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Join the Repair Revolution

We’re Ally & Gem, a furniture restorer and upholsterer and we’re bringing repair and restoration businesses together to make repair more visible, valued and recognised across the UK.

Every day, skilled people like you are repairing, restoring, conserving, fixing and bringing things back to life. You’re keeping things in use, saving them from waste and passing on skills that deserve to be celebrated.

But as an industry, repair is all too often ignored. We want to change that.

See our Membership Options
We Are Repairs Founders, Ally & Gem
We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.
“We’ve definitely seen an uptick in enquiries since joining We Are Repairs, and I love the sense of community and connection.”

Conrad, For Your Den – Featured Member

We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.
We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.

We’re Building A Stronger Voice For Repair

There are lots of conversations happening about waste, sustainability, heritage skills, jobs and the circular economy.

Repair belongs in all of them.

That’s why we’re working to raise the profile of repair and make sure the people and businesses doing this work are part of the conversation.

  • We’re building a community of repair businesses.
  • We’re raising awareness of the value of repair.
  • We’re creating campaigns and resources to help put repair higher on the agenda.

And we’re bringing repairers together so that the industry has a stronger collective voice.

Because one repair business speaking up is one voice.

Thousands of repair businesses speaking together are an industry.

Together We Can Make Repair
Impossible To Ignore

When you become a We Are Repairs member, you’re not just buying a listing.

You’re adding your voice to ours.

Your membership helps us continue the work of promoting repair, building the repair community and raising awareness of the contribution repair businesses make to our economy, our communities, our skills base and the environment.

The more businesses that join us, the more representative our community becomes.

And Yes, We’ll Help Customers Find You Too

Being part of the movement also means putting your business where people looking for repair can find it.

Your membership gives your business a place in the We Are Repairs directory, connecting you with people across the UK who want to repair rather than replace.

Your listing can help people:

FIND YOU
Discover your business and the services you offer.

DISCOVER YOUR SKILLS
See what you repair, restore or make good as new.

CHOOSE REPAIR
Find a skilled local business instead of automatically replacing something.

We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.

What Your Membership Helps Us Do

When you join us, you’re helping us build something that no individual repair business can build alone:

GIVE REPAIR A STRONGER VOICE
Bring repair businesses together and raise the profile of the industry.

CHAMPION REPAIR SKILLS
Celebrate the knowledge, craftsmanship and expertise that keeps things in use.

PROMOTE REPAIR
Help change the conversation from replace to repair.

BUILD OUR COMMUNITY
Connect repair and restoration businesses and create a stronger sense of togetherness across the industry.

RAISE AWARENESS
Help more people understand the value of repairing, restoring and maintaining the things they already own.

PUSH FOR GREATER RECOGNITION
Support our work to get repair seen, valued and recognised as an important part of a more circular economy.

We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.

You Don’t Have To Do It Alone.

Running a repair business is rewarding. But it can also feel like you’re doing it on your own.

We want We Are Repairs to be a place where repair businesses can come together, share what they do, celebrate their successes and know that there are thousands of other people out there doing the same thing.

We’re building a community around a shared belief:
Repair matters. And we want you to be part of it.

Choose Your Membership

Whether you simply want to stand alongside the repair community or want to put your business more prominently in front of customers, there’s a membership for you.

Featured Repairer

£30 per month

We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.
Our most comprehensive package. Perfect for businesses who want maximum promotion.

What you get
A fully personalised profile containing:

  • A standout profile showcasing your services and story
  • A gallery to show off your craft
  • Google reviews displayed
  • Direct contact form
  • Clickable links to your social media accounts
  • Promotion on our social media channels
  • A dedicated article about your business in our Blog section
  • A ‘Featured Repairer’ advert on our home and blog page
  • Ranking above all other member types when people search the site
  • Access to our community WhatsApp group
We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.

Premium Repairer

£20 per month

We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.
A stream-lined version of our ‘Featured’ offering, with a smaller price tag to match


What you get
Your own profile containing:

  • Your services and story
  • 6 photos of your work
  • Google reviews displayed
  • Direct contact form
  • Ranked above Basic Listings when people search the site
  • Access to our community WhatsApp group
Sign me up!
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Basic Listing

£15 per year

We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.
A simple way to stand with repair.

Our entry-level membership for businesses who want to be part of the We Are Repairs community and support the work we’re doing to raise the profile of repair.

What you get

Your own profile containing:

  • A listing in the We Are Repairs directory
  • Your business name and contact details
  • Your location and repair categories
  • The opportunity to be part of our growing repair community
  • The knowledge that your membership is helping us continue our work to promote and champion repair

Perfect if your main reason for joining is to support the industry and be part of something bigger.

We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.

Simple sign-up. No complicated contract. Cancel anytime.

Why Repair Businesses Join Us

We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.
We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.

“I love the sense of community and connection.”

“It’s great to know there are other people out there who think in the same way I do.”

“Being a repairer doesn’t really feel like work to me. I love being able to restore memories for people or give them that nostalgia hit. The bit I find harder is getting the word out there about my business. I knew that was something I needed help with.”

“I feel reassured by the fact that Ally and Gem are repairers themselves and have gone down the same path. You know they’ve created this for the right reasons.”

Conrad, For Your Den, Featured Member
We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.
We Are Repairs founders Ally Booker and Gemma Broad leaning against a graffitied wall in central Nottingham.

“We Are Repairs is great because they’re bringing you an audience who already see the value in what you do.”

“I get a lot of satisfaction out of bringing a quality product back to life. What I don’t enjoy as much is having to find the time to try and do everything else within the business!”

“Selling and marketing don’t come naturally to me, so anything that helps with that can only be a good thing. I find it can be difficult to find the right place to advertise your services. You want to make sure they’re getting seen by the right people. We Are Repairs is great for that.”


Steph, Steph Rubbo Saddlery and Leather Work, Premium Member
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Ready to add your voice and stand alongside the rest of us?

FAQs

In the first instance, you will need to raise the issue with the repairer that you employed to conduct your repair for you. All of our Premium Repairers and Featured Experts have been verified and have agreed to our Repairers Code of Conduct. If your repairer is a Premium Repairer and Featured Expert on We Are Repairs and you feel they have not responded to your complaint please send us an email detailing your complaint to hello@wearerepairs.com and we will follow up with the repairer to help you resolve the query.
Some items can be repaired via postal service so you do not need the repairer to live locally to you. For other items, it may be that the restoration required is specialised and those experts do not live near you but offer a Nationwide service. Sadly, some repair and craft skills are in decline and the crafts do not have as many practitioners as they once had. Part of the reason for creating the We Are Repairs community is to support repair and restoration experts in promoting their services and bringing these industries back to life so that every town and city does have these skills once again.
There are some fabulous free repair cafe’s that operate all over the UK so check out the map on the Community Repair Café Network page here to find one local to you. If you don’t want to keep your item, consider donating it to a good cause rather than throwing it away - you can find links to some wonderful charities and companies on our Donate/Recycle section here.
Again, this will depend on what your item is and how much work needs to be done to repair it, as well as how busy our repairers are with other restoration. Our repairers will give you an idea of the timeframe for the repair when you ask for a quote.
This will depend on what your item is and how much work needs to be done to repair it. All of our repairers will provide a no-obligation estimate of how much it will cost to repair your item before the work begins so you can make an informed decision on whether to go ahead.
Simply type the item you need to repair and your location into the search box at the top of any page on the We Are Repairs website and you will get a list of repair professionals who will be able to give you a quote. For our verified Featured Experts and Premium Repair members, you will be able to send them a message directly from their listing page as well as find information about their businesses. On the basic listings, you will find a phone number and/or email address that you can contact them with. Please mention We Are Repairs when getting in touch with your chosen repair business.
We have repair professionals ready and waiting to help you repair your items across 18 categories of household items. So whether you're looking to repair your Small Electricals, like your kettle, toaster or computer, or larger items of furniture like sofas and sideboards, there will be a category for you. Explore the different categories on our Find A Repairer page here.

No.

The directory is one part of what we do.

We’re building a community of repair and restoration businesses and working to raise the profile of repair more broadly.

We want to help people discover repair, celebrate the skills behind it and create a stronger voice for the industry.

Yes!

In fact, we'd love you to.

You don't have to need more work to be part of We Are Repairs.

By joining, you're helping strengthen the collective voice of repair and supporting other people who are trying to grow and sustain their repair businesses too.

Please email repair@wearerepairs.com and we will aim to come back to you within 3 working days.

Because we believe repair businesses are stronger when they stand together.

Your membership helps us build a bigger community, raise the profile of repair and create a stronger collective voice for the industry.

You’ll also have a presence in our repair directory, helping customers discover your business.

Simply fill out the form on our Membership page with your business details and other required information. This will include setting up a Direct Debit to get your membership set up. As part of our commitment to building trust with the public, we carry out a 10-point verification check for every Featured or Premium repairer listed on our site. Please note, should your business fail this verification, your initial payment will not be refunded (to cover administration costs) but your Direct Debit will be cancelled, so no further payments would be taken. We will let you know the outcome of your application via email, along with relevant information for the next steps.
As businesses owners ourselves, we understand your need to keep your commitments as flexible as possible so you can easily adapt. Therefore, you can cancel your Membership with us at any time. However, we would urge you to give it some time before making decisions. It takes time for the keywords and SEO to work on your profile page so we do advise you stick with us for a minimum of three months to give your page time to appear in Google search results. 

Your membership helps us continue building the We Are Repairs community and promoting the importance of repair.

It supports the work we do to raise awareness, create campaigns, promote repair businesses and advocate for greater recognition of the repair industry.

We're here for businesses and skilled professionals who repair, restore, mend, refurbish or maintain things.

From furniture restoration and upholstery to electronics, appliances, clothing, shoes, watches, bikes, instruments and much more.

If what you do helps keep something in use rather than replacing it, we'd love to hear from you.

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