2 days ago
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Wales sees 15% rise in sales of building materials according to BMF
The Builders merchants Federation, known as the BMF, has reported that Wales saw a 15.4 per cent leap compared to the same month in 2024.
The BMF's quarterly Building Materials Building Index also found Wales was leading the field for the first quarter of 2025 when compared to Q1 last year, with a jump of 5.9 per cent in sales.
Drawn from 88 per cent of builders' merchants sales throughout the country, the BMBI uses point of sale tracking data to make it one of the most reliable measures of sales activity for the sector.
BMF CEO John Newcomb said: 'The building materials sector is critical to the lifeblood of the Welsh economy and reflects the 'mood of the nation' – particularly around home repair, maintenance and improvement."
