118 trades helps new start-up businesses to advertise for free

Daniel Corby, founder and CEO of fast growing directory business, 118 trades has announced plans to enable new start-up businesses to advertise for free

[ClickPress, Thu Aug 10 2006] 118 trades, the UK’s fast growing directory service based in Chelmsford has announced a new initiative to help new start-up businesses to advertise for free.

Speaking about the launch of the 118 trades advertise for free campaign, Daniel Corby, founder and CEO said “We appreciate that new start-up businesses have enough on their plates in the first few months, in terms of time and expenditure, and we are delighted to announce the launch of the 118 trades, advertise for free campaign. All new start-up businesses run by Limited companies can take out a free line listing on our 118 trades directory service by calling our sign up line on 0870 4688 118. The free line listing is worth £200 and all new UK based Limited companies which have been registered in the last 6 months can claim their ad for free. 118 trades is the UK’s leading directory service of tradespeople and businesses with checkable references, and takes in 3 directory services, on-line at 118trades.com, a physical directory which goes through doors and inclusion on our 0800 247 118 4 service, a 24 hour freephone directory service”

118 trades was founded in 2005 and already has 40,000 active members. 118 trades is now part of the wider 118 Group, which has interests in Advertising, Telecoms, Publishing and Directories. Daniel Corby added “We are delighted to launch this promotion and hope that we can do our bit to help new start-up businesses to promote themselves for free, and in time, build loyalty with these businesses, so as they prosper and grow, they will start spending more of their advertising budget with us”

Notes for editors

118 trades have 40,000 active advertisers and cover 80% of the UK by population and aims to be truly national by December 2006. The business appointed business veteran Richard Allan, former CEO of Perry Group plc as Chairman in May 2006 and is planning AIM floatation in 2007 / 2008. The group is headquartered in Essex, UK with offices in Chelmsford, Harlow and India. The business was founded in 2005 by Daniel Corby, former Sales Director with Phones4u, the mobile phone retailer.

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