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Toolstation has partnered with eLocker to install 17 collection lockers outside its Toolstation GO store in Battersea. Once the order is made at any time during business hours through the Toolstation website or app, the customer is notified, and they can collect it with a code on their phone, whenever suits them. The eLocker format […]

Topps Tiles has launched a new mobile app designed to make life easier for tradespeople, putting stock, pricing and ordering into one place. The Topps Tiles Trade app, available now on iOS and Android, has been built around how tilers and installers actually work – on the move, between jobs, and often needing answers fast. […]

City Plumbing has launched a new Lowest Price Guarantee after research revealed installers could be losing almost £7,000 a year in potential chargeable time by shopping around for the best deal. The national plumbing, heating and electrical merchant has introduced daily checks across core electrical, plastic plumbing and spares ranges, helping trades get a fair and […]

Toolstation’s Fast Track delivery service has been named a retail ‘gamechanger’ at the Retail Week Awards. Toolstation saw off stiff competition in the category from major household names, including John Lewis, Lidl, and Uber Eats, with its Fast Track delivery service being hailed as a transformative tool for the UK’s tradespeople. What is Fast Track […]

In the first of a series, Installer‘s new contributor Amanda Hughes says kitchen installers could be getting more out of their relationships with suppliers and manufacturers. In today’s KBB landscape, installers are under more pressure than ever. Rising material costs, complex product systems, tighter timelines and increasingly informed customers mean the role has evolved far […]