One Phone Number for the Whole of Bromley: 0208 138 1033
MyBromley Services puts three vetted local businesses behind every trade, and one call connects residents to the right one.
Free for residents. No commission. Call 0208 138 1033 or visit mybromleyservices.co.uk
BROMLEY: Ask anyone in the borough how they found their last plumber, roofer or electrician and the answer is usually the same: a scroll through pages of search results, a handful of reviews they were not sure they could trust, and a lot of phone calls that went nowhere.
MyBromley, the local news brand that has been the voice of the borough since 2008 and is followed by 136,100 people, has launched a simpler way. MyBromley Services lists just three vetted local businesses for each trade, across more than 100 trades from electricians and plumbers to builders, roofers, gardeners and cleaners. And for the whole of Bromley, there is one phone number: 0208 138 1033.
For residents: a short list you can actually trust
Picture a Beckenham homeowner whose boiler packs up on a cold morning. Instead of searching, comparing and hoping, they call 0208 138 1033, or open mybromleyservices.co.uk and choose their trade. They see three local, vetted businesses, not three hundred. They contact whichever they prefer, directly, and get on with their day.
- A shortlist, not a lottery. Three businesses per trade, all local to the borough.
- Vetting before listing. For gas work, for example, registration on the Gas Safe Register is checked before an engineer is listed.
- Free to use, no commission. Residents pay MyBromley nothing, and the business is contacted directly with no middleman taking a cut.
- Plain-English hiring guides for each trade: what to check, what to ask and what warning signs to watch for before you agree a price.
- One number for everything. Not sure which trade you need? Call 0208 138 1033 and we will point you to the right person.
For businesses: local visibility without the bidding war
For a Bromley tradesperson, the problem is the mirror image. Good, honest firms can be buried under national lead sites that sell the same enquiry to five competitors and charge for every click.
MyBromley Services works differently. Because only three businesses are listed per trade, each one is seen by the people searching for that trade in Bromley, and enquiries come straight from local residents rather than being resold. Listed businesses benefit from:
- A dedicated page within a trusted local brand with an 18-year track record and 100+ trade categories.
- A place on a short list, so the customer’s choice is between a handful of vetted local firms, not a crowded page.
- Residents who arrive having read the hiring guide, so they ask sensible questions and understand what a good quote looks like.
- Promotion across MyBromley’s news, community and social channels, reaching 136,100 followers.
Because places are limited to three per trade, a free slot in a category is worth having. Businesses can apply to be listed from the Contact page at mybromleyservices.co.uk.
Why only three?
The idea is deliberately simple. Too many choices make people anxious and slow to decide. A short list of vetted, local firms lets a resident make a confident decision quickly, and gives each business a fair chance of being chosen.
How it works
- Call 0208 138 1033 or visit mybromleyservices.co.uk.
- Choose your trade from more than 100 categories.
- Contact one of the three listed businesses directly. No middlemen.
Notes for editors
- MyBromley has been Bromley’s local news and community voice since 2008 and has 136,100 followers.
- MyBromley Services is free for residents, with no commission on jobs.
- Phone: 0208 138 1033 (one number for the whole of Bromley).
- Web: mybromleyservices.co.uk (trades) and mybromley.co.uk (news and community).
- Photos, logos and spokesperson quotes available on request via the Contact page.