Find the right face for the job

A burst pipe? A computer problem? Or someone to do the garden or clean the carpet? Home Handbooks provide you with a directory of trades people and services for the home which takes the dithering out of doing.

• Home Handbooks specialise in finding those traders and small businesses in Preston, Lancashire, who help to keep households running smoothly - from fixing broken boilers and crashed computers to finding a caterer, gardener or even a children's entertainer.
• We talk individually to everyone who wants to appear so we can get the inside story of their business and their talents.
• An in-depth pen portrait accompanies every business, plus a photograph. So you can see and read about who you might employ for a job.
• Each listing is put together by journalists who know how to get to the point. There's a printed magazine version, too, dropping through thousands of letterboxes.
• This quality approach is good for the businesses listed, because such a personalised profile gives an extra competitive edge. And good for the householder who knows the person coming to their home.

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