Tag Archives: Sales

Construction product manufacturers reported an eighth straight quarter of sales growth in Q2, according to the Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey. Combined with another quarter of broad and accelerating cost inflation, expectations have been dampened for the year ahead, however. In Q2, 30% of heavy side manufacturers and …

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales in February 2022 were 22.9% up on the same month in 2021, continuing January’s solid start to the year. However, this was driven more by price inflation (+13.4%) than volume growth (+8.3%). All categories sold more. …

Forterra, the building materials manufacturer, is expecting better profits thanks to sales contuing their upward trend during the back end of last year. A trading statement to the City this morning (January 26) showed that sales of bricks and blocks were 6% higher in November and December than the previous …

The Covid-19 pandemic and the UK lockdown came on top of a February that was already lacklustre for builders merchants. That’s according to figures released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI). February trading is unlikely to have been much affected by the emerging Coronavirus pandemic, pre-dating social distancing, …

Lakes is launching Lakes Partners – a mutually beneficial partnership programme that helps stockists sell more. Lakes Partners is built on a new Customer Commitment Charter, developed to drive awareness and demand for Lakes’ stockist partners, along with new service and support initiatives to help customers grow their business profitably …

Scott Parnell – the civils and drainage supplies specialist – has announced the opening of two new sales offices at Alton in Hampshire and Oldham, Greater Manchester. The two new national account offices will support the company’s national sales business, headed up by Ian Griggs and already operating out of …

PERMAROOF is celebrating its most successful year to date with 24,000 orders completed; the highest figure in its 19-year history. The significant milestone follows four consecutive record sales months and a raft of exciting investments. The company added 22,000 sq ft of warehouse space with 60,000 sq ft of racking …

Following a strong period of growth, Ideal Standard Group, the leading provider of innovative commercial, residential and healthcare bathroom solutions, has appointed Andy Dennis as its new sales director in the UK. Andy will be central in coordinating sales activity for the organisation’s flagship brands, Ideal Standard, Armitage Shanks, and …

The latest overview of the Builders Merchant Building Index shows that after a strong start to the year, growing uncertainty around Brexit led to a marked slowdown in merchants’ sales in Q2. As the deadline looms closer it’s clear that the uncertainty continues to impact negatively on merchants’ sales. Year-on-Year …

International bathroom manufacturer VitrA has expanded its UK sales team with the appointment of Darren Bailey as Area Sales Manager for the Midlands. Darren will be responsible for VitrA’s Bathroom and Signature portfolios. Bailey has had a long career in the bathroom industry, spending 15 years as a showroom manager …