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“Challenges continue for builders’ merchant sales in Q3 2024,” according to latest BMBI report

|Date: 10 Dec 2024

“Challenges continue for builders’ merchant sales in Q3 2024,” according to latest BMBI report

Despite the difficulties, the BMBI is accentuating the positive and suggests an upturn may be in sight fo ...

Despite the difficulties, the BMBI is accentuating the positive and suggests an upturn may be in sight for the builders’ merchant sector. ...

10 Dec 2024
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Positives and negatives in latest UK Construction PMI report

|Date: 05 Dec 2024

Positives and negatives in latest UK Construction PMI report

A strong rise in commercial activity highlighted “a robust upturn in UK construction output” according to ...

A strong rise in commercial activity highlighted “a robust upturn in UK construction output” according to the November 2024 UK Construction PMI data from S&P Global. However, caveats once again apply. ...

05 Dec 2024
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Beesley & Fildes: Staying ahead of the curve

|Date: 28 Nov 2024

Beesley & Fildes: Staying ahead of the curve

In what has been another challenging year for the merchant industry, James Beesley, Commercial Director a ...

In what has been another challenging year for the merchant industry, James Beesley, Commercial Director at Beesley & Fildes, explains how the firm’s philosophy of proactively adapting to change is lay ...

28 Nov 2024
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CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, November 27 2024

|Date: 27 Nov 2024

CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, November 27 2024

The latest report from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “shows good leve ...

The latest report from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “shows good levels of product availability overall.” ...

27 Nov 2024
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NMBS warns “it’s not just protesting farmers” who should be concerned about inheritance tax changes

|Date: 20 Nov 2024

NMBS warns “it’s not just protesting farmers” who should be concerned about inheritance tax changes

As farmers protest the Government’s proposals to change inheritance tax, NMBS argues that “the merchant i ...

As farmers protest the Government’s proposals to change inheritance tax, NMBS argues that “the merchant industry should be right alongside them.” ...

20 Nov 2024
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NHBC statistics reveal “cautious optimism” for the new build housing sector

|Date: 14 Nov 2024

NHBC statistics reveal “cautious optimism” for the new build housing sector

NHBC figures for Q3 2024 reveal a 40% increase in new home registrations over Q3 2023. ...

NHBC figures for Q3 2024 reveal a 40% increase in new home registrations over Q3 2023. ...

14 Nov 2024
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FMB warns of “downturn in building work for small building companies”

|Date: 07 Nov 2024

FMB warns of “downturn in building work for small building companies”

The latest FMB State of Trade Survey Q3 2024 shows small building companies reporting “falling workloads, ...

The latest FMB State of Trade Survey Q3 2024 shows small building companies reporting “falling workloads, material costs going up and a shortage of available workers.” ...

07 Nov 2024
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Slower rate of growth indicated by latest UK Construction PMI report

|Date: 06 Nov 2024

Slower rate of growth indicated by latest UK Construction PMI report

Data presented in the latest UK Construction PMI report from S&P Global (October 2024) indicated that “ou ...

Data presented in the latest UK Construction PMI report from S&P Global (October 2024) indicated that “output growth slowed considerably across the UK’s construction sector” after reaching a 29-month ...

06 Nov 2024
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Plumbing & Heating merchants’ August sales drop, according to PHMI report

|Date: 31 Oct 2024

Plumbing & Heating merchants’ August sales drop, according to PHMI report

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index show total value sales for August 2024 were ...

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index show total value sales for August 2024 were down -8.5% compared to the same month a year a year before. ...

31 Oct 2024
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Latest BMBI report shows merchant sales hit during “wash out summer”

|Date: 31 Oct 2024

Latest BMBI report shows merchant sales hit during “wash out summer”

Published in October, the latest BMBI report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in August were down - ...

Published in October, the latest BMBI report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in August were down -5.6% compared to the same month in 2023. ...

31 Oct 2024
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