUTITAN Stabil heating and plumbing multi-layer composite pipe (MLCP).

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.

15 June 2022

InstallerSHOW moves to the NEC – heralding a new era

Posted on 15th June 2022 by Max Banner

NEC Birmingham will soon open its doors for the first time to InstallerSHOW, the UK’s largest plumbing, heating and electric trade show.

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.

30 March 2022

REHAU: New analysis to measure carbon emissions of transporting district heating and plumbing pipework

Posted on 30th March 2022 by Max Banner

With decarbonisation legislation continuing to tighten in the UK, polymer specialist REHAU has carried out a CO2 emissions analysis for contractors.

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