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PHMI publishes Q4 and December 2025 Report

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The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published by MRA research in March, shows like-for-like Q4 2025 value sales, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, were +0.7% higher than the same period in 2024. Like-for-like volume sales decreased by -3.3%. With no difference in trading days, …

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MRA reports 41% of merchant branches expect Q1 sales increase

41% of builders’ MRA reports merchant branches expect sales to increase in Q1

MRA Building Market Reports (MRA Reports) has released its latest quarterly update on the general builders’ merchant market. The UK Builders’ Merchants Q1 Update: Pulse & Forecasts report showed that, although market confidence levels haven’t improved, 41% of merchant branches expect their sales to increase in Q1 compared with sales …

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