Katherine Kates, Production Director at Haddonstone, discusses the main differences between the two types of stone and tells us why cast stone can be a cost-effective alternative to natural stone and explains how it is used in a broad range of building projects undertaken today.
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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in July 2025 were virtually flat (+0.1%) compared to July 2024. Year-on-year volumes increased +0.6% while prices fell -0.6%. There was no difference in trading days.
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With Keller, trends are introduced before they become widespread; the company has always been a design pioneer. The new Modern Urban scheme is perfect for contemporary kitchen interiors where design and affordability go hand in hand.
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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in October were up +1.2% compared to the same month last year.
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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -4.7% in February compared to the same month a year ago.
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The latest total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q1 2023 recorded a -2.3% drop in year-on-year growth – BMBI.
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The latest total value sales data from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants shows Q2 2022 recorded the highest revenue since the BMBI started, despite lacklustre June sales.
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The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in December, reveal that merchants’ year-on-year value sales to builders and contractors were 11.1% higher in October 2021 compared to the same month in 2020.
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Total value sales to builders and contractors by Britain’s builders’ merchants in Q1 2021 increased 8.6% in comparison to the previous quarter, according to the BMBI report published in May.
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