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Sheds4Less & Service Central Partner to Create Australia’s Largest Garden Shed Supply and Install Network.

Announcement posted by Sheds4Less 21 Aug 2012

Internet technology makes buying and installing a garden shed easier.

Melbourne — August 21, 2012 — Today Sheds4Less and ServiceCentral announced the establishment of Australia’s largest gardenshedsupplyandinstallation network.

You would think that something as physically demanding as the purchase and installation of a garden shed would benefit little from changes in shopping behavior bought about by the explosion of online shopping, but not so says Alex Cochran founder of Sheds4Less.

What You Want, Where You Want, How You Want

“Having worked in the hardware retail industry for over 30 years I knew that most people hated the thought of having to buy, transport and erect a garden shed. And what’s more sales assistants avoided the garden shed department like the plague. This just spelled opportunity in my mind. There had to be a better way. So we established Sheds4Less. With some clever product development and online shopping technology we were able to deliver garden sheds direct to customers’ doors, in 10,000 more Australian postcodes than our nearest competitor. We launched Sheds4Less in January 2012 and our customers have really embraced the concept.”

Cochran went on to say; “But our customers told us that they wanted more. There is a significant bunch of garden shed customers that not only want the shed delivered but also installed. So we needed to get garden shed installation services in as many Australian cities and towns as possible to meet our customer’s needs. This is when we found Service Central, Australia’s largest service marketplace. If we could combine Sheds4Less expertise in garden shed supply and distribution with Service Central’s network of accredited handymen and tradesmen, this would give our customers what they were asking for.”

Leveraging the Internet in the Physical World

Service Central were up to the challenge and in a matter of days had the basics of a simple garden shed installation quotation system in place.

Danial Ahchow founder of Service Central said;

“When the guys from Sheds4Less contacted us we could see that there was a great synergy in working together. They had customers desperately looking to get garden sheds installed and we had a network of accredited service providers who were looking for work. So we used the services marketplace system that we had developed over many years, to provide a simple platform for the Sheds4Less customers to get quotes from service providers in their area for erecting their sheds. The customer could request a quote directly from the Sheds4Less website”

Danial continued on to explain “Service Central’s Australia-wide network of pre-qualified tradespeople provides great capacity to Sheds 4 Less to install their sheds throughout the entire country. Service Central pre-qualifies each tradesperson to ensure that they are properly insured, trustworth and qualified for the work that they undertake. Our unique technology then automates the process of matching consumers with local businesses, enabling people to quickly and easily find the right local tradespeople for their needs.”

So it appears that no matter how “physical” our shopping transaction might be, the internet and the ongoing development of ecommerce technologies is going to make our lives so much easier.

About Sheds4Less

Founded in 2012, Sheds4Less is a pure online garden shed retailer that has developed products and systems to make buying, erecting or installing a garden shed cheaper and easier.

About Service Central

Founded in 2005 as Australia’s first marketplace for services, Service Central is now one of Australia’s largest networks of tradespeople. Service Central’s unique online marketplace technology makes it easy for consumers to find and connect with local businesses to get work done.

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For more information, press only:

Sheds4Less – Alex Cochran , Phone: 0419 019 469, Email: alex@sheds4less.com.au

Service Central – Danial Ahchow, Phone: 0434 421 111, Email: danial.ahchow@servicecentral.com.au

For more information on Sheds4Less

http://www.sheds4less.com.au

For more information on Service Central

http://www.servicecentral.com.au