{"id":2134,"date":"2011-03-12T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/web-sites\/tommy-walsh%e2%80%99s-online-shopping-for-diyers-and-tradespeople"},"modified":"2016-10-16T18:49:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T18:49:00","slug":"tommy-walshs-online-shopping-for-diyers-and-tradespeople","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/web-sites\/tommy-walshs-online-shopping-for-diyers-and-tradespeople\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Walsh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Online Shopping for DIYers and Tradespeople"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/images\/trades-supermarket\/tommy-walsh.jpg\" class=\"right\" alt=\"Tommy Walsh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Online Shopping for DIYers and Tradespeople \" \/> TV DIY and gardening guru, Tommy Walsh has launched a fast and competitive shopping comparison website, with an impressive inventory of merchant contributors and a wide array of products; Tradessupermarket.com is aimed at the construction trade and DIY enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>As the UK faces its toughest recession since the 1930s, Trades Supermarket launches at a welcome time for tradespeople and consumers, who want to find the best deals for building materials and tools, including drills, kitchens and flooring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For consumers who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the skills of tradespeople, but want to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dchave a go\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 &#8211; a section on-site called \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTommy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Trade Secrets\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 provides a portfolio of video diaries by Tommy and his friends undertaking DIY tasks. The footage provides helpful hints and tips and advises about the necessary material and tool requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tommy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Deals is another section on the site, this time dedicated to bestsellers and deals of the week and is categorised by hand-tools, powertools, work-wear and materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In addition to listing the products of the UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s larger and more well-known merchants including B&amp;Q, Screwfix and Wickes, smaller independents are also included, providing an important balance of materials, tools and prices, from brands such as Makita and Ryobi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Commenting, Tommy Walsh, said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In Tradessupermarket.com we have a site, which not only stores a large catalogue of products, but can also be used as a resource for DIYers who need practical help at home, be it a lesson on how to plaster a wall or hang a door.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cost and value has never been more important than it is today and so we hope the site will become a valuable tool for consumers and businesses looking for the best deals, without the hassle of searching through endless shopping sites.<\/p>\n<p>A hard landscaper by trade, Tommy shot to fame in the 1990s, alongside Charlie Dimmock and Alan Titchmarsh in Groundforce.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit the Trades Supermarket website for more details<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV DIY and gardening guru, Tommy Walsh has launched a fast and competitive shopping comparison website, with an impressive inventory of merchant contributors and a wide array of products; Tradessupermarket.com is aimed at the construction trade and DIY enthusiasts. As the UK faces its toughest recession since the 1930s, Trades Supermarket launches at a welcome time for tradespeople and consumers, who want to find the best deals for building materials and tools, including drills, kitchens and flooring: For consumers who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the skills of tradespeople, but want to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dchave a go\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 &#8211; a section on-site called \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTommy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Trade Secrets\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/web-sites\/tommy-walshs-online-shopping-for-diyers-and-tradespeople\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[282,296,273],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7850,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions\/7850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}