Trade app sees rapid expansion in first year

On its one-year anniversary, ManoManoPro UK is highlighting the success of its platform, which now offers over 1.5 million products from over 500 sellers. The app provides a simple way to buy tools and materials, seek advice and streamline admin. The company says it saw a 73% increase in signups in Q1 2023 compared to the previous quarter and has garnered over 500,000 downloads. ManoManoPro launched with a pledge to give professionals back an hour of their day, every day. The major expansion of its product catalogue and seller partnerships is a demonstration of the rapid growth of the service over the last year.

Marie Mahiou from ManoMano, says: “It has been great to see such a positive response to the new platform within the UK trade industry one year on. With 2023 looking to be an extremely busy year for trade, and rising costs continuing to challenge the nation, we want to ensure our service helps make the lives of trade professionals easier by becoming their back-pocket go-to for all tools and materials.”

New users are being offered the chance to save £25 off their first purchase over £250 when using the code HELLOPRO.

◼ phamnews.co.uk/623/18 customer service levels without additional back-office resource. Customisable job sheets, complete with photographs and time and date stamps, can help to manage customer queries and improve on-site charging.

Director Stuart Blackhall says:“It’s a system that supports every aspect of the business. From initial customer enquiry, right the way through to invoicing and payment, BigChange allows us to capture and record information and share it within the business and our customers to improve service.”

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Get deliveries in a hurry

TradeKart is the name of an app that can deliver more than 40,000 decorating, plumbing, and general building products to tradespeople’s doors in just two hours, with the average delivery time in central London being 57 minutes. Launched in 2021, TradeKart can now deliver to more than 900 postcodes throughout north and Central London, with more being added all the time. The app encompasses local merchants – including MP Moran, London Decorators Merchants, Paint Centre, Topdec Decorating Supplies, Nicholls & Clarke and Paint Stop – so users can see live stock availability, select the products they need and choose a convenient delivery slot. Real-time tracking allows users to monitor deliveries, and a flat fee of £5 is charged.

“TradeKart is our opportunity to take the hassle out of collecting materials, giving tradespeople back that all-important gift of time,” says the founder Alistair McAuley (pictured).

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