Figures published by the BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) in the Plumbing and Heating Merchants Index (PHMI) confirm a continued decline in sales volumes in the second quarter of the year. Comparing the second quarter’s performance with the same period in the previous year shows that total value sales in Q2 …
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The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report published by MRA Research show like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for April 2026 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +0.5% compared to the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales …
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The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published by MRA Research, show like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the impact of trading days) for February 2026 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were -0.4% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were …
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The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for October 2025 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +0.8% compared to October 2024. Volume sales however, decreased -2.1% while prices increased +2.9% year-on-year. With one extra trading day in October, month-on-month …
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