Victoria Plumb has now made it more secure and safe to shop for online bathrooms on www.victoriaplumb.com with the launch of a new checkout system which is complete with a SSL certificate and encryption. The SSL certification has been directly obtained from the globally recognized certificate authority “Thawte”, who are the leading name when it comes to web security.

Online security trusted by millions around the world

Whether buying a bathroom suite or a shower enclosure, customers can now shop with complete piece of mind as all customer details are encrypted and all transactions are secured throughout the check out process. The security is normally depicted by the browser address bar showing HTTPS along with the padlock signs (may vary with browsers).

Victoria Plumb has also made it more convenient for customers to shop online and quickly check out by streamlining its checkout process. Customers can now checkout on the Victoria Plumb website, without being redirected to any other site, in 4 simple steps. Furthermore, an order confirmation is sent to the customer’s email address for Order Verification instantaneously.

“We want our customers to feel comfortable and safe, while also enjoying their online bathroom shopping experience with Victoria Plumb,” Ged Lees, Commercial Director of Victoria Plumb comments. “2010 will be great year as we are focusing on innovating more and more to make shopping for bathrooms online more exciting and easy. We are also expanding our products with our new range of Bathroom Taps and Bathroom Furniture already been released in February.”

New Victoria Plumb Home Page

One of the new key features of the site is the multi angle views (below) on the products giving the Victoria Plumb customers a more informed viewing of all products from bathroom suites and baths through to showers and taps. In addition, a new simplified navigation system, interactive shopping cart and product review facility have all been added to make ordering easier and more informed.

Multiple Angles

Filter Products

The enhanced search facilities on the site include a new state of the art filter system to help locate anything in the Victoria Plumb bathroom collection with ease (above).

The new site launch also coincides with the arrival of the new and exclusive 2010 range of bathroom products which have been added to compliment the existing collection.  The website is further enhanced by new bathroom photography images, which have been specifically created for the new website giving Victoria Plumb customers new and inspirational ideas for their bathrooms as well as showcasing the Victoria Plumb range.

NEW Victoria Plumb Logo - 17th June 2009

The new Victoria Plumb logo incorporates a more contemporary style to reflect their growing presence in the online and offline bathroom market place. The company felt that the logo itself needed to compliment their consumer friendly style of marketing, advertising, photography, and product design whilst confirming their commitment to providing great value for money and customer service.

The logo ideally represents the company’s style and profile and has been created with the help of feedback from their customers as well. The design has been developed to be memorable, and also to appeal to Victoria Plumb’s diverse customer base in terms of their location, age, gender and taste.

As well as the design change, the new logo also clearly separates the company name into two words. Consumer feedback and online statistics have shown that customers usually search for Victoria Plumb using two words, so the change should enhance the company’s identity and appearance.

Victoria Plumb is the largest online and mail order bathroom retailer in the UK. To view their huge range of products from bathroom suites, shower enclosures and baths, to taps, heated towel rails and accessories visit their website at www.victoriaplumb.com. You can also request a copy of their free catalogue via the website or by telephoning their call centre on 0844 804 48 48.

Each aspect of the new Victoria Plumb website has been specifically created by the Victoria Plumb design team to improve and enhance the shopping experience of the customer.

One of the most ingenious additions to the Victoria Plumb website is the new user friendly shopping cart that allows you to browse through the Victoria Plumb range of products and shop at the same time without transferring you to another page, making your Victoria Plumb shopping experience quick and easy.

The upgraded search facility on the new Victoria Plumb website allows you to locate the bathroom products you are searching for with ease. The user friendly search enables you to find a specific Victoria Plumb bathroom product or will assist you in your search for a specific bathroom product section on the website which you can then browse through to find the Victoria Plumb bathroom product that you were searching for.

As an alternative to the new search facility, you can also locate any Victoria Plumb item via the navigation tabs at the top of the page. Separated into bathroom product categories it is another easy way to browse through the extensive range of luxury bathroom products available at Victoria Plumb.

The designer look of the website has been enhanced by a newly commissioned range of photography images, which have been specifically produced for the new website giving Victoria Plumb customers new and innovative ideas as well as to showcase some new bathroom suite ranges on offer.

Launched 12th Dec 2009

We have utilised the growing trend of internet users using large monitors to make our website wider, therefore we can use larger images and give more information to you the customer.

New features include:

• Bathroom product zoom: you can now see what you’re buying in great detail before you pay hard earned cash. – Print product page: print off your bathroom product and specification to show to others.
• Colour themes for each section.
• New colour coordinated Easy to use navigation: The navigation is now coordinated with the relevant section (i.e. bathroom suites is light blue, showers is green, etc), the usability of our navigation has always been one the most compliment parts of our website so we have worked with the previous design and come up with a modern and improved version. – New Internet Security Information Page.
• New Delivery Information Page. – “Delivery Type” indicator on checkout so you know exactly how long it will take for your bathroom product to arrive at your door. We have also improved the layout / hierarchy of Victoria Plumb so that it is easier to access the products i.e. less clicks from starting bathroom shopping to buying a bathroom.

So please do enjoy the new look Victoria Plumb when shopping for you ideal bathroom suite.

Launched 24th Sept 2007

Internet purchases continue to increase at an ever growing rate and at Victoria Plumb we strive to ensure that each and every transaction on our website is safe and secure. Along with the Secure Trading payment facility we provide we are proud to be one of the first to introduce ‘Online PIN verification’.

This new service for cardholders allows for transactions to be carried out more safely over the internet. All it requires is for the cardholder to supply a personal password or PIN when paying for their bathroom goods online, just as they would when purchasing anything with a card on the high street.

All customers have to do is complete a one off registration with their card provider to use the verification service at no extra charge, resulting in consumers feeling rest assured that their card and bank account details are protected from possible fraudulent transactions.

The benefits on online PIN verification are that we can confirm that you are the authorized cardholder and securely process your order.

Over 76.8 million chip and PIN cards have been issued and fraud was cut by £36 million in the first six months of 2005 alone.

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