First we had the pandemic, now we have the ‘pingdemic’. How this will affect the industry only time will tell. Even though we have record numbers isolating, the home improvement boom has shown no signs of slowing down as we reached ‘Freedom Day’on Monday. And installers will continue to benefit from consumer demand, according to Andy Royle, co-founder and director of Leads 2 Trade. This view is backed by the latest figures from the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) which reveal that year-on-year sales through UK builders’ merchants are on an upward trajectory, as the industry continues to meet sustained high demand for building products.

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