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Building Products Insights

2020 Building Products Market Update
Building product and material manufacturers have an opportunity to be leaders in market-facing technology adoption and create stickiness and loyalty with their customers. Here’s why now is the time to make the move.

2020 FMI Overview, Featuring the 2019 U.S. & Canada Fourth Quarter Construction Outlooks
The Outlook offers comprehensive construction forecasts for a broad range of market segments and geographies in the U.S. and Canada as well as information on key market drivers.

Are You a True Construction Partner or Just a Materials Vendor?
When building product manufacturers walk side by side with contractors, engineers and architects, they become true partners in the building process (versus just suppliers or vendors).

The Multifamily Boom: How Much Longer Can It Go On?
Because the time to fix a leaking roof is when the sun is shining, multifamily contractors should be shoring up their cash reserves and diversifying now rather than later.

Amazon Business Shakes Up Building Product Manufacturers
As Amazon Business continues to make headway in the building products distribution industry, we’re beginning to see the Amazon effect disrupt the purchase and delivery of building products to the job site.

2019 Building Products Market Update
Positioning your company for growth in the building products industry despite a potential market slowdown.

5 Ways to Develop a Continuity Mindset That Endures
Sound planning and preparation are key to a successful transfer of ownership and continuity for building product manufacturers.

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what we offer

Investment Banking provides
- - M&A Advisory
- - Capital Formation
- - Corporate Finance Services
Our investment banking professionals bring decades of experience maximizing value for leading manufacturers and distributors of residential and commercial building products.
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Management Consulting and Research
- - Market Research and Competitive Intelligence
- - New Product Development and Innovation Research
- - Go-to-Market Strategy
- - Voice of the Customer Research
- - Sales Training and Customer Development
- - Leadership Development
Our consultants provide a unique perspective of the drivers of value for the building product and materials industry based on their deep level of focused expertise in the broad construction industry.
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how you benefit

We know the market, the players and the industry – so we are up to speed fast and bring unmatched depth of knowledge to any client challenge.

We understand the strategic issues that drive and create value for clients in the building products industry.

Long-term engagement with the industry provides us unequaled access to key decision-makers, which results in better transactions and better market intelligence.

FMI clients gain a competitive edge in an increasingly competitive environment.

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