Feature in The Sunday Express on the ‘World Watching Paint Dry Championships’.

17th January 2012

Paul Bailey, an entrant in the World Watching Paint Dry Championships was interviewed on Heart West Country and Heart Wiltshire.

16th January 2012

Paul Bailey, a contestant in the World Paint Watching Championships was interviewed on BBC Radio Wiltshire.

16th January 2012

Interview on BBC Oxford about the International Watching Paint Dry Championships.

15th January 2012

World Watching Paint Dry Championships mentioned in Alan Ross’ column in The Sunday Sun.

14th January 2012

Mention of the LocalTraders.com World Watching Paint Dry Championships in The Sentinel.

11th January 2012

Interview on BBC Radio West Midlands on the ‘World Watching Paint Dry Championships.’

11th January 2012

Interview on BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire about ‘World Paint Watching Championships’.

Article on Gizmodo.com about our ‘World Watching Paint Dry Championships.’

Article on Digital Spy about the ‘World Watching Paint Dry Championships’.

10th January 2012

Metro feature international take on Watching Paint Dry Championship.

3rd January 2012

Well known trades magazine, Fencing News, include coverage on Fence Factor competition.

31st December 2011

Live radio interview about the International Watching Paint Dry Championships on South Africa fm.

17th December 2011

Worldwide Watching Pint Dry Championships discussed live with Malcolm Boyden on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire radio.

 14th December 2011

First ever World Watching Paint Dry Championships featured in the Metro.

14th December 2011

Feature on the ‘World Watching Paint Dry Championships’ in The Huffington Post.

13th December 2011

Mail Online story covers a survey where the average time taken to put children’s Christmas gifts together is polled.

13th December 2011

Christmas poll story featured on Parent Pages website discusses how long parents spend putting gifts together on Christmas Day.

13th December 2011

Coverage on UK Parents Lounge website of a survey on how long parents spend building Christmas gifts.

12th December 2011

Mirror features survey on how long parents spend putting kids’ presents together on Christmas Day. Read article.

25th November 2011

Coverage of a survey regarding women’s expectations of men for DIY in Marie Claire online.

25th November 2011

Mention of a survey of whether women favour men with DIY skills in Metro Newspaper online.

24th November 2011

Coverage of a survey done to find out how women feel about their partners’ DIY skills in the Daily Mail online.

19th November 2011

Coverage of the winner of Fence Factor 2011, Gary Harrison from Bury St Edmunds, in Metro online.

20th October 2011

Fence Factor competition featured on ITV’s Alan Titchmarsh Show on episode covering fencing within the programme theme.

19th October 2011

Coverage of local Fence Factor finalist Jules Ealy in the East Kent Gazette online and in print, and winner Gary Harrison who won the title of Best Fence 2011.

18th October 2011

Announced winner of the LocalTraders.com Fence Factor 2011 as Gary Harrison on XFM radio in London.

17th October 2011

Fence Factor competition featured on Live With Gabby on Channel 5, including entries in the competition to find the Best Fence in the UK 2011.

17th October 2011

Mention of the LocalTraders.com competition to find the UK’s best fence in the Sittingbourne Messenger.

15th October 2011

Coverage of the LocalTraders.com Fence Factor competition to find the UK’s best fence 2011, including short listed entrant from Nottingham, Elijah Clay.

14th October 2011

Coverage of the Fence Factor competition and Stockton-upon-Tees finalist Ken Dale’s fence in the Northern Echo.

14th October 2011

Featured as ‘Mystery Guest’ on XFM Radio Breakfast Show and interview about the Get Off The Fence competition.

13th October 2011

Coverage of the short listed entrants in the Get Off The Fence Competition, including a local entry from Gary Harrison.

12th October 2011

Coverage in Metro of the short listed entries to the Get Off The Fence Competition, both in print and online.

22nd September 2011

Interview on BBC Radio Essex about the Get Off The Fence competition to find Britain’s best and worst fence including a feature with a reporter out in the field looking for some fences around the Essex area.

22nd September 2011

Featured on the Signal One Breakfast Show where the Get Off The Fence competition was chosen as the subject of the Headline Hits feature.

20th September 2011

Interview about LocalTraders.com added to whohub.com.

8th September 2011

Interview on the Jamie and Louise show on BBC Radio Wales about the Get Off The Fence competition, appealing for entrants for the Best and Worst Fences from Wales.

1st September 2011

Interview on Manchester’s Rock Radio 106.1 about the Get Off The Fence competition to find Britain’s best and worst fences and inspire people to revamp their garden fencing or celebrate fantastic fences.

31st August 2011

Interview on BBC Radio Stoke about the Get Off The Fence competition to find Britain’s best and worst fences.

30th August 2011

Mention of The Sun coverage of the Get Off The Fence competition on the Hawksbee and Jacobs show on Talk Sport.

30th August 2011

Coverage of the Get Off The Fence Competition on the Daily Mail website aiming to find the best fence in Britain and worse fence in Britain.

30th August 2011

Full page spread about the Get Off The Fence Competition in The Sun with photographs from entrants submitting photographs of their favourite or most hated fence and reasons why on our search for the best and worst fences in Britain.

23rd August 2011

Mentioned in The Sun as an alternative resource for finding a tradesperson for home improvement work instead of doing DIY.

22nd August 2011

Coverage of the Nail Technician job vacancy advertised on behalf of a LocalTraders.com customer in Builders Merchant Journal.

17th August 2011

Coverage of the Nail Technician job advertised on behalf of a LocalTraders.com customer in Roofing, Cladding & Insulation magazine.

3rd August 2011

Coverage on Building.co.uk website of the advertised Nail Technician job posted for a LocalTraders.com customer.

3rd August 2011

Coverage of the beauticians applying for the Nail Technician job advertised on behalf of a builder registered with LocalTraders.com at BritishBuilder.co.uk.

3rd August 2011

Mention in The Sentinel about the Nail Technician vacancy advertised on behalf of a LocalTraders.com customer.

26th July 2011

Featured in Woman’s Own in a case study from a home owner who used localtraders.com to find a tradesperson to complete work at her property.

22nd July 2011

Mention of the metro coverage of the Nail Technician role advertised for a localtraders.com builder in Stoke in the New Zealand Herald.

20th July 2011

Featured on BBC Radio Stoke news and Tim Wedgwood’s drive time show for the Nail Technician job advertised for a localtraders.com member which received applications from beauticians instead of builders.

18th July 2011

Mentioned as a good resource for finding a reliable tradesman you can trust on MSN Money.

18th July 2011

Mention of LocalTraders.com in Metro regarding job advertisement on behalf of localtraders.com customer.

1st July 2010

Featured in the July issue of Grand Designs Magazine as a ‘Web Watch’ resource for people looking for a local tradesperson to complete work in their home.

July 2011

Coverage of the ‘Combat Cowboys’ Campaign in Electrical Times magazine.

25th June 2011

Featured in the Daily Mail and Mail Online with the announcement of Billy Clark as the winner of the Local Traders Best Builder’s Bum Competition.

25th June 2011

Winner of the Local Traders Builder’s Bum Competition featured in the Daily Star.

23rd June 2011

Coverage of Billy Clark being in the final for the LocalTraders.com Best Builder’s Bum competition.

23rd June 2011

Coverage of the LocalTraders.com Britain’s Best Builder’s Bum competition finalist, Billy Clark.

21st June 2011

Mentioned on This Morning on ITV with the Builders’ Bum competition finalists taking part in modelling and reviewing jeans.

20th June 2011

Coverage of the final two in the Builders’ Bum Competition on BBC Radio Essex including an interview with finalist Billy Clark on the Dave Monk show.

17th June 2011

Coverage of the shortlisted finalist, Billy Clark, in the Builders’ Bum Competition in the Essex Enquirer.

8th June 2011

Interview with the MD of localtraders.com about the start up and success of the company and service offered.

31st May 2011

Guest blog post featuring the MD of localtraders.com and the success of the company.

27th April 2011

Advertisement in the Door Industry Journal about the advantages of using localtraders.com.

22nd May 2011

Featured as the Sunday Mirror’s website of the week in the ‘webwatch’ section.

17th May 2011

Interview on BBC Radio Stoke Breakfast Show about the success of localtraders.com to date and expansion into the International market with launches in Finland and Sweden.

10th May 2011

Featured in discussion about entrepreneurship taking place on BBC Radio 5 Live prior to the launch of the new series of The Apprentice on BBC.

9th May 2011

Staffordshire’s local newspaper, The Sentinel, features localtraders.com in the Business section.

27th April 2011

Coverage of results of a survey carried out by Localtraders.com in UK Construction Magazine.

13th April 2011

Featured in the Daily Star promoting our Builder’s Bum competition.

10th March 2011

Mentioned on Garden Centre Update website as an online resource for locating tradespeople when work on gardens is required.

3^rd March 2011

60-second start-up profile published about localtraders.com.

March 2011

Coverage of Combat Cowboys Campaign in Professional Builder Magazine.

27^th February 2011

Recommended in the Sunday Times as a website for obtaining quotes from local tradesmen and craftsmen.

18th February 2011

Mentioned on Building Design (bdonline.co.uk), the UK’s top website for architects’ news.

17th February 2011

Mentioned in the Express in news story about the decline of paper advertising.

10th December 2010 Press release published from localtraders.com survey completed to find out how homeowners locate tradespeople when they need to complete work on their properties.

Radio advertising campaign running on Talk Sport.

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