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Report Summary

  • 32

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    52% of other websites

  • 70

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 35% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 84

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    52% of websites

merkko.com

Page Load Speed

4.6 sec in total

First Response

233 ms

Resources Loaded

3.9 sec

Page Rendered

489 ms

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Established in 1987, we are an independently run business with an ethos of supplying the best quality goods and un-matched service. Grant & Stone has flourished to quickly become recognised as one of ...

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Key Findings

We analyzed Merkko.com page load time and found that the first response time was 233 ms and then it took 4.4 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 70% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

merkko.com performance score

32

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.7 s

12/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value18.3 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value9.1 s

14/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value630 ms

47/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.004

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value19.9 s

2/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

merkko.com

233 ms

www.grantandstone.co.uk

736 ms

calendar.css

83 ms

styles.css

258 ms

styles.css

248 ms

Our browser made a total of 182 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Merkko.com, 91% (166 requests) were made to Grantandstone.co.uk and 2% (4 requests) were made to Cdn.icomoon.io. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.1 sec) relates to the external source Grantandstone.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 653.0 kB (19%)

Content Size

3.4 MB

After Optimization

2.7 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Merkko.com main page is 3.4 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 70% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 2.3 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-90%

Potential reduce by 169.4 kB

  • Original 189.1 kB
  • After minification 128.2 kB
  • After compression 19.7 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 61.0 kB, which is 32% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 169.4 kB or 90% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-8%

Potential reduce by 191.6 kB

  • Original 2.3 MB
  • After minification 2.2 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Merkko images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-31%

Potential reduce by 187.2 kB

  • Original 609.3 kB
  • After minification 594.8 kB
  • After compression 422.1 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 187.2 kB or 31% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-47%

Potential reduce by 104.8 kB

  • Original 221.8 kB
  • After minification 203.3 kB
  • After compression 117.1 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Merkko.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 104.8 kB or 47% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 137 (78%)

Requests Now

175

After Optimization

38

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 175 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Merkko. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 112 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 27 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

merkko.com

merkko.com

233 ms

www.grantandstone.co.uk

www.grantandstone.co.uk

736 ms

calendar.css

calendar.css

83 ms

styles.css

styles.css

258 ms

styles.css

styles.css

248 ms

owl.carousel.min.css

owl.carousel.min.css

249 ms

animate.css

animate.css

251 ms

fontawesome5.css

fontawesome5.css

254 ms

mgz_font.css

mgz_font.css

249 ms

mgz_bootstrap.css

mgz_bootstrap.css

329 ms

openiconic.min.css

openiconic.min.css

331 ms

styles.css

styles.css

332 ms

common.css

common.css

331 ms

styles.css

styles.css

335 ms

magnific.css

magnific.css

335 ms

styles.css

styles.css

413 ms

photoswipe.css

photoswipe.css

410 ms

default-skin.css

default-skin.css

411 ms

blueimp-gallery.min.css

blueimp-gallery.min.css

415 ms

styles.css

styles.css

416 ms

flexslider.min.css

flexslider.min.css

415 ms

trustpilot.min.css

trustpilot.min.css

492 ms

blog-m.css

blog-m.css

492 ms

blog-new.css

blog-new.css

493 ms

blog-custom.css

blog-custom.css

494 ms

require.js

require.js

500 ms

mixins.js

mixins.js

499 ms

requirejs-config.js

requirejs-config.js

573 ms

guest_wishlist_modulejs.js

guest_wishlist_modulejs.js

579 ms

cookiebot.js

cookiebot.js

582 ms

js

js

100 ms

markerclusterer.js

markerclusterer.js

83 ms

prommt.min.js

prommt.min.js

311 ms

style-cf.css

style-cf.css

18 ms

style.css

style.css

107 ms

prommt.min.css

prommt.min.css

310 ms

style.css

style.css

132 ms

markerclusterer.js

markerclusterer.js

33 ms

jquery.mobile.custom.js

jquery.mobile.custom.js

94 ms

common.js

common.js

93 ms

dataPost.js

dataPost.js

93 ms

bootstrap.js

bootstrap.js

92 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

86 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

169 ms

tp.widget.bootstrap.min.js

tp.widget.bootstrap.min.js

74 ms

tp.min.js

tp.min.js

83 ms

grantandstone_logo.png

grantandstone_logo.png

123 ms

buildit-logo.png

buildit-logo.png

123 ms

DW-Burns-PM-logo-Blue-_RGB_-transparent_1.png

DW-Burns-PM-logo-Blue-_RGB_-transparent_1.png

167 ms

chandlers.png

chandlers.png

167 ms

chandlers_roofing.png

chandlers_roofing.png

320 ms

CRS.png

CRS.png

167 ms

devondale-logo.png

devondale-logo.png

168 ms

dougfield-logo_1.png

dougfield-logo_1.png

246 ms

fairalls.png

fairalls.png

238 ms

grant-stone-1_1.png

grant-stone-1_1.png

238 ms

independent_roofing_supplies.png

independent_roofing_supplies.png

321 ms

kent-blaxill.png

kent-blaxill.png

245 ms

MERKO.png

MERKO.png

320 ms

ms-roofing_1.png

ms-roofing_1.png

320 ms

parker.png

parker.png

326 ms

pennyhill_timber.png

pennyhill_timber.png

327 ms

rgb-logo.png

rgb-logo.png

400 ms

roofing-gear.png

roofing-gear.png

401 ms

SPS.png

SPS.png

403 ms

stamco_hoppings_2.png

stamco_hoppings_2.png

403 ms

total-logo.png

total-logo.png

407 ms

trading_depot_1.png

trading_depot_1.png

407 ms

awebb-transparent.png

awebb-transparent.png

482 ms

bmf_2.png

bmf_2.png

483 ms

payment_logos.png

payment_logos.png

485 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

573 ms

es6-collections.js

es6-collections.js

493 ms

FormData.js

FormData.js

487 ms

form-key-provider.js

form-key-provider.js

561 ms

mage-translation-dictionary.js

mage-translation-dictionary.js

561 ms

main.js

main.js

562 ms

theme.js

theme.js

565 ms

uc.js

uc.js

154 ms

kick-icons.ttf

kick-icons.ttf

107 ms

grantstone.ttf

grantstone.ttf

142 ms

modal.js

modal.js

503 ms

domReady.js

domReady.js

570 ms

jquery.js

jquery.js

571 ms

jquery-mixin.js

jquery-mixin.js

572 ms

HelveticaNeue-CondensedBold.woff

HelveticaNeue-CondensedBold.woff

622 ms

template.js

template.js

538 ms

confirm.js

confirm.js

496 ms

widget.js

widget.js

566 ms

main.js

main.js

566 ms

bootstrap.js

bootstrap.js

564 ms

mfblogunveil.js

mfblogunveil.js

504 ms

weltpixel_persistentlayer.js

weltpixel_persistentlayer.js

511 ms

weltpixel_gtm.js

weltpixel_gtm.js

569 ms

jquery.waypoints.js

jquery.waypoints.js

569 ms

customer-data.js

customer-data.js

498 ms

customer-data-mixin.js

customer-data-mixin.js

503 ms

GRANTANDSTONE_MARKETING-1_1.jpg

GRANTANDSTONE_MARKETING-1_1.jpg

835 ms

Web_Banner_G_S.jpg

Web_Banner_G_S.jpg

668 ms

Web_Banner_G_S_1.jpg

Web_Banner_G_S_1.jpg

734 ms

timber-merchants-banner.jpg

timber-merchants-banner.jpg

1063 ms

g_s-kitchen-img_1.jpg

g_s-kitchen-img_1.jpg

497 ms

GandS-New-Lorry-at-Hemel_home.jpeg

GandS-New-Lorry-at-Hemel_home.jpeg

504 ms

text.js

text.js

414 ms

smart-keyboard-handler.js

smart-keyboard-handler.js

416 ms

mage.js

mage.js

489 ms

ie-class-fixer.js

ie-class-fixer.js

497 ms

underscore.js

underscore.js

493 ms

key-codes.js

key-codes.js

560 ms

core.js

core.js

563 ms

translate.js

translate.js

571 ms

wrapper.js

wrapper.js

506 ms

knockout.js

knockout.js

580 ms

knockout-es5.js

knockout-es5.js

494 ms

scripts.js

scripts.js

499 ms

engine.js

engine.js

500 ms

bootstrap.js

bootstrap.js

502 ms

observable_array.js

observable_array.js

572 ms

bound-nodes.js

bound-nodes.js

583 ms

local.js

local.js

564 ms

registry.js

registry.js

565 ms

section-config.js

section-config.js

575 ms

url.js

url.js

579 ms

storage.js

storage.js

582 ms

jquery.storageapi.extended.js

jquery.storageapi.extended.js

585 ms

js-translation.json

js-translation.json

420 ms

modal-popup.html

modal-popup.html

488 ms

modal-slide.html

modal-slide.html

490 ms

modal-custom.html

modal-custom.html

494 ms

knockout-repeat.js

knockout-repeat.js

239 ms

knockout-fast-foreach.js

knockout-fast-foreach.js

243 ms

observable_source.js

observable_source.js

242 ms

renderer.js

renderer.js

311 ms

console-logger.js

console-logger.js

312 ms

resizable.js

resizable.js

315 ms

i18n.js

i18n.js

319 ms

scope.js

scope.js

321 ms

range.js

range.js

322 ms

mage-init.js

mage-init.js

391 ms

keyboard.js

keyboard.js

391 ms

optgroup.js

optgroup.js

395 ms

after-render.js

after-render.js

398 ms

autoselect.js

autoselect.js

402 ms

datepicker.js

datepicker.js

402 ms

outer_click.js

outer_click.js

471 ms

fadeVisible.js

fadeVisible.js

472 ms

collapsible.js

collapsible.js

476 ms

staticChecked.js

staticChecked.js

479 ms

simple-checked.js

simple-checked.js

482 ms

bind-html.js

bind-html.js

482 ms

tooltip.js

tooltip.js

552 ms

color-picker.js

color-picker.js

492 ms

events.js

events.js

484 ms

main.js

main.js

487 ms

jquery.cookie.js

jquery.cookie.js

410 ms

jquery.storageapi.min.js

jquery.storageapi.min.js

413 ms

class.js

class.js

399 ms

loader.js

loader.js

325 ms

async.js

async.js

328 ms

resizable.js

resizable.js

332 ms

logger.js

logger.js

334 ms

entry-factory.js

entry-factory.js

335 ms

console-output-handler.js

console-output-handler.js

405 ms

formatter.js

formatter.js

405 ms

message-pool.js

message-pool.js

409 ms

levels-pool.js

levels-pool.js

412 ms

logger-utils.js

logger-utils.js

414 ms

tooltip.html

tooltip.html

176 ms

spectrum.js

spectrum.js

248 ms

tinycolor.js

tinycolor.js

246 ms

arrays.js

arrays.js

240 ms

compare.js

compare.js

242 ms

misc.js

misc.js

244 ms

objects.js

objects.js

246 ms

strings.js

strings.js

318 ms

template.js

template.js

318 ms

mouse.js

mouse.js

242 ms

dom-observer.js

dom-observer.js

245 ms

bindings.js

bindings.js

247 ms

entry.js

entry.js

243 ms

moment.js

moment.js

248 ms

print.css

print.css

82 ms

Accessibility Review

merkko.com accessibility score

70

Accessibility Issues

ARIA

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

[role]s do not have all required [aria-*] attributes

High

[aria-*] attributes do not have valid values

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Tables and lists

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Lists do not contain only <li> elements and script supporting elements (<script> and <template>).

High

List items (<li>) are not contained within <ul> or <ol> parent elements.

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

[user-scalable="no"] is used in the <meta name="viewport"> element or the [maximum-scale] attribute is less than 5.

Best Practices

merkko.com best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

merkko.com SEO score

84

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have descriptive text

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Merkko.com can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Merkko.com main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

merkko.com

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Merkko. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: