11 March 2021

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

Posted on 11th March 2021 by Max Banner

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

04 March 2021

Builders’ Merchants’ December sales up on 2019 – BMBI

Posted on 4th March 2021 by Max Banner

Sales to builders and contractors by Britain’s builders’ merchants in December 2020 were 8.8% higher than in the same month the year previous, according to BMBI Stats.

29 January 2020

BMBI: November merchant sales show pre-election dip

Posted on 29th January 2020 by Max Banner

Total Builders’ Merchants’ value sales to builders and contractors in November 2019 were down -7.4%, compared with the same month in 2018. On one less trading day, average sales a day dropped -3.0%.

01 May 2019

Merchants’ February sales driven by outdoor trades: BMBI

Posted on 1st May 2019 by Max Banner

Total Builders Merchant value sales in February 2019 were up 4.1% compared with February 2018, BMBI stats show – and up 8.2% compared with the same month in 2017.

14 November 2018

IG Lintels launches new website as it celebrates 60th Anniversary

Posted on 14th November 2018 by Max Banner

IG Lintels’ 60 years of innovation is being celebrated by the launch of its brand new website, designed to meet the needs of the modern construction professional.

25 July 2018

Merchants value sales up in May: BMBI

Posted on 25th July 2018 by Max Banner

The BMBI have said total builders’ merchant value sales to builders and contractors increased 6.9% in May, compared with the same month last year.

20 July 2018

Why is third party certification so important? A Keystone Lintels article

Posted on 20th July 2018 by Max Banner

Derrick McFarland, MD at Keystone Lintels, discusses the importance of quality testing and third party certification when specifying structural products.

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