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BMBI: Disappointing December rounds off tough trading year

Feb 25, 2026 | Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Latest Building News, Posts, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Steel and Structural Frames

The latest total value sales figures from Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) show that...

BMBI: Merchant Q1 value sales up +0.9% year-on-year. March up +7.2%.

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The latest total value sales figures from Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) show that sales for Q1 2025 were up +0.9% compared to Q1 2024. Volume sales increased +3.9%, while prices came down -2.9%.

BMBI: Q2 Merchant value sales down -5.8% on Q2 2023. June volumes weak.

Aug 28, 2024 | Articles, Bricks & Blocks, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Health & Safety, Landscaping, Latest Building News, Plumbing, Posts, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Site Preparation, Steel and Structural Frames, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Walls, Waste Management & Recycling

The latest total value sales figures from Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) show that sales for Q2 2024 were down -5.8% compared to Q2 2023.

BMBI: October Merchant sales climb 7.5%, but inflation’s still driving growth

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The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in December, reveal that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +7.5% in October 2022, compared to the same month in 2021.

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

Apr 28, 2022 | Articles, Bathrooms & Toilets, Bathrooms, Bedrooms & Washrooms, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Civil Engineering, Hard Landscaping & Walkways, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, Interior Design & Construction, Interiors, Kitchens, Landscaping, Latest Building News, Plumbing, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Steel and Structural Frames, Timber Buildings and Timber Products, Walls

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

Keystone Lintels awarded Buildbase Supplier of the Year for second year in a row

Mar 28, 2022 | Articles, Awards, Bricks & Blocks, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Doors, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls, Windows

Keystone Lintels, the UK’s leading manufacturer of steel lintels, is delighted to once again be awarded ‘Supplier of the Year’ by Buildbase for 2021 in recognition of its outstanding customer service.

BMBI: Timber & Joinery fuels builders’ merchants’ sales growth in July

Sep 29, 2021 | Articles, Bathrooms, Bedrooms & Washrooms, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Building Systems, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, Interiors, Kitchens, Latest Building News, Plumbing, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Timber Buildings and Timber Products, Wooden products

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reveal that builders’ merchants’ year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors were 14.5% higher in July 2021 than the same month last year, with two less trading days. Average daily sales in July climbed 25.5%.

Derrick McFarland reflects on the strong performance of the Builders Merchant Industry in Q4 2020

Mar 11, 2021 | Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Doors, Latest Building News, Research & Materials Testing, Retrofit & Renovation, Steel and Structural Frames, Walls

Derrick McFarland, Managing Director at Keystone Lintels and BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels, has reflected on the strong performance of the Builders Merchant Industry at the end of 2020

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BMBI: Disappointing December rounds off tough trading year

BMBI: Merchant Q1 value sales up +0.9% year-on-year. March up +7.2%.

BMBI: Q2 Merchant value sales down -5.8% on Q2 2023. June volumes weak.

BMBI: October Merchant sales climb 7.5%, but inflation’s still driving growth

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

Keystone Lintels awarded Buildbase Supplier of the Year for second year in a row

BMBI: Timber & Joinery fuels builders’ merchants’ sales growth in July

Derrick McFarland reflects on the strong performance of the Builders Merchant Industry in Q4 2020

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