Released on = August 7, 2006, 9:01 am

Press Release Author = www.plumbworld.co.uk Ltd

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Plumbworld the UK\'s largest independent online retailer of
bathroom products has threatened MHS radiators with legal action under the
provisions of the UKCompetition Act 1998.

Press Release Body = Plumbworld the UK\'s largest independent online retailer of
bathroom products has warned MHS radiators that they could face legal action in a
dispute over the pricing of MHS designer radiators on the Plumbworld website.

James Hickman, Managing Director of Plumbworld explained:

\"In July we received a fax from MHS radiators threatening that they would stop
supplying us if we didn\'t increase our prices to the levels in their price guide. I
was outraged that they felt it was acceptable to try and blackmail us into
increasing our prices.

We pride ourselves on offering our customers the best value on the web and if we are
prepared to accept lower margins than traditional retail outlets then surely that is
just healthy competition ?

There is no way that we will be threatened into giving our customers poor value for
money and we have reported MHS Radiators to the Office of Fair Trading, who are now
investigating our complaint of price fixing.\"

The Office of Fair Trading has the power to impose fines up to 10% of an offending
company\'s annual turnover if they find that the company has breached the provisions
of the 1998 Competition Act.

\"We are waiting to see if MHS Radiators actually carry out their threat to withhold
supply to us. We have notified them that any interruption of supply will start a
legal action for damages in addition to the complaint we have made to the OFT\"


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

Contact Details = Carla Taylor
2 Millenium Court, Enterprise Way
Evesham , WR11 6GS
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01386768070
carla@plumbworld.co.uk
http://www.plumbworld.co.uk