PH Ross

Name

PH Ross

Legal name

PH Ross

Website

https://phross.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PH Ross is an Irish retail supplier of plumbing, heating, bathroom, and DIY supplies, operating dedicated showroom locations in Dublin since 1977. The company serves individual homeowners, DIY consumers, and trade professionals across the Republic of Ireland through a physical-storefront and website-driven model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plumbing & Heating Supplies Retail

NAICS

Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers (423720)

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070)

akta.pro primary industry

Plumbing Fixtures & Faucets Showrooms (CRAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sinks & Water Filtration/Dispensers Showrooms (CRAIAFAE)

Keywords

• Plumbing supplies
• Heating products
• Bathroom fixtures
• Tile showroom
• DIY supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: PH Ross generates revenue through the sale of plumbing supplies, heating products, bathroom fixtures, tiles, and DIY supplies via physical showroom locations. The company operates as a retail supplier serving the Irish market.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PH Ross is a Dublin-based retail supplier of plumbing, heating, bathroom, tile, and DIY products, operating dedicated Bathroom & Tile and Plumbing Centre showrooms in the Republic of Ireland. The business sells finished physical goods (boilers, radiators, bathroom fittings, pipes, tiles, and DIY materials) to homeowners, DIY enthusiasts, and trade professionals through its physical showroom network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bathroom & Tile Showroom A dedicated physical showroom offering bathroom fixtures and tiles for residential and commercial customers undertaking home renovation or remodeling projects.
• Plumbing Centre A comprehensive physical supplies centre providing pipes, fittings, heating equipment, boilers, radiators, and related plumbing products for DIY consumers and trade professionals.
• DIY Supplies A range of do-it-yourself supplies for home improvement projects, including tools and materials for homeowners undertaking their own renovations and repairs.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• T.J. O'MahonycoreOthersPH Ross appears to be associated with T.J. O'Mahony, a building supplies company. The PH Ross website (phross.ie) is hosted within a T.J. O'Mahony domain structure and features navigation links to tjomahony.ie. The showrooms for Bathroom & Tile and Plumbing Centre are hosted on tjomahony.ie domains, suggesting PH Ross operates as a branded division or closely related entity under the T.J. O'Mahony corporate umbrella.

Broad incumbents

• B&Q: UK-based large-format DIY retailer with established Irish presence, offering plumbing, heating, bathroom, and tile ranges — competing for DIY consumers with broader assortment and stronger marketing reach.
• Wickes: UK-focused DIY and trade retailer selling kitchens, bathrooms, plumbing, and heating products — comparable in product category mix and dual consumer/trade customer base, though primarily operating in the UK market.
• Screwfix: UK-origin trade-focused retail chain now operating in Ireland, selling plumbing, heating, and DIY supplies with strong omnichannel and click-and-collect capabilities — a direct competitive threat especially for PH Ross's trade professional segment.

Direct peers

• T.J. O'Mahony: Closely related Irish building supplies group whose domain hosts PH Ross's showroom pages. Operates builders' merchants and DIY showrooms across Ireland with overlapping product categories (plumbing, heating, bathrooms, DIY), making it both a corporate affiliate and a direct channel peer.
• Chadwicks: One of Ireland's largest builders' merchants operating multiple branches, including in Dublin, supplying plumbing, heating, bathrooms, and timber products to trade professionals and DIY consumers — directly overlapping with PH Ross's customer base and product mix.
• Woodie's: Ireland's largest DIY retail chain with extensive Dublin presence, selling plumbing, heating, bathroom, and tile products alongside broader home improvement ranges — directly competing for the same DIY consumer segment as PH Ross.
• Brooks Group: Irish builders' merchant and DIY retail group with Dublin locations, supplying plumbing, heating, bathrooms, and tiles to both trade and consumer customers — closely comparable product mix and customer overlap.
• Heat Merchants: Ireland's specialist heating and plumbing distributor serving trade professionals with boilers, radiators, and plumbing supplies — directly competing with PH Ross's Plumbing Centre for trade counter and installer business.
• Heiton Buckley: Irish builders' merchant chain (part of the Grafton Group) supplying plumbing, heating, and bathroom products to trade and DIY customers across Dublin and regional Ireland, with overlapping specialty product categories.

Regional players

• CT1 Tile & Bathroom Centre: Smaller Irish independent retailers specializing in tile and bathroom showroom retailing — operating in similar specialty format to PH Ross's Bathroom & Tile Showroom though typically in different regional catchments.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/phrossIRL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ph-ross

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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