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| company_name = [[Company_Name:=MyHammer]] | | company_name = [[Company_Name:=MyHammer]] | ||
| − | | company_logo = | + | | company_logo = [[Image:MyHammer.logo.jpg]] |
| company_slogan = ''Any Job. Any Time. Anywhere.'' | | company_slogan = ''Any Job. Any Time. Anywhere.'' | ||
| company_type = [[Company_Type:=PLC|[[Private Company|Private]]]] | | company_type = [[Company_Type:=PLC|[[Private Company|Private]]]] | ||
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| key_people = [[CEO:=Markus Berger-de Léon|Markus Berger-de Léon]], [[Key_Person1_Title:=CEO|CEO]]<br>[[Head of Supervisory Board:=Martin Weber]], [[Key_Person2_Title:=Head of Supervisory Board]] | | key_people = [[CEO:=Markus Berger-de Léon|Markus Berger-de Léon]], [[Key_Person1_Title:=CEO|CEO]]<br>[[Head of Supervisory Board:=Martin Weber]], [[Key_Person2_Title:=Head of Supervisory Board]] | ||
| industry = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Consumer Services|Consumer Services]] | | industry = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Consumer Services|Consumer Services]] | ||
| − | | products = | + | | products = online marketplace for trades and services |
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| subsid = <!-- List any subsidiary operations here. --> | | subsid = <!-- List any subsidiary operations here. --> | ||
| owner = Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group | | owner = Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group | ||
| − | | contact = [[Address:=Potsdamer Strasse 87]]<br>Berlin, [[Zip:=10785]]<br>[[Phone:=]]<br>[http://www.myhammer.co.uk MyHammer Website] | + | | contact = [[Address:=Potsdamer Strasse 87]]<br>Berlin, [[Zip:=10785]]<br>[[Phone:=]]<br>[http://www.myhammer.co.uk MyHammer UK Website] |
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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
| − | '''MyHammer''' is an | + | '''MyHammer''' is an online market place for consumer services with more than 800,000 registered users. Today it is the largest online platform of the consumer service industry and available in English and German. It was first launchend in Germany in 2005 and entered the British market in May 2008. Nowadays it is the largest website of its kind in the UK, Germany and Austria. MyHammer is owned by the '''Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group''' and is an affiliate of the German conglomerate '''Abacho AG''' that offers services in internet search and as a web portal.<ref name="Focus Money Online">{{cite news|last=Janich|first=Oliver|title=Hot Stock! Abacho. Killer-Anwendung|url=http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/aktien/hot-stock-und150-abacho-killer-anwendung_aid_256752.html}}</ref> |
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== Products and operation == | == Products and operation == | ||
| − | The platform | + | The MyHammer platform hosts services available in all home improvement categories such as carpentry, plumbing, gardening etc. etc.<ref name="goodgad">{{cite news|title=New Trades and Services Portal Set to Take the Hassle Out of Home Improvement |url=http://www.goodgad.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=521&Itemid=2}}</ref> The service is free for tradesmen and consumers. After winning a job, tradesmen are required to pay a small fee of 6% of their quote price.<ref name="MyHammer UK">{{cite news|title=How it works|publisher=MyHammer UK|url=http://www.myhammer.co.uk|}}</ref> |
| + | Tradesmen can also set the “job radar” for receiving emails about jobs which are specific to their field and locality. Moreover, MyHammer customers can rate the tradesmen and leave feedback. They can also upload pictures so that service providers can see in advance what needs to be repaired, painted or fixed.<ref name="Computeractive">{{cite news|last=Vassou|first=Andrea-Marie|title=Stop! MyHammer|url=http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2220650/myhammer-lets-people-diy-quotes}}</ref>The right tradesman may be chosen based on price, qualification, customer feedback or availability and therefore, the cheapest is not necessarily the best. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 12 January 2009
| MyHammer | |
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| Slogan | Any Job. Any Time. Anywhere. |
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| Type | [[Company_Type:=PLC|Private]] |
| Founded | [[Year_Started:=2005|2005]] |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Key people | Markus Berger-de Léon, CEO Martin Weber, Head of Supervisory Board |
| Industry | Consumer Services |
| Products | online marketplace for trades and services |
| Employees |  56 (2009) |
| Parent | Abacho AG |
| Owner | Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group |
| Contact | Potsdamer Strasse 87 Berlin, 10785 MyHammer UK Website |
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Introduction
MyHammer is an online market place for consumer services with more than 800,000 registered users. Today it is the largest online platform of the consumer service industry and available in English and German. It was first launchend in Germany in 2005 and entered the British market in May 2008. Nowadays it is the largest website of its kind in the UK, Germany and Austria. MyHammer is owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing group and is an affiliate of the German conglomerate Abacho AG that offers services in internet search and as a web portal.[1]
Products and operation
The MyHammer platform hosts services available in all home improvement categories such as carpentry, plumbing, gardening etc. etc.[2] The service is free for tradesmen and consumers. After winning a job, tradesmen are required to pay a small fee of 6% of their quote price.[3] Tradesmen can also set the “job radar” for receiving emails about jobs which are specific to their field and locality. Moreover, MyHammer customers can rate the tradesmen and leave feedback. They can also upload pictures so that service providers can see in advance what needs to be repaired, painted or fixed.[4]The right tradesman may be chosen based on price, qualification, customer feedback or availability and therefore, the cheapest is not necessarily the best.
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