Merchants & Distributors Market Reports
Understand how building products reach the market through UK merchants, wholesalers, and distributors, with reports you can buy and download instantly. Written for manufacturers, merchants, and distributors who need solid market insight to guide their product, business development, and channel decisions.
37 years in business
10+ sector clients
10 reports
Trusted by industry leaders
Discover the distribution channels shaping UK building products.
Our reports profile individual merchant and distributor markets, including:
What’s covered in our merchants and distributors reports?
- Market size and growth forecasts for UK merchants and distributors.
- Regional market data, showing where merchant and distributor activity is strongest across the UK.
- Key companies operating in UK merchant and distributor markets.
- Market drivers and sector trends shaping demand across the building products supply chain.
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Why Barbour ABI
Exclusive Project Data
Every report is powered by our own construction project data, gathered and owned exclusively by Barbour ABI, so you’re working with insight your competitors simply cannot access.
Rigorous, Independent Methodology
Every report follows Market Research Society standards, meaning ethical, transparent research and reliable forecasting you can put in front of your board with confidence.
Industry-Trusted
Used by major manufacturers, government bodies, construction firms, investors, and trade associations to make better informed decisions.
30+ Years of Experience
Trusted by the construction industry for over 30 years, with more than 80 years of construction data behind every report we publish.
Construction Market Leader
The leading specialist provider of construction market research in the UK, so you’re acting on insight from the most authoritative source in the industry, not a generalist research firm.
Comprehensive Research
130+ off-the-shelf market reports covering every major construction sector and product category, so you’re never left without the data you need.
FAQ
Yes. Each report has its own free sample, available on the report page. The 8-page PDF gives you the chapter list, key trends, and a quote from the report’s editor, plus extracts from inside the report, so you can see what you’re getting before you commit to the full report.
Pay by card and your PDF downloads instantly. A Word version is also available to view or download through the Interactive Report Hub. If you pay by invoice, your order is delivered within 72 hours.
The collection includes reports on builders’ merchants, plumbers’ merchants, electrical wholesalers, kitchen and bathroom distributors, home improvement retail, and tool distribution.
Add any two reports to your basket and £250 comes off automatically at checkout, no code needed. It applies to any two reports in our catalogue, so you can pair a merchants or distributors report with any of our other market reports.
Yes. Every report in this collection focuses on the UK market, with regional data included where relevant.
Yes. Speak to an expert before you buy and we’ll help you find the right report for your needs.
