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www.repaircare.co.uk
Repaircare is a British company that specialises in repairs for brown and white goods. The company is based in the West Midlands and has a network of tradesmen that provide a repair service throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

History

Repaircare was launched in 2002 to provide a repair service on behalf of

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, high street

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. The company experienced rapid growth in the early years and quickly became established as the largest independent ‘

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’ work provider to the independent trade within the UK. Since its foundation in 2002 repaircare has conducted over 200,000 white good repairs and in excess of 20,000 floorcare repairs. In 2008 repaircare launched a home repair service, adding an extra dimension to the brand. This service enables people to get their domestic appliances that aren’t covered by a warranty, including

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s, repaired for a fixed fee. The unique selling features of the repaircare service are the convenience of being able to book and arrange repairs online 24/7, and fixed pricing that include both parts and labour. At present repaircare is one of a number of prominent players in the home repair market with approximate 6-8 week lead time on all repairs at £125 + £45 Administration. As of November 2019, the company has an aggregate review score of 1.2/5 on the review aggregator site www.reviews.co.ukreviews.co.uk
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Operations

The repaircare head office is based in

, UK. They use a network of over 500 independent

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to cover all regions of

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

and

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. Repaircare specialise in

domestic appliances A home appliance, also referred to as a domestic appliance, an electric appliance or a household appliance, is a machine which assists in household functions such as cooking, cleaning and food preservation. The domestic application attached to ...

and offer repairs on models from a number of the leading white and

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manufacturers including

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and

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External links

Official site

References

Service companies of the United Kingdom Business services companies established in 2002 Companies based in Birmingham, West Midlands Small Heath, Birmingham 2002 establishments in England British companies established in 2002