Plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom:Which are most popular?

Name: Plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom: Which are searched most?
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In September 2026, City Plumbing was the most searched plumbers merchant brand in the United Kingdom, accounting for 58.7% of all searches among the nine brands we track. When we checked with ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, City Plumbing and Plumb Center showed up in every answer. City Plumbing was recommended most often, coming first in three out of four responses.

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Top plumbers merchants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, City Plumbing and Plumb Center appeared every time. City Plumbing was recommended most often, coming first in three out of four answers. Plumb Center was second, and Toolstation was third. PTS, which ranked fourth in searches, was not mentioned at all.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

How many AI answers named each brand
Brand	ChatGPT	Google	Answers that named it
City Plumbing	Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 1 of 1 Google AI Overviews	4 of 4
Plumb Center	Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 1 of 1 Google AI Overviews	4 of 4
Screwfix	Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 1 of 1 Google AI Overviews	2 of 4
Toolstation	Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	2 of 4
Plumbase	Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	1 of 4
PTS	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4
PlumbNation	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4
Plumbing Superstore	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4
BSS	Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answers	Named in 0 of 1 Google AI Overviews	0 of 4

City Plumbing4 of 4Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
Plumb Center4 of 4Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
Screwfix2 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
Toolstation2 of 4Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
Plumbase1 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
PTS0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
PlumbNation0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
Plumbing Superstore0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
BSS0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers

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4 answers

Asked ChatGPT
“What's the best plumbers merchant in the UK for trade prices?”
Asked ChatGPT
“Where can heating engineers in the UK buy boilers and parts quickly?”
1. 1Plumb Center
2. 2City Plumbing
Asked ChatGPT
“Which UK plumbing suppliers deliver to site the next day?”
Searched Google, AI Overview
“plumbers merchant”
Google showed no AI Overview for this search.
Searched Google, AI Overview
“plumbing supplies”

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United Kingdom on October 28, 2026.

Which plumbers merchants do people search for most?

This chart shows how often people search Google for each plumbers merchant brand by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all nine plumbers merchant brands we track, month by month, from searches in United Kingdom.

Share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom, by month

Month	City Plumbing	Plumb Center	Plumbase	PTS	PlumbNation	Plumbing Superstore	BSS	Screwfix	Toolstation
Oct 2025	67%	16.4%	9%	2.7%	1.8%	1.2%	0.97%	0.77%	0.13%
Nov 2025	67%	16.4%	9%	2.7%	1.8%	1.2%	0.97%	0.77%	0.13%
Dec 2025	67%	16.4%	9%	3.3%	1.4%	1.2%	0.79%	0.79%	0.13%
Jan 2026	65.8%	16.2%	10.8%	2.6%	1.8%	1.2%	0.76%	0.76%	0.13%
Feb 2026	69.6%	14%	9.4%	2.8%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.67%	0.11%
Mar 2026	67.2%	16.5%	9%	2.7%	1.8%	1.2%	0.77%	0.65%	0.11%
Apr 2026	71.1%	14.3%	7.8%	2.8%	1.6%	1%	0.69%	0.56%	0.09%
May 2026	71.7%	14.4%	7.9%	2.3%	1.3%	1%	0.7%	0.57%	0.11%
Jun 2026	71.1%	14.3%	7.8%	2.8%	1.6%	1%	0.69%	0.56%	0.11%
Jul 2026	67.1%	16.5%	9%	3.3%	1.4%	1.2%	0.94%	0.5%	0.1%
Aug 2026	57.2%	20.9%	11.4%	5.1%	1.8%	1.5%	1.2%	0.63%	0.16%
Sep 2026	58.7%	21.6%	9.7%	4.3%	2.3%	1.5%	1%	0.69%	0.11%

Rank	Brand	Share of searches	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month	Share change
1, held 1st	City Plumbing	58.7%	110K	+21.5%	+1.5 points
2, held 2nd	Plumb Center	21.6%	40.5K	+22.4%	+0.7 points
3, held 3rd	Plumbase	9.7%	18.1K	0%	-1.8 points
4, held 4th	PTS	4.3%	8.1K	0%	-0.8 points
5, held 5th	PlumbNation	2.3%	4.4K	+51.7%	+0.5 points
6, held 6th	Plumbing Superstore	1.5%	2.9K	+20.8%	0 points
7, held 7th	BSS	1%	1.9K	0%	-0.2 points
8, held 8th	Screwfix	0.69%	1.3K	+30%	+0.1 points
9, held 9th	Toolstation	0.11%	210	-19.2%	-0.1 points

1.City Plumbing
58.7%
Held 1st. 110K estimated branded searches, +21.5% vs prior month. Share +1.5 points.
2.Plumb Center
21.6%
Held 2nd. 40.5K estimated branded searches, +22.4% vs prior month. Share +0.7 points.
3.Plumbase
9.7%
Held 3rd. 18.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -1.8 points.
4.PTS
4.3%
Held 4th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.8 points.
5.PlumbNation
2.3%
Held 5th. 4.4K estimated branded searches, +51.7% vs prior month. Share +0.5 points.
6.Plumbing Superstore
1.5%
Held 6th. 2.9K estimated branded searches, +20.8% vs prior month. Share 0 points.
7.BSS
1%
Held 7th. 1.9K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.
8.Screwfix
0.69%
Held 8th. 1.3K estimated branded searches, +30% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.
9.Toolstation
0.11%
Held 9th. 210 estimated branded searches, -19.2% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

Screwfix and Toolstation sell other things too, so only their searches that name this product count here, like “screwfix plumbing”.

Which brand is most popular in search among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom?

9 brands

In September 2026, City Plumbing was the most searched among plumbers merchant brands in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 110K branded searches, 58.7% of all searches for the nine we track. Plumb Center is in 2nd place, 37.1 percentage points behind at 21.6%.

United Kingdom plumbers merchants, last 12 months ending September 2026
Brand	Share of searches	Peak	Low	Rank
City Plumbing	67% → 58.7%	71.7%May 2026	57.2%Aug 2026	1st
Plumb Center	16.4% → 21.6%	21.6%Sep 2026	14%Feb 2026	2nd
Plumbase	9% → 9.7%	11.4%Aug 2026	7.8%Jun 2026	3rd
PTS	2.7% → 4.3%	5.1%Aug 2026	2.3%May 2026	4th
PlumbNation	1.8% → 2.3%	2.3%Sep 2026	1.3%May 2026	5th
Plumbing Superstore	1.2% → 1.5%	1.5%Sep 2026	1%Jun 2026	6th
BSS	0.97% → 1%	1.2%Aug 2026	0.69%Jun 2026	7th
Screwfix	0.77% → 0.69%	0.79%Dec 2025	0.5%Jul 2026	8th
Toolstation	0.13% → 0.11%	0.16%Aug 2026	0.09%Apr 2026	9th

Each finding as a sentence

Across the 12 months ending September 2026, City Plumbing’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom decreased from 67% to 58.7%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plumb Center’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom increased from 16.4% to 21.6%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plumbase’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom increased from 9% to 9.7%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PTS’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom increased from 2.7% to 4.3%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PlumbNation’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom increased from 1.8% to 2.3%.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, City Plumbing’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom peaked at 71.7% in May 2026 and was lowest at 57.2% in August 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plumb Center’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom peaked at 21.6% in September 2026 and was lowest at 14% in February 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plumbase’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom peaked at 11.4% in August 2026 and was lowest at 7.8% in June 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PTS’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom peaked at 5.1% in August 2026 and was lowest at 2.3% in May 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PlumbNation’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom peaked at 2.3% in September 2026 and was lowest at 1.3% in May 2026.
Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plumbing Superstore, BSS, Screwfix and Toolstation held steady: their share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for United Kingdom plumbers merchants in September 2026?

8 changes

In September 2026, City Plumbing gained share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom, from 57.2% to 58.7%.
In September 2026, Plumb Center gained share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom, from 20.9% to 21.6%.
In September 2026, PlumbNation gained share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom, from 1.8% to 2.3%.
In September 2026, Plumbase lost share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom, from 11.4% to 9.7%.
In September 2026, PTS lost share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom, from 5.1% to 4.3%.
Plumbing Superstore’s share of searches among plumbers merchants in the United Kingdom has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 1% to 1.5% in September 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Toolstation in the United Kingdom fell 34.4% over 12 measured months, from 320 to 210 in September 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Screwfix in the United Kingdom fell 31.6% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.3K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted for plumbers merchants?

9 search terms

Each brand's share of searches among plumbers merchants comes from the terms listed under its name. When people mostly search for a brand because of something else it sells, only the searches that name this product count here.