Market information Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

IBMG confirms “successful completion” of restructuring plans

|Date: 25 Jul 2025

IBMG confirms “successful completion” of restructuring plans

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) has confirmed that its Restructuring Plans were “approved by t ...

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) has confirmed that its Restructuring Plans were “approved by the UK Court at a sanction hearing held on 9 July 2025.” ...

25 Jul 2025
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First industry shareholders announced for new “Industry Data Pool”

|Date: 24 Jul 2025

First industry shareholders announced for new “Industry Data Pool”

Building Materials Digital Services Ltd, the joint venture between the BMF and NMBS established to provid ...

Building Materials Digital Services Ltd, the joint venture between the BMF and NMBS established to provide an industry-owned Industry Data Pool (IDP), has announced the company’s first five external s ...

24 Jul 2025
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New Bunker van storage range aims to “tackle trades’ biggest headaches”

|Date: 15 Jul 2025

New Bunker van storage range aims to “tackle trades’ biggest headaches”

With the launch of a new van storage range from its successful Bunker brand, Draper has lifted the lid on ...

With the launch of a new van storage range from its successful Bunker brand, Draper has lifted the lid on the state of UK tradespeople’s vans. ...

15 Jul 2025
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Hopeful signal for housebuilding in UK Construction PMI for June 2025

|Date: 14 Jul 2025

Hopeful signal for housebuilding in UK Construction PMI for June 2025

Despite a return to growth in residential building work, construction companies indicated a “marginal red ...

Despite a return to growth in residential building work, construction companies indicated a “marginal reduction in total business activity during June,” according to the latest UK Construction PMI fro ...

14 Jul 2025
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MKM branch number 135 to open in Wolverhampton

|Date: 02 Jul 2025

MKM branch number 135 to open in Wolverhampton

MKM Building Supplies is set to open the 135th branch in its network on Monday 7th July in Wolverhampton, ...

MKM Building Supplies is set to open the 135th branch in its network on Monday 7th July in Wolverhampton, creating 19 new jobs. ...

02 Jul 2025
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Mixed messages in latest P&H merchants sales data

|Date: 27 Jun 2025

Mixed messages in latest P&H merchants sales data

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for Ap ...

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for April 2025 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +0.7% compared to April 2024 ...

27 Jun 2025
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Latest BMBI builders’ merchant sales data show increase in value sales and volumes

|Date: 27 Jun 2025

Latest BMBI builders’ merchant sales data show increase in value sales and volumes

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, shows builders’ merchants’ ...

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in April were up +3.0% compared to April 2024. ...

27 Jun 2025
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GFTM launches to help builders’ merchants identify bad payers — for free

|Date: 26 Jun 2025

GFTM launches to help builders’ merchants identify bad payers — for free

A powerful new Fintech platform, GFTM (Good For The Money), has launched to help UK builders’ merchants i ...

A powerful new Fintech platform, GFTM (Good For The Money), has launched to help UK builders’ merchants identify bad payers in real time — at no cost to those who share data. ...

26 Jun 2025
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BMF Conference 2025: Reflecting on progress, preparing for change

|Date: 23 Jun 2025

BMF Conference 2025: Reflecting on progress, preparing for change

Delegates to this year’s BMF Conference created a positive and energetic vibe in the Catalan capital of B ...

Delegates to this year’s BMF Conference created a positive and energetic vibe in the Catalan capital of Barcelona as they united to discuss change and transformation in the building materials sector. ...

23 Jun 2025
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TDUK figures show “first timber import growth in Q1 since 2021”

|Date: 19 Jun 2025

TDUK figures show “first timber import growth in Q1 since 2021”

Timber and panel import volumes were 0.6% higher in Q1 2025 than they were in 2024, reaching 2.26 million ...

Timber and panel import volumes were 0.6% higher in Q1 2025 than they were in 2024, reaching 2.26 million m3 – the first Q1 growth on the previous year the sector has seen since 2021, according to the ...

19 Jun 2025
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