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title: "Central Plumbing vs Plumbspec: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Central Plumbing or Plumbspec? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington plumbing companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Central Plumbing vs Plumbspec: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Central Plumbing or Plumbspec? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington plumbing companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Central Plumbing and Plumbspec
- **Competitive set**: Wellington plumbing companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Central Plumbing Share of Search**: 7.7%
- **Plumbspec Share of Search**: 23.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Central Plumbing or Plumbspec?

- In August 2026, Plumbspec had more branded searches than Central Plumbing among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand. Plumbspec was estimated to have 30 branded searches compared to Central Plumbing’s 10, and held a 23.1% Share of Search versus Central Plumbing’s 7.7%.
- Plumbspec was ahead of Central Plumbing in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Central Plumbing’s estimated Share of Search among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand moved from 21.4% to 7.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30 to 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plumbspec’s estimated Share of Search among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand moved from 28.6% to 23.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 30.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand wellington plumbing companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Central Plumbing lost estimated Share of Search among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand, from 27.3% to 7.7%.
- In August 2026, Plumbspec lost estimated Share of Search among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand, from 27.3% to 23.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Central Plumbing estimated searches | Central Plumbing Share of Search | Central Plumbing rank | Plumbspec estimated searches | Plumbspec Share of Search | Plumbspec rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 21.4% | 3 | 40 | 28.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 25% | 3 | 50 | 41.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 11.1% | 3 | 30 | 33.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 18.2% | 3 | 40 | 36.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | 20% | 3 | 30 | 30% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 14.3% | 3 | 30 | 21.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | 18.2% | 2 | 20 | 18.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 18.8% | 3 | 40 | 25% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 30 | 20% | 2 | 30 | 20% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 30 | 27.3% | 2 | 30 | 27.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 7.7% | 3 | 30 | 23.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Central Plumbing’s and Plumbspec’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Central Plumbing**: Measured on the search term “central plumbing wellington”.
- **Plumbspec**: Measured on the search term “plumbspec”.

- [Central Plumbing profile](/demand/nz/brands/central-plumbing)
- [Plumbspec profile](/demand/nz/brands/plumbspec)
- [All wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wellington-plumbing-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Central Plumbing or Plumbspec?

In August 2026, Plumbspec had more branded searches than Central Plumbing among wellington plumbing companies in New Zealand. Plumbspec was estimated to have 30 branded searches compared to Central Plumbing’s 10, and held a 23.1% Share of Search versus Central Plumbing’s 7.7%.

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