Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, today announces the registration of the six millionth domain name, klassikbuilders.co.uk. The domain name was registered by Tony Hunt, a tradesman from Merseyside.

05/07/2007

Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, today announces the registration of the six millionth domain name, klassikbuilders.co.uk. The domain name was registered by Tony Hunt, a tradesman from Merseyside.

The continued increase in .co.uk registrations indicates that British Internet users recognise the value of having a .co.uk address. A recent survey of 2,324 Internet users, carried out by YouGov demonstrated that users were six times more likely to choose a .uk rather than .com address when looking for information via an Internet search engine.

Lesley Cowley, Chief Executive of Nominet, comments: “With six million domain names now registered and a large percentage of these linked to e-commerce, it’s easy to see the importance of a .co.uk domain name to a business. Local companies such as Klassik Builders are realising the value of a .uk domain name for promoting their business to customers.?

Tony Hunt, registrant of klassikbuilders.co.uk, argues: “I found that not having a web site was restricting the growth of my business. These days people go straight to the Internet to find information – even if they are just looking for a local builder. The website is only a couple of days old, however, I plan to use it as a shop window to let people know what services are available and how they can contact me. I felt that by choosing a .co.uk address, people would be more likely to visit my web site.?

Notes To Editors

About Nominet

Nominet is the national registry for all Internet domain names ending in .uk. Its purpose is the careful and impartial management of this central database, providing stability, security and accessibility for all users of .uk domain names. Nominet is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. It has members not shareholders, pays no dividends and its charges only cover its running costs. Anyone with an interest in the Internet may become a member. Nominet has over 2,800 members representing all areas of the Internet industry and is recognised as the .uk domain name registry by the Internet industry and the UK Government. It is not a governing or regulatory body, but provides a public service for the .uk namespace on behalf of the UK Internet community.

For further information, please contact:

Katie Judge / Gemma Griffiths at Fuse PR
Tel: 020 8752 3200
Email: nominet@fusepr.co.uk

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