Figures for Q2 2019 just released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report the first negative growth in sales through UK builders merchants since data collection began in 2014. In value terms, total merchant sales for the Q2 2019 were down -1.2% against the same period last year. The negative[ More….]
The ongoing economic and political uncertainty linked to Brexit is a major factor in the revised Builders Merchants Industry Forecast of merchant sales, with a drop of -1.8% in expected growth for 2019 over 2018. Published by the BMF the Q2 baseline forecast predicts year on year annual sales growth[ More….]
Figures just released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) show positive sales growth through UK builders merchants during the first quarter of the year. Total Q1 sales were up +5.9% compared with the same period in 2018. Landscaping products saw the strongest annual value growth (+15.6%). The two[ More….]
The best merchants and brands in the industry were celebrated at a glittering event in London on Friday, May 17th. The event was hosted by television news presenter Natasha Kaplinsky, whose co-announcer was Alan Dedicote, known for his voice-over duties on TV’s National Lottery and Strictly Come Dancing programmes. Sponsored[ More….]
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