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title: "Foleys vs McNab Plumbing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Foleys or McNab Plumbing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin 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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# Foleys vs McNab Plumbing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Foleys or McNab Plumbing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin 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**: Foleys and McNab Plumbing
- **Competitive set**: Dunedin plumbing companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Foleys Share of Search**: 65.7%
- **McNab Plumbing Share of Search**: 0.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Foleys or McNab Plumbing?

- In August 2026, Foleys had more branded searches than McNab Plumbing among dunedin plumbing companies in New Zealand. Foleys was estimated to have 4.3K branded searches compared to McNab Plumbing’s 20, and held a 65.7% Share of Search versus McNab Plumbing’s 0.3%.
- Foleys was ahead of McNab Plumbing in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Foleys’ estimated Share of Search among dunedin plumbing companies in New Zealand moved from 58.1% to 65.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.8K to 4.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, McNab Plumbing’s estimated Share of Search among dunedin plumbing companies in New Zealand held steady at 0.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.

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

- In August 2026, Foleys gained estimated Share of Search among dunedin plumbing companies in New Zealand, from 64.5% to 65.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Foleys estimated searches | Foleys Share of Search | Foleys rank | McNab Plumbing estimated searches | McNab Plumbing Share of Search | McNab Plumbing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.8K | 58.1% | 1 | 20 | 0.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.7K | 62.5% | 1 | 20 | 0.34% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.2K | 63% | 1 | 10 | 0.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 65.6% | 1 | 30 | 0.54% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.3K | 60.9% | 1 | 10 | 0.18% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.1K | 64% | 1 | 20 | 0.31% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 4K | 67.9% | 1 | 10 | 0.17% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 3.7K | 65.5% | 1 | 30 | 0.54% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.1K | 63.9% | 1 | 10 | 0.16% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.1K | 64.5% | 1 | 10 | 0.16% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.3K | 65.7% | 1 | 20 | 0.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Foleys’ and McNab Plumbing’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.

- **Foleys**: Measured on the search terms “foleys”, “foleys central otago”, “foleys christchurch”, “foleys dunedin”, “foleys electrical”, “foleys hvac”, “foleys oamaru”, “foleys palmerston north”, “foleys plumbing”, “foleys queenstown”, “foleys rotorua”, “foleys timaru”, “foleys twizel”, “foleys wanaka” and “vince basile plumbing”, summed into one figure.
- **McNab Plumbing**: Measured on the search term “mcnab plumbing”.

- [Foleys profile](/demand/nz/brands/foleys)
- [McNab Plumbing profile](/demand/nz/brands/mcnab-plumbing)
- [All dunedin plumbing companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-dunedin-plumbing-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Foleys or McNab Plumbing?

In August 2026, Foleys had more branded searches than McNab Plumbing among dunedin plumbing companies in New Zealand. Foleys was estimated to have 4.3K branded searches compared to McNab Plumbing’s 20, and held a 65.7% Share of Search versus McNab Plumbing’s 0.3%.

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Brandwave. "Foleys vs McNab Plumbing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/foleys-vs-mcnab-plumbing

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