Released on = March 29, 2007, 3:39 am

Press Release Author = Carla Taylor

Industry = Retail

Press Release Summary = Plumbworld has ranked #8 in Hitwise Shopping and Classifieds
- House and Garden category based on the market share of UK visits it has received
throughout 2006.


Press Release Body = March 28, 2007 - Plumbworld, Evesham, United Kingdom
The Hitwise UK Online Performance Awards celebrates the most successful UK websites
in 50 key selected industries. As Hitwise reports on the anonymous online usage and
search behaviour of more than 8.43 million UK Internet users - the largest online
sample of its kind - this unique awards programme recognises excellence in online
performance through public popularity.
Established in 1999 by James Hickman, Plumbworld.co.uk Ltd is the largest UK
specialist online retailer of bathrooms. Plumbworld now employ over 50 people at
their purpose built warehouse and offices in Evesham and have a turnover in excess
of £10 Million a year.

James Hickman - Plumbworld MD said, \"The success of our website\'s popularity is a
result of simply having a straightforward site layout which is easy to navigate and
understand.\"
\"One of our most successful strategies has been to find out what our customers want
and delivering it to the customer\'s complete satisfaction. Personal recommendation
is a powerful marketing tool and our expanding satisfied customer base, who actively
recommend our services to friends and family are testament to that\" James Hickman
said.
Hitwise UK said, \"The online success of Plumbworld is a fantastic achievement. As
Hitwise measures over 800,000 websites, being one of the most popular websites
visited by UK Internet users demonstrates the strength of Plumbworld\'s online
marketing success.\"

Hitwise is the leading online competitive intelligence service. Only Hitwise
provides its 1,200 global clients with daily insights on how their customers
interact with a broad range of competitive websites, and how their competitors use
different tactics to attract online customers.
Since 1997, Hitwise has pioneered a unique, network-based approach to Internet
measurement. Through relationships with ISPs around the world, Hitwise\'s patented
methodology anonymously captures the online usage, search, and conversion behaviour
of 25 million Internet users. This unprecedented volume of Internet usage data is
seamlessly integrated into our easy to use, web-based service, designed to help
marketers better plan, implement, and report on a range of online marketing
programs.
Hitwise is a privately held company headquartered in New York City and operates in
the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
More information about Hitwise is available at www.hitwise.com
For up to date analysis of online trends and statistics, please visit the Hitwise
Intelligence Analyst Weblogs at weblogs.hitwise.com and the Hitwise Data Centre at
www.hitwise.com/datacenter

Web Site = http://www.plumbworld.co.uk?eid

Contact Details = Carla Taylor - PR Coordinator
www.plumbworld.co.uk
carla@plumbworld.co.uk