The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in December, shows Q3 2025 total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were up +2.8% compared to Q3 2024. Volumes sales were down -2.5% while prices increased +5.4%.
Year-to-date, January to September 2025, like-for-like value sales for were +3.5% up on the first nine months in 2024, with one less trading day than the first nine months of 2024. Total value sales for the year-to-date were +3.0% up.
Mike Rigby, Managing Director of MRA Research which produces the report said: “September sales were a relieving boost for specialist heating and plumbing merchants with a significant lift in value and volumes compared to August, ending the quarter on a positive note.
“The autumn is traditionally the start of the heating season, but normal trading patterns seem less certain these days, so the improvement in September provides some reassurance that customers are still investing in their homes – even when the economic outlook looks uncertain.”
To download the latest report visit www.phmi.co.uk
Image: PHMI Q3 2025 Highlights Infographic
