Market information Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

MKM at the double with new branch openings

|Date: 09 Feb 2026

MKM at the double with new branch openings

MKM Building Supplies has opened two new branches on the same day, taking its national network to 139 and ...

MKM Building Supplies has opened two new branches on the same day, taking its national network to 139 and creating over 30 new local jobs across the new depots in Sidcup and Arbroath. ...

09 Feb 2026
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CALL TO ACTION: Help us compile PBM’s Top 20 merchant countdown for 2026

|Date: 06 Feb 2026

CALL TO ACTION: Help us compile PBM’s Top 20 merchant countdown for 2026

PBM is currently compiling this year's annual Top 20 merchant countdown, set to appear in our April 2026 ...

PBM is currently compiling this year's annual Top 20 merchant countdown, set to appear in our April 2026 edition, and we need your help. ...

06 Feb 2026
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Assessing the biggest challenges and opportunities for independent merchants in 2026

|Date: 05 Feb 2026

Assessing the biggest challenges and opportunities for independent merchants in 2026

Ian Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at IBC, a Partner of National Buying Group (NBG), outlines the practi ...

Ian Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at IBC, a Partner of National Buying Group (NBG), outlines the practical shifts, including digitalisation and better data standards, that can help independents to s ...

05 Feb 2026
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Crumbs of comfort in latest UK Construction PMI?

|Date: 05 Feb 2026

Crumbs of comfort in latest UK Construction PMI?

The S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for January indicated “a much slower ...

The S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for January indicated “a much slower decline in construction output than at the end of 2025.” ...

05 Feb 2026
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NHBC reports “11% year-on-year growth in UK new home registrations”

|Date: 05 Feb 2026

NHBC reports “11% year-on-year growth in UK new home registrations”

Figures from the National House Building Council show 115,350 new homes were registered to be built in 20 ...

Figures from the National House Building Council show 115,350 new homes were registered to be built in 2025, up 11% on 2024 (103,669). ...

05 Feb 2026
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Instantor keeps pressing on after 100 years!

|Date: 04 Feb 2026

Instantor keeps pressing on after 100 years!

Instantor officially celebrated its 100th anniversary on 4th February 2026, marking a century of innovati ...

Instantor officially celebrated its 100th anniversary on 4th February 2026, marking a century of innovation that has helped shape and transform the plumbing and heating industry. ...

04 Feb 2026
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Henkel and Wetherby Laroc enter a strategic partnership

|Date: 04 Feb 2026

Henkel and Wetherby Laroc enter a strategic partnership

Henkel and Wetherby Laroc have entered a strategic partnership by forming a joint venture intended to “le ...

Henkel and Wetherby Laroc have entered a strategic partnership by forming a joint venture intended to “leverage synergies and accelerate the growth of high-performance building products and façade sys ...

04 Feb 2026
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Jewson research outlines deepening concerns over construction skills shortage

|Date: 04 Feb 2026

Jewson research outlines deepening concerns over construction skills shortage

Research from Jewson, released as part of its annual Trade Trends report, suggests more than half (54%) o ...

Research from Jewson, released as part of its annual Trade Trends report, suggests more than half (54%) of builders and tradespeople “think the skills shortage is going to get worse.” ...

04 Feb 2026
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Let the crane take the strain

|Date: 02 Feb 2026

Let the crane take the strain

Last year, Hiab unveiled a new series of Merchant Cranes featuring a choice of specifications to meet the ...

Last year, Hiab unveiled a new series of Merchant Cranes featuring a choice of specifications to meet the precise needs of customers in a clearer and more efficient way. ...

02 Feb 2026
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Stranger things

|Date: 02 Feb 2026

Editor’s Viewpoint: Stranger things

Writing in the Viewpoint column of PBM’s February 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies contemplates the quiet a ...

Writing in the Viewpoint column of PBM’s February 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies contemplates the quiet and rather eerie start to the New Year... ...

02 Feb 2026
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