Provides 12 months free hosting on Home and Business Pro packages.

1&1 Internet Ltd, a web hosting company, today announced the launch of a new offer that provides UK customers with 1 year of free hosting on its Home or Business Pro shared web hosting packages. The company states that from today until 31 August 08, customers signing up to one of these packages will receive their first 12 months free, representing a saving of up to £180.

The company avers that this offer delivers a choice of two web hosting packages, with only a £9.99 set-up fee to pay for the first 12 months. It says that the offer comprises an excellent opportunity to benefit from the latest web hosting features with minimal up-front investment and is ideal for new or growing businesses, hobby projects or charity groups. It claims that this approach even provides free inclusive .uk domain names with these packages.

Oliver Mauss, CEO 1&1 Internet Ltd, said "Our 1 year free offer is a great opportunity for web hosting users. The offer not only provides a great service free for 12 months, but is an ideal chance to adopt the latest hosting tools and features to bring your web presence right up to date".