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New Alpha Laboratories Website

Alpha Laboratories Ltd

Designed and Built to Meet Scientists' Needs

12 Jan 2016
Alex Waite
Editorial Assistant

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Following a customer survey, the Alpha Laboratories website has now been completely re-developed and launched on an advanced, fully responsive e-commerce platform.

The modern design and functionality incorporates many of the suggestions received from users, to bring a much easier, more informative and enjoyable online experience. See it now, live at www.alphalabs.co.uk .

Built to meet scientists needs, the new website includes intuitive mega menu navigation across the full range of Laboratory, Diagnostic and Research products. Detailed content is presented in an easy to use tabbed format, including technical information, videos, literature etc.

Product pricing is immediately available and registered users even get online access to any specific institute or quotation prices, once linked to their Alpha Laboratories account.

The site is optimised for use on PCs, laptops, tablets and phones, enabling convenient access wherever you are. Ordering is made even simpler with the Quick Buy and re-ordering systems and orders can be fully tracked online.

See for yourself at www.alphalabs.co.uk

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