Strong Q4 Builders Merchants’ sales complete another year of growth The latest data released in the BMF’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) confirms total Q4 2017 sales were up +6.3% on Q4 2016, delivering stronger growth for the quarter than the running average, which in turn helped to push the annual growth numbers. Overall, merchant sales in 2017 finished 4.8% ahead of 2016 by value. The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) tracks builders’ merchants’ actual sales to builders and … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Letter to editor - colour is the future Dear Ian, The window industry is no stranger to hype, but I don’t think I’ve seen a stronger trend than the current swing to colour. We anticipated the trend, and invested in manufacturing, logistics and marketing so Deceuninck fabricators and installers could sell colour with confidence. We aimed to be 100% ‘colour enabled’ and ahead of trend so we wouldn’t hold them back, no matter how strong the demand. S … » more from Deceuninck …»
Letter to the Editor - 2018: A Game of Two Halves? Dear Ian As we get back into the new business year, it’s time to get out our crystal balls. Economists have already made their predictions which have come with a handful of health warnings. Perhaps most worryingly, Britain is set to have the worst wage growth of any wealthy nation next year, ranking behind Italy, Greece and Hungary at the bottom of 32 OECD countries as real earnings lag behind inflation. Representing the bigg … » more from Deceuninck …»
In the real world at risk category The revelation that so-called advertising cookies (tracking software) were digging deeper into the website viewers personal and private details than would be reasonable, not for the website owners benefit but the tracking companies commercial gain. Lead to website browsers offering the ability to block advertising cookies. The advertising cookie creators then looked for a different route into web page viewers life and found that se … » more from Fenestration News …»
A solid October for builders' merchants Total merchant sales in October were the highest since GfK began compiling BMBI sales data in July 2014 – a potential cause for celebration. However we cannot ignore likely the impact of inflation, with many sectors reporting stantial price increases over the past 12 months. That said, merchants significantly out-performed ONS Construction Output in October and show no sign of the predicted weaker autumn trading. strong Y … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Summary Rosenheim Window and Facade Conference 2017 In view of the fundamental changes that approach the industry under the heading of “digital disruption”, the slogan “Master the future” was a good choice. The digitization evolves such great dynamics in all areas of life and work that each entrepreneur has to change its business strategies not to stay on the losing side in the near future. The 868 participants from 14 countries of the 45th Rosenheim Window and Facade Conference recei … » more from ift Rosenheim …»
Builders' merchants see continued growth Builders' merchants' sales reflect continued growth throughout the third quarter of 2017. Average sales a day were up nearly 7% compared to Q3 2016 and up 4.9% year to date. Kitchens & Bathrooms and Ironmongery were the top performers. BMBI data is released monthly and is a unique data source of builders' merchant sector sales to builders. It's the most reliable indicator of RMI housing. The Builders Merchan … » more from Builders Merchants Federation …»
Talent Acquisition Some time ago we spent a couple of days locked away in a conference with the HR Directors and people responsible for recruitment and retention in some of the biggest of organisations in the UK. Frankly the amount of company wealth swimming around that room was extraordinary and the speakers were equally impressive, the head of “experienced recruitment” at Price Waterhouse Coopers, the largest professional services firm in t … » more from MBA Associates Limited …»
Effective, efficient and highly profitable In essence if a company does as it says, they win friends, the get recommendations and accolades heaped on them and get paid – you could say that is the purist form of a USP (unique selling point). There is of course a however, as nowadays a company is given ways to skip ahead of the pack. A company can buy a standard of performance that becomes their USP. On seeing that, other companies do the same, then it is no longer a … » more from Fenestration News …»
A strong July for builders' merchants The latest data from the BMBI Report shows builders' merchants' sales are in good health. Despite media speculation, sales increased again in July, with a 7.0% increase compared with July 2016. With one less trading day, sales in July were 0.9% lower than in June, but average sales per day were 3.9% higher. Year to date sales strengthened, with the first seven months of 2017 ahead 4.3% of the same period in 2016 – up from + … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
UK builders merchant Q2 sales show resilience The latest data released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirms a continuing positive trend for UK builders merchants with Q2 sales increasing by 5.3% (when adjusted for there being two fewer trading days in period) compared to Q2 2016. The actual Q2 year on year sales figure (for 61 days trading compared to 63 in 2016) is still positive at +1.9%. Year to date sales figures to June are 3.8% higher than for 20 … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Does it make sense It is said the human race has moved from being hunter gatherers into farmers, but is one so different from the other, isn’t it just the natural human instinct to protect what you have. Human nature still sees us hunt down the next opportunity to invest our lives in, then to hoard gains - just in case. As in any race some are just better at it than others. That means gains become surpluses, a surplus then has value that can … » more from Fenestration News …»
Pilkington Building Products Pilkington UK launches a new, toughenable, humidity and corrosion resistant mirror Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG group, has launched a new mirror product that is resistant to humidity and corrosion, adding to its well-established Pilkington Optimirror™ range. Pilkington Mirro ... »
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