The BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) figures for Q2 2026 show that year-on-year sales of building materials are down in volume but up in price, indicating a slowdown in construction.
Figures published by the Builders Merchants Federation in the Plumbing and Heating Merchants Index (PHMI), which provide a detailed snapshot of trading performance across the sector, confirm a continued decline in sales volumes in the second quarter of the year.
Stark Group's Sustainability Market Outlook Report maps how new requirements for product climate data and environmental documentation are expected to change the building materials market towards 2030.
Timber Development UK has welcomed the announcement of nearly £10 billion of funding being allocated to build over 70,000 social and affordable homes across England.
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