PHMI

PHMI tracks plumbing & heating merchants' sales in UK. Produced alongside @theBMBI by @MRA_Research_UK for @bmf_merchants, using @GfK P&H Merchants Panel.

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Volume sales took a tumble in March to round off a difficult Q1 for Britain’s plumbing and heating merchants, according to the latest PHMI report.

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Full PHMI report: https://t.co/84HiH7VrOs

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Is the impact of the war in Iran already beginning to show? The latest PHMI report reveal sales through Britain’s plumbing and heating merchants faltered in February.

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Full PHMI report: https://t.co/bakfsXbtjb

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January PHMI report is out now. @Mike Rigby: “Although merchants’ confidence in the market is low, their sales expectations and confidence in their own business is much more positive.”

Full PHMI report: https://t.co/07FKU7uAtz

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Last 12 months:

⬆ Like-for-like value sales for February 2025 to January 2026 were up +2.9% compared to the previous 12 months
⬇ Like-for-like volume sales -1.1% lower
⬆ Prices +4.0% higher

Full PHMI report: https://t.co/07FKU7uAtz

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Like-for-like January 2026 value sales, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, were +3.0% higher year-on-year. However, like-for-like volume sales were down -2.8% and prices increased +6.0%.

Full PHMI report: https://t.co/07FKU7uAtz

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UPDATE!

PHMI reports now give more emphasis to like-for-like sales (adjusted for trading days) as a more consistent measure of activity. National & regional merchants prioritise like-for-like; smaller merchants often use both or unadjusted sales.

More: https://t.co/tzQfPUcO3N

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Was 2025 a good year or one to forget for Britain's specialist plumbing and heating merchants?

Like-for-like sales for Jan to Dec 2025 were up +2.8% compared to 2024.

Like-for-like volume sales were -0.3% lower year-on-year

Full PHMI Q4 2025 report: https://t.co/RYiUillrik

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It was a disappointing end for construction with Q4 output shrinking -2.1% compared to Q3. Now a war adds further uncertainty. It only takes one side to start one, but it takes two to stop.

The BMBI Q4 2025 Report: https://t.co/g01M6resae

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The latest PHMI report shows a weak end to 2025 for UK plumbing & heating merchants. Q4 2025 value sales rose +0.7% YoY, but volumes fell -3.3%. December like-for-like sales dropped -1.4%. Price rises drove growth.

Full Q4 2025 report: https://t.co/RYiUillrik

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PHMI year-to-date tracker from Britain's specialist plumbing and heating merchants:

Like-for-like year-to-date value sales for January to November 2025 were up +3.1% compared to the first 11 months of 2024.

Full PHMI report: https://t.co/Dk6LZl7wU2

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Like-for-like value sales in November were up just +2.7% year-on-year. With one less day in November 2025, unadjusted value sales were down -2.2%. Unadjusted volume sales fell -6.5% and prices went up +4.6%.

Full PHMI report: https://t.co/Dk6LZl84JA

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We’re pleased to welcome Paul Haynes, Product, Solutions & Marketing Director at @baxiboilers, as the latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) Expert for Heating and Hot Water Solutions.

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Learn more: https://t.co/gK3xuRfm9a