Three of the industry’s top organisations have joined forces to create a new body aimed at compiling data, trends and other intelligence for the entire home improvement supply chain.

The Home Improvement Partnership has been unveiled by intelligence provider Barbour ABI, the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) to “shine a light on trends within the home improvement industry and ensure businesses from every part of the supply chain have access to data that will help them to plan for the future, develop their offering and invest in the areas that are likely to see growth going forward.”

Barbour has for several years produced an annual Home Improvement Report. The new will see the production of Home Improvement Refresh a monthly or quarterly summary produced on top of the annual ‘deep dive’ made available to all members of the NHIC and FMB.

Tom Hall, Barbour ABI chief economist, said: “We are committed to improving everyone’s ability to make strategic decisions in an under-served industry that will be critical to meeting the goals of the future, particularly if we are to achieve energy reduction targets.”

Anna Scothern, CEO of NHIC, said: “Barbour ABI is the leading construction industry intelligence provider in the UK and gives robust, verified data on the home improvement industry. Their team of professionals carry out thousands of calls with people in the industry every year and use their knowledge and expertise to make assessments about the industry and likely trends that we need to be aware of. We are thrilled to be partnering with them on this initiative and look forward to our members benefitting from their knowledge.”

Brian Berry, CEO of the FMB, said: “Our members, many of whom are small, family businesses, wouldn’t normally have the resources to commission bespoke reports so this partnership with Barbour ABI is very exciting and will be hugely beneficial to our members and the wider construction industry.”

Barbour ABI’s annual Home Improvement Report examines to what extent people are extending or refurbishing their properties and what type of projects are most popular in a given geographical location or type of property. The additional report, the Home Improvement Refresh, will be a monthly or quarterly update that will be produced in an easily digestible format that will summarise the key findings over the shorter time-scale.

www.barbour-abi.com

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