Builders' merchants Q2 2026 Market Update report published

MRA Reports has published a new quarterly update on the UK Builders' Merchants market.

The General Builders' Merchants Pulse & Forecasts is a new quarterly report on the builders’ merchant market, which combines the findings from a new series of ‘The Pulse’ surveys tracking merchants’ sales expectations and confidence each quarter, with key issues and forecasts specifically for the builders’ merchant market. 

The survey includes questions about: 

• Sales in the last quarter

• Expected sales in the next quarter

• Order fulfilment trends

• Market confidence

• Confidence in own business' performance

• Key problems & issues in the market

.... and more. 

The quarterly reports are available as a one-off purchase or a subscription. 

Our forecasts are based on a range of information sources, including our own primary research and long-term forecasts by published by Consensus Economics, who surveys forecasters to produce average forecasts for economic growth. MRA’s report authors and editors have significant knowledge of the construction sector and the product areas and distribution channels within it.

The report is available to purchase now at this link: General Builders Merchant Pulse & Forecast: Q2 2026 | MRA Reports.