Plumbflex
plumbflex.co.uk
Plumbflex is a UK-based online retailer offering a comprehensive range of plumbing and heating supplies, including water pumps, hand tools, pipe cutters, soldering equipment, water softeners, and test & detection tools. The store caters to both professional plumbers and DIY enthusiasts with free UK mainland delivery on orders over £50.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 27/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
7,580
Collections
239
Pages
8
Blog Posts
2
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
72/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 29 points below Tools & DIY category average (56)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Tools & DIY Ranking
#3 / 114
Top 3% in category
Category Avg Performance
56
-29 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.2s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.010
Cumulative Layout Shift
96ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 155 Tools & DIY stores
#2 in Tools & DIY
Top 1% of stores
576% above average
7,580 products vs 1,122 avg
Faster than 97% of Tools & DIY stores
PageSpeed score: 27/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 155 stores in Tools & DIY
576% above average
avg
134% above average
avg
47% below average
avg
89% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
TrustPilot
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 1% by catalog size
low
Basic content (8 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Advanced stack
Business Sophistication
Established
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Plumbflex
Plumbflex is a tools & diy ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in IT. The store currently offers 7,580 products organized across 239 collections, making it larger than average for the tools & diy category.
Theme and Design
Plumbflex uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Plumbflex achieves a performance score of 27/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 78/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Plumbflex uses TrustPilot for customer reviews and offers Pipe, PayPal, Zip (Quadpay) for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Tools & DIY category, Plumbflex ranks #2 out of 155 stores we track. This places them in the top 1% of tools & diy stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
