Builders Merchants Journal – BMJ Publishing to Builders Merchants and the UK merchanting industry for more than 95 years
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, produced by MRA Research , reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q2 2025 were up 2.8% compared to Q2 2024, and Volume sales were up 4.0% year-on-year, while prices came down 1.1%.
With one less trading day this year, like-for-like value sales were +4.5% higher. Nine of the report’s twelve categories sold more by value in Q2 2025 compared to the same quarter a year before, with value sales for Renewables & Water Saving (+13.0%) increasing the most. Of the two biggest categories, Timber & Joinery Products (+3.7%) performed better than Total Builders Merchants, while Heavy Building Materials (+2.7%) fell just behind. Decorating (-2.0%) was the weakest performing category.
MD of MRA Research, Mike Rigby, said: “After a difficult start to the year, the Q2 BMBI report has promising signs of growth in the builders’ merchant sector and Repair, Maintenance and Improvement markets. Volumes are rebounding, and while June was no great improvement on May, things are headed in the right direction.”
