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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%

Posted on by Max Banner

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.

  • 26 March 2025

Vent-Axia

13 March 2025

Vent-Axia Publishes Free eBook to Help Social Housing Landlords Navigate Awaab’s Law

Posted on by Max Banner

Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has published a free eBook, ‘Ensuring Safe Housing Conditions: Focusing on Mould and Damp Conditions’.

  • 13 March 2025

Purplex

05 March 2025

Purplex: How to build a winning marketing strategy… clue – don’t rely on luck!

Posted on by Max Banner

As St Patrick’s Day approaches, Purplex MD and founder Andrew Scott explains why the ‘luck of the Irish’ doesn’t extend into business, especially when it comes to marketing…

  • 05 March 2025

BMBI

26 February 2025

BMBI: Year 2024 Merchant value sales -4.1% down from 2023, but Q4 eases to -0.5% on year previous

Posted on by Max Banner

The latest total value sales figures from Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) show that sales for Q4 2024 were down -0.5% compared to Q4 2023, as an increase in volume sales (+2.3%) was countered by a fall in prices (-2.7%). With one additional trading day in Q4 2024, like-for-like value sales were -2.2% lower.

  • 26 February 2025

Hush Acoustics

24 February 2025

Noisy neighbour issues drive demand for Hush Acoustics’ party wall solutions

Posted on by Max Banner

Homeowners and property developers seeking solutions for acoustically poor party walls continued to account for the majority of enquires received by Hush Acoustics in 2024.

  • 24 February 2025

FLIR

24 February 2025

Teledyne FLIR: Thermal imaging for data centres

Posted on by Max Banner

Data centre maintenance teams have a big share in safeguarding the critical resource that customers and businesses depend upon. Fortunately, they have one secret weapon that enables them to spot issues in an early stage before they turn into big problems – FLIR thermal imaging. 

  • 24 February 2025

Insight Data

21 February 2025

Insight Data achieves ISO9001 recertification with zero non-conformities

Posted on by Max Banner

Leading industry data specialist, Insight Data, has successfully achieved the prestigious recertification for ISO9001 with zero non-conformities for the fourth consecutive year.

  • 21 February 2025

Insight Data

18 February 2025

Insight Data: Reach your ideal customers with the best possible data

Posted on by Max Banner

Alex Tremlett, Insight Data’s Commercial Director, discusses how access to quality data increases the chances of construction firms converting leads exponentially.

  • 18 February 2025

Glidevale Protect

17 February 2025

Glidevale Protect supports the Persimmon Homes Innovation Centre

Posted on by Max Banner

Glidevale Protect is proud to be supporting national housebuilder Persimmon Homes by providing a range of products for its new Innovation Centre Trial House.

  • 17 February 2025

Vent-Axia

30 January 2025

Vent-Axia’s Embodied Carbon Calculations for Commercial Heat Recovery Aid Building Design

Posted on by Max Banner

To help with the design of low and zero-carbon buildings, leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has completed its embodied carbon calculations on its product portfolio.

  • 30 January 2025