26 April 2023

BMBI: Marginal value growth in year-on-year merchant sales in February

Posted on 26th April 2023 by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in April, reveal builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +0.8% in February 2023 in comparison to the same month in 2022.

30 March 2023

BMBI: January merchant sales marginally up but volumes still down year-on-year

Posted on 30th March 2023 by Max Banner

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in March, reveal that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +0.2% in January 2023 compared to the same month in 2022.

01 March 2023

BMBI: Nominal uplift in Q4 2022 – inflation driving growth

Posted on 1st March 2023 by Max Banner

The BMBI’s latest total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q4 2022 recorded +2.9% year-on-year growth.

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

20 July 2021

St Helens to host UK-first decorating store concept from Crown Decorating Centres

Posted on 20th July 2021 by Max Banner

Painting and coatings brand Crown Paints has chosen St Helens as its first location for a new store concept. Here, the public and tradespeople alike can find inspiration for decorating projects.

15 April 2021

HMG Paints’ Contract Matt Emulsion has professional decorators covered

Posted on 15th April 2021 by Max Banner

HMG Paints’ Contract Matt Emulsion has been brightening up decorating jobs up and down the country, with fantastic results achievable in just one coat.

10 February 2021

Putney decorator scoops Best of Houzz Service Award

Posted on 10th February 2021 by Max Banner

Mike Jacek of Mi Décor Painting and Decorating in Putney has claimed a prestigious Best of Houzz Service award for the fourth successive year.

22 June 2020

Merchant sales collapse under COVID-19 lockdown – BMBI

Posted on 22nd June 2020 by Max Banner

April’s BMBI report is unlike any other; the Government enforced COVID-19 lockdown came late in March, so had a limited impact on that month. However, April took the full force