June 3, 2020
Builders’ Merchants’ Q1 sales confirm Coronavirus effect
Sales figures for the first quarter of 2020 revealed in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) reflect the negative…
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May 27, 2020
Look after your colleagues’ mental health
Following Mental Health Awareness Week, IBC offers some advice on how the merchant industry can look after themselves and their…
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May 7, 2020
Taking the next step forward
"I can’t praise IBC and their staff enough for the help they’ve already given us, even just in these short months."…
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April 27, 2020
Total builders’ merchants sales down -1.3% year on year
Figures for February 2020 just released in the Builders Merchants Federation’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) point to a lacklustre…
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March 30, 2020
Subdued start to 2020 for merchants, says BMBI
Total builders' merchant sales in January 2020 were down 2.6% compared with January 2019, according to the latest monthly Builders…
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March 25, 2020
BMF clarifies builders’ merchants role during Covid-19 restrictions
During a Construction Leadership Council Tasforce briefing with BEIS on 24 March, the Builders’ Merchants Federation (BMF) requested and received…
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March 6, 2020
IBC calls for industry to take ‘sensible precautions’ due to coronavirus outbreak
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread globally, IBC’s Finance & Strategy Director Kishor Harsiani is urging the merchant industry…
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March 4, 2020
Ibstock announces £45 million factory investment
Ibstock has announced it is to invest £45 million in the re-development and expansion of its brick factory in Atlas,…
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February 28, 2020
Make the most of the Spring season with IBC’s Landscaping Brochure
With 2020 in full swing, it’s time for builders’ merchants to prepare for the next seasonal shift and, with it,…
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February 25, 2020
Negative growth in Q4 rounds off disappointing year, says BMBI
Sales figures for the final quarter of 2019 round off a disappointing year for the builders’ merchant sector, with a…
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