Mike Tattam, Sales & Marketing Director Lakes is BMBI’s Expert for Shower Enclosures & Showering. Lockdown had a dramatic effect on all areas of construction. But after the initial shock… Read more
Andrew Simpson, Packed Products Director Hanson Cement is BMBI’s Expert for Cement & Aggregates. Quarter 2, 2020 will be remembered and talked about for years to come as the UK… Read more
Kevin Tolson, Commercial Director Wienerberger UK is BMBI’s Expert for Bricks & Roof Tiles. Against the backdrop of a battered economy and increasing unemployment, with manual jobs particularly affected, the… Read more
Lynn Street, Sales & Marketing Manager Midland Lead is BMBI’s Expert for Lead. Challenging, worrying, unprecedented, that’s how many of us will sum up Q2 2020, as it takes its… Read more
Steve Durdant-Hollamby, Managing Director Polypipe Civils is BMBI’s Expert for Civils & Green Infrastructure. In common with most businesses, it was a challenge to align our operations with the market… Read more
Stacey Temprell, Marketing Director British Gypsum is BMBI’s Expert for Drylining Systems. Unsurprisingly the impact of COVID-19 still dominates and will do so for the foreseeable future but, as we… Read more
Andy Scothern, Managing Director eCommonSense is BMBI’s Expert for Website & Product Data Management Solutions. News that the economy plunged 20% between April and June was met with dismay… Read more
The latest figures from the May Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveal a sharp rise in sales as lockdown restrictions ease and trades return to work. Year-on-year Total Builders… Read more
Builders’ Merchants’ Q2 sales: A tale of resilience and recovery The BMBI results for Quarter 2 show the phenomenal resilience of the sector in action. April, May and June couldn’t… Read more
Builders’ merchant sales bounce back in May The latest figures from the May Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveal a sharp rise in sales as lockdown restrictions ease and… Read more
Launched in 2015, the award winning monthly Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report is the only reliable measure of repair, maintenance & improvement (RMI) activity in the UK. Filling an important gap, it can be widely used in construction, and by economists, Government, national media, commentators and influencers outside the industry.
