City Plumbing and Lawsons have announced a partnership with Tradekart that will allow their customers to take faster delivery of their orders.

TradeKart, an app-based marketplace that specialises in fulfilling rapid deliveries for tradespeople directly to site for a flat fee of £5.

Those partnership will enable tradespeople to access the merchants’ inventory directly through the TradeKart app, and to have their items delivered wherever they need them, in as little as one hour.

The service will initially be available from September within the M25 for City Plumbing customers, and can already be accessed by Lawsons’ customers (also within the M25) from three branches – Camden, Whetstone and Acton – with a view to being rolled out to Lawsons’ 19 branches across London and the South East.

In addition, TradeKart will launch and support City Plumbing Dash that will aim to provide a premium delivery service to trade account customers requiring rapid delivery.

“We are thrilled to embark on those partnerships,” said Alistair McAuley, CEO and Founder of TradeKart. “Tradespeople lose an average of three to four hours each week from having to leave site to collect materials, which is a huge financial and time cost on small businesses. 

"We are excited to bring this level of convenience to the plumbing community," said Dave Griggs, Managing Director of Digital Services at City Plumbing. "By partnering with TradeKart, we are enhancing our commitment to providing our customers with not only the best products, but also the most efficient and hassle-free shopping experience possible. With TradeKart's expertise in rapid deliveries, we can ensure that plumbers receive their supplies exactly when and where they need them."

"We are excited to be at the forefront of innovation ," said Jeremy Norris, Joint MD & Commercial Director at Lawsons. "By partnering with TradeKart, we can better service customers who might not be able to make it into a store. We’re thrilled to be changing the way our industry works and getting the materials our customers need to them, wherever they need them, quickly!”