The Pulse Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

The Pulse #13 (PBM September ’20)

|Date: 01 Sep 2020

The Pulse #13 (PBM September ’20)

The latest monthly survey shows the industry returning to a pre-Covid world, with many branches now fully ...

The latest monthly survey shows the industry returning to a pre-Covid world, with many branches now fully open and most of the rest are planning to follow. ...

01 Sep 2020
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The Pulse #12 (PBM July/August ’20)

|Date: 20 Jul 2020

The Pulse #12 (PBM July/August ’20)

With lockdown continuing to ease in June, more builders’ merchants' branches have reopened fully. And whi ...

With lockdown continuing to ease in June, more builders’ merchants' branches have reopened fully. And while some branches continue to operate with restrictions, fewer complete closures were reported. ...

20 Jul 2020
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The Pulse – Lockdown bounce back in May

|Date: 17 Jul 2020

The Pulse – Lockdown bounce back in May

The Pulse survey in May indicated a positive upturn in merchants’ confidence and prospects as increased l ...

The Pulse survey in May indicated a positive upturn in merchants’ confidence and prospects as increased levels of construction activity took hold. ...

17 Jul 2020
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The Pulse #11 (PBM June ’20)

|Date: 22 Jun 2020

The Pulse #11 (PBM June ’20)

In an extended feature from PBM’s June issue, we look at the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for me ...

In an extended feature from PBM’s June issue, we look at the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for merchant sales and confidence. ...

22 Jun 2020
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The Pulse #10 (PBM May ’20)

|Date: 08 May 2020

The Pulse #10 (PBM May ’20)

The Pulse revealed a level of cautious positivity from the survey’s merchants as they waited to establish ...

The Pulse revealed a level of cautious positivity from the survey’s merchants as they waited to establish the implications for businesses and the market. ...

08 May 2020
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The Pulse #9 (PBM April ’20)

|Date: 06 Apr 2020

The Pulse #9 (PBM April ’20)

Just as the sector thought it could look forward with certainty, it must now contend with the implication ...

Just as the sector thought it could look forward with certainty, it must now contend with the implications of the Coronavirus. ...

06 Apr 2020
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The Pulse #8 (PBM March ’20)

|Date: 16 Mar 2020

The Pulse #8 (PBM March ’20)

January’s Pulse displays a robust rebound in expectations and confidence. ...

January’s Pulse displays a robust rebound in expectations and confidence. ...

16 Mar 2020
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The Pulse #7 (PBM February ’20)

|Date: 17 Feb 2020

The Pulse #7 (PBM February ’20)

As featured in PBM's February edition, the survey for the latest rendering of The Pulse was completed in ...

As featured in PBM's February edition, the survey for the latest rendering of The Pulse was completed in December, one week before the General Election. ...

17 Feb 2020
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The Pulse #6 (PBM January ’20)

|Date: 15 Jan 2020

The Pulse #6 (PBM January ’20)

In this latest survey of The Pulse, carried out at the beginning of November, political turmoil was takin ...

In this latest survey of The Pulse, carried out at the beginning of November, political turmoil was taking its toll on expectations. Nonetheless, merchants are confident looking six months ahead. ...

15 Jan 2020
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The Pulse #5 (PBM December ’19)

|Date: 16 Dec 2019

The Pulse #5 (PBM December ’19)

In this latest survey of The Pulse, merchants’ sales expectations and confidence weakened compared to the ...

In this latest survey of The Pulse, merchants’ sales expectations and confidence weakened compared to the previous month and the same period last year. ...

16 Dec 2019
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