Baxi signs up for BMF Membership
Baxi has “underlined its commitment to cross-industry collaboration” by becoming a member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).
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CITB industry forecast outlines workforce challenge
The annual industry forecast from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) highlights the “continuing persistent gap between what the UK needs to keep up with dema...
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CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, 14 May 2024
The latest report from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “continues to show good levels of product availability across the board.”
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NHBC figures reflect house building challenges
Figures from the NHBC show 21,967 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2024, down 20% on Q1 2023 (27,619). 26,240 new homes were completed in the same period, 13%...
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S&P Global UK Construction PMI highlights “fastest expansion of construction output since February 2023”
The latest UK Construction PMI report from S&P Global reveals that business activity growth gained momentum across the sector in April, largely due to “solid rates of exp...
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Grafton Group plc issues Q1 2024 trading update
Covering the period from 1 January to 21 April 2024, Grafton Group plc’s latest Trading Update reveals that Group revenue in the period was £669.2 million, down 5.0% from...
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FMB warns “financial struggles projected by almost half of construction firms”
According to the latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (Q1 2024), 44% of Master Builder companies have reported that their business is on tr...
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February PHMI shows value sales increase +2.1% but volumes are flat
The latest figures from the PHMI report show total value sales for February through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +2.1% in 2024 compared to February 2...
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Recently published BMBI figures present merchant market picture for February 2024
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals another mixed bag of results from the builders’ merchant sector.
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BMF trails new ‘sector awareness’ campaign to members
The new ‘sector awareness’ initiative from the BMF is designed to raise the profile of the building materials sector whilst also providing a platform for recruiting the b...
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