24 | MARCH 2019
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Manchester
tradesmen
get tuned in
Fix Radio, the UK’s Radio
Station for tradespeople
launched on DAB across Lon-
don on April 26th, 2017. Every
facet of the station was built
with a trade audience in mind
and it has seen rapid growth.
The London station now com-
mands a growing weekly audi-
ence of over 35,000 listeners.
To celebrate the launch of the
station, Fix Radio started the
first of its now famous ba-
con butty tours. These involve
handing out fresh bacon butt-
ies to hard working tradespeo-
ple across the city. The success
of the tour led to it becoming a
permanent feature in 2018 and
to date the station has handed
out over 15,000 bacon butties.
Since June 2018 Fix Radio
has been running Tradesmen
Banter, one of the UK’s largest
online Trade communities. The
Facebook page provides enter-
taining trade relevant content
to its 450,000+ followers daily.
The station has partnered with
some of the largest names in
the industry covering a huge
range of products and servic-
es. Current partners include
Osmo, the FMB, Trade Direct
Insurance, Festool and many
others.
Wednesday 23rd January saw
Fix Radio launch a sister station
on DAB in Manchester. Fix Ra-
dio Manchester features local
presenters, regional content
and the same fantastic music
that is synonymous with the
FIX Radio brand.
There can’t be many more
The breakfast show team
broadcasted live from the roof
as well as being based on a
crane at one of Salford’s newest
and prestigious developments
‘Downtown’ which is being devel-
oped by McGoff Construction.
The show and introduction from
the radio’s CEO Louis Timpa-
ny was watched by key clients
along with some of the industry’s
leading press. The first of their
infamous Bacon Butty tour’s for
Manchester also set off provid-
ing over 100 bacon butties to
local sites which were no doubt
well received by cold construc-
tion workers. The tour is aiming
to visit every building site in
Manchester over the next five
weeks.
“This is an exciting time for FIX
Radio, and we are proud to be
expanding our coverage to more
listeners across the UK. It is im-
portant to the team that we not
only provide great entertainment
but also regional information on
traffic and weather specifically
created to support the trades-
person,” added Louis Timpany.
Twitter @FixRadioUK
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tradesmenbanter
challenging climates in
the UK for windows
and doors than the
Orkney Isles, off the
North East tip of Scot-
land. So when Apeer chose to
support its Double Diamond
double rebated door range with
the islands’ installers, the com-
pany and its local distributor flew
out to meet them and see for
themselves how the doors stand
up to it.
“You don’t need to sample their
weather for long to realise why
more residents are choosing
double rebated doors nowadays,
www.apeer.co.uk
Industry specialists Improveasy to
bring finance to The FIT Show 2019
Improveasy, the industry’s
leading provider of finance solu-
tions, have announced they will
be showcasing their full range of
services at The FIT Show 2019.
Following on from a very busy
and successful 12 months for the
business, Improveasy will head
to the NEC with the spotlight
firmly on their popular installer
finance packages. The team will
be on-hand to demonstrate their
in-demand ‘Buy Now Pay Later’
finance options and the benefits
it can have for installers nation-
wide.
Improveasy will also be show-
casing their new Business Fi-
nance Solutions. The new service
provides a full range of products
including Asset Finance, Finance
Leasing and New-Start Compa-
ny Loans to fabricators, manu-
S TA N D S N O T T O B E M I S S E D
Aztec Glass
said Scott Dowling, Director of
mainland fabricator Inverness
Glass, which supplies Apeer
doors to the islands.
“For us, the Double Diamond
ticks all the boxes, especially in
a climate like this,” he said after
he and Apeer sales manager,
Alex Moore had spent a few
days visiting their long-stand-
ing customer, The Glass Shop in
Kirkwall, in the islands’ capital,
“So it’s only natural that we go
the extra mile to show it at its
best in one of the places where it
is most needed.”
facturers and businesses of all
sizes.
Improveasy supports business-
es across every part of the in-
dustry providing competitive fi-
nance along with full training and
support. By adopting Improveasy
as a finance provider, business-
es do not need to undergo the
extensive process of gaining FCA
approval. Instead, businesses be-
come an Appointed Representa-
tive (AR) of Improveasy and can
be up and running within 14 days
of initial enquiry.
www.improveasy.com