Missed the budget already? Setting annual sales objectives is a crucial part of any company's forecasting and hence the budgeting process but in our experience this sales forecasting process is often misunderstood as indeed is the whole budgeting exercise. A budget is a measure of a strategy - in other words the strategy comes first and the budget is a numerical expression of what we expect the results of executing that strategy to be. Often the process is les … » more from MBA Associates Limited …»
BMBI reports sales growth at UK Builders Merchants Total Q1 sales were up 5.9% compared with the same period in 2018. Landscaping products saw the strongest annual value growth (+15.6%). The two largest product categories also performed well with Heavy Building Materials up 6.8% and Timber & Joinery Products rising by 6.6%. Sales in all three product groups were adversely weather-affected in 2018 so a stronger performance during a relatively mild, dry winter was to be expected. … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
A positive start to 2019 Total Builders Merchant value sales were up 5.0% in January compared with January 2018. Four categories did better, including the two biggest: Timber & Joinery Products (+6.2%) and Heavy Building Materials (+6.1%). Plumbing Heating & Electrical (+2.8%) and Decorating (+2.7%) were among five categories that grew more slowly and Workwear & Safetywear (-4.9%) was one of three that sold less. The Builders Merchant Building Index … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
“All’s Fair in Love and War”…and Business? “All’s fair in love and war” usually accompanied by a smirk from the person delivering the justification for something that you probably see as patently unfair is something we’ve all probably heard at some time or another but is it right? Part of the problem when considering ethics in business revolves around the spectrum of what is ‘right’ and the fact that business is essentially a competitive endeavour and of cou … » more from MBA Associates Limited …»
FT Technologies Acoustic Insulation – London FT technologies were experiencing severe noise pollution from speeding traffic on the M3 motorway. This busy stretch of the M3 can see noise levels exceed 85 decibels, high levels of constant noise can distract employees, and stantially decrease productivity levels. As a result, Granada Glazing was contracted to increase the acoustic insulation of the existing primary windows. strong The Specification strong Gra … » more from Granada Glazing Ltd …»
The painful lesson of the House of Pain Wrightstyle is an international supplier of integrated steel and aluminium advanced glazing systems. Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks back at a fire in the USA that changed our understanding of fire dynamics. This year marks the 20th anniversary of a residential fire in the USA that fundamentally changed our understanding of fire dynamics. It was a minor blaze that initially seemed insignificant, … » more from Wrightstyle Ltd …»
Flexible barriers and encapsulations: is flexible glass the ultimate solution? Glass is an excellent barrier. It offers processing temperatures as well as high dimensional stability. It is also smoother and more transparent thin plastic films. It is however, in its traditional form, rigid. This limitation has created space and need for flexible alternatives. Indeed, for well more than a decade, companies and research institutes have been developing flexible, transparent and high-performance barriers, as … » more from IDTechEx …»
‘Designing out’ cyber threats to businesses and personal data That’s the message received from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to highlight DataPrivacyDay and DataProtectionDay, noting that 40 per cent of UK businesses have experienced a cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months. They announced that to help implement more security in our everyday activities the tax-payer is to come up with £70 million towards designing out many forms of cyber threats with a … » more from Fenestration News …»
Weaker November propped up by robust Timber & Joinery Products sales Total Builders Merchant value sales were up 0.8% in November compared with November 2017. Four categories did better, including Timber & Joinery Products (+3.9%), the second-largest category. Plumbing Heating & Electrical (+3.3%) had its highest monthly sales since BMBI started in July 2014. The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) tracks builders’ merchants’ actual sales to builders and contractors using GfK’s Builders’ M … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Crossrail and railway fire safety Wrightstyle is completing work on six Crossrail stations, reflecting our expertise in transportation projects, with other recent completions across the UK, Dubai and Hong Kong. The final Crossrail element will be at Paddington station for which are fabricating bonded doors and screens. We also supplied a range of fire-rated doors, screens and curtain walling to Bond Street, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel an … » more from Wrightstyle Ltd …»
Best sales month despite predictions of a tighter market Best sales month despite predictions of a tighter market Builders’ merchants’ October sales were the highest of any month since the start of BMBI data in July 2014, helped by October having 22 trading days (most months have 20-22 trading days). Six categories notched up record monthly sales, four of which also had their highest average daily sales. Total Builders Merchant value sales were up 6.8% in October compared with October 2017. The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) tr … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Builders Merchants continue growth in Q3 The latest data released in the BMF’s Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) confirms Total Builders Merchant value sales were up 4.2% in Q3 on the previous year. Timber & Joinery Products (+9.6) and Landscaping (+7.8%) both had a strong quarter. BMBI index for Q3 was 118.4. The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) tracks builders’ merchants’ actual sales to builders and contractors using GfK’s Builders’ Merchant Point of … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Saint-Gobain Glass UK Regency Glass invests in the future Family-owned Regency Glass has become one of the UK’s biggest and most advanced sealed unit manufacturers with a move to 100,000 sq ft premises in Lancashire potentially more than doubling its production capacity. Steve Massey, sales and ... »
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