Brand page · Plumbing

MKM Top 1% worldwide Top 1% in Plumbing
mkm.com· Bigcommerce·Since 1995

MKM: 381K visits a month, 61 active Meta ads.

MKM — MKM Building Supplies is a UK-based independent builders' merchant that provides building materials, plumbing and heating supplies, timber, landscaping products, kitchens and bathrooms for trade and DIY projects. In September 2026 mkm.com drew an estimated 381K visits, down 6% on the month before. It ranks #4 of 820 Plumbing brands and holds a 3.4 Trustpilot rating over 394 reviews.

mkm.com@mkm.buildingsupplies 24.8KYouTube 4.4KFacebookLinkedIn 49.5KTrustpilot 3.4Meta Ad Library 61

Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 21 Oct 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026

Estimated traffic
381K
−6% vs. August 2026
Instagram followers
24.8K
1,465 posts · @mkm.buildingsupplies
Trustpilot
3.4
394 reviews · 99 in 12 months
Meta ads
61
active · on Google since 2025
Products
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Rank in United Kingdom
#4
of 820 in Plumbing
LinkedIn
49.5K
followers · 1,787 employees
Earned media value
€3.4k
per month, Instagram

Gravity score

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How the score is calculated

About the store

MKM Building Supplies is a UK-based independent builders' merchant that provides building materials, plumbing and heating supplies, timber, landscaping products, kitchens and bathrooms for trade and DIY projects.

01 · Traffic

How much traffic MKM gets.

The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.

MKM drew an estimated 381K visits in September 2026, down 6% on the month before and down 17% over three months.

  • Worldwide#30,921of 4.5M sites · Top 1%
  • In United Kingdom#1,496of 192K sites · Top 1%
  • Plumbing, worldwide#86of 39,496 brands · Top 1%
  • Plumbing, United Kingdom#4of 820 brands · Top 1%
Monthly visitssource Sept 2026

381K

estimated visits in September

1 mo ▼ −6.5%4 mo ▼ −16.7%

The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.

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02 · Reviews

What customers say about MKM.

The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.

MKM holds 3.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 394 reviews, 99 of them in the last twelve months: 65% of customers give five stars and 27% one star. That volume places MKM in the top 20 % of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index.

Trustpilotclaimed page · read 21 Oct 2026
3.4TrustScore · 394 reviews · 99 in 12 months
Top 20% review volume
5 ★65%
4 ★2%
3 ★1%
2 ★4%
1 ★27%

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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.

03 · Products

What MKM sells, ranked by sales.

The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.

Gravity by Benchr has not read MKM's catalogue yet.

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Share of the catalogue by product family.

Activity mixdominant: Plumbing
Plumbing73%
Building Materials19%
Building Consumables1%

The dominant category places MKM in its comparison group.

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05 · Influencers

Who talks about MKM.

The creators who tag @mkm.buildingsupplies on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.

Creators tag @mkm.buildingsupplies on Instagram, led by 2 Sisters Design Ltd (10.2K followers, 0.3% engagement).

Influencersaccounts tagging @mkm.buildingsupplies · Instagram
AccountProfileFollowersEngagementTagsRelationship
22 Sisters Design Ltd@2sistersuk · 🇬🇧 GBPhotography visual arts Creator10.2K0.3%5Tagged @mkm.buildingsupplies
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06 · Competitors according to Gravity

Who MKM competes with, by the numbers.

Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.

Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for MKM among Plumbing brands. The closest is travisperkins.co.uk, then Jewson Store, Selco Builders Merchant & Timber Merchant, trade-point.co.uk, Materials Market, Howarth Timber & Building Supplies.

CompetitorsPlumbing · similarity out of 100
BrandSimilarityGravity scoreEst. trafficInstagramTrustpilotMeta adsProducts
travisperkins.co.uktravisperkins.co.uk
Jewson Storejewson.co.uk
Selco Builders Merchant & Timber Merchantselcobw.com
trade-point.co.uktrade-point.co.uk
Materials Marketmaterialsmarket.com
Howarth Timber & Building Supplieshowarth-timber.co.uk
Competitors Gravity finds for MKM. Similarity, Gravity score, traffic, social, reviews, ads and catalogue are for subscribers.Compare MKM with travisperkins.co.uk

07 · Company

The company behind MKM.

Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.

MKM is an e-commerce brand, founded in 1995 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in November 1995. It employs about 1,787 people.

Legal entityGravity index, Sept 2026
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Entity country
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Founded
1995, per LinkedIn
Domain registered
30 Nov 1995
Share capital
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President
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Employees
1,787 on LinkedIn
FundingGravity index, Sept 2026
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VC-backed
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DistributionGravity index, Sept 2026
Own store
mkm.com · Bigcommerce
Catalogue
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Retailers
None recorded
Open jobs
None recorded

08 · What people ask about MKM

What people ask Google about MKM.

10 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.

Is MKM legit?

According to Gravity by Benchr, MKM is a brand: its website has existed since November 1995, its Trustpilot profile is claimed by the brand, it sells on a Bigcommerce store, it employs 1,787 people on LinkedIn, it has 24,767 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, September 2026.

What do customers say about MKM?

Customers rate MKM 3.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 394 reviews, 99 of them in the last twelve months: 65% give five stars, 27% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 20 % of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.

What is MKM?

MKM Building Supplies is a UK-based independent builders' merchant that provides building materials, plumbing and heating supplies, timber, landscaping products, kitchens and bathrooms for trade and DIY projects. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Plumbing. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification.

Does MKM have a discount code?

Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: MKM advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check mkm.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.

Where to buy MKM?

MKM sells on its own website, mkm.com, a Bigcommerce store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data.

Who is behind MKM?

Gravity by Benchr records a company, founded in 1995 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 1995, with 1,787 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records.

Is MKM growing?

Not at the moment. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 381,300 visits to mkm.com in September 2026, down 6% in a month and down 17% over three months. MKM ranks #4 of 820 Plumbing brands in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.

Which platform and tools does MKM use?

Gravity by Benchr identifies mkm.com as a Bigcommerce store. The brand has claimed its Trustpilot profile. It advertises through Meta and on Google since February 2025. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records.

What is MKM's ad budget?

Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for MKM on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads, WhatsApp. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.

Who are the biggest Plumbing brands?

Among Plumbing brands in the Gravity by Benchr index, MKM ranks #4 of 820 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are travisperkins.co.uk, Jewson Store, Selco Builders Merchant & Timber Merchant, trade-point.co.uk, Materials Market. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size.

Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with MKM.