MRA Building Market Reports is not a report factory and does not have a 'one size fits all' template or list of contents. We adapt the content in each report in order to provide as much real insight as possible.
All report authors and editors at MRA Reports have significant knowledge of the construction sector and the product areas and distribution channels within it. MRA Research (previously Rigby Research) is one of the longest standing market research companies within the construction sector and has built large amounts of market data over time.
A wide range of information sources have been used to create this report. External sources include; Companies House data, company annual reports and analyst presentations, trade associations and construction media, data from the office of national statistics, government budgets and strategic investment plans, data from HMRC on house moving and National Living Wage. We have also used index figures from the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) to analyse sales trends and product performance over time.
Our forecasts are based on a range of information sources including our own tracking of the merchant market, our own primary research and long-term forecasts by Consensus Economics, who surveys forecasters and produce average forecasts for economic growth. Other sources include the Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) and the Construction Products Association (CPA).
