Services at the doorstep

Owning a home always comes with the huge responsibility of managing it. This involves fixing different problems that occur and at times, these issues seem never-ending. But with technological evolution, all these secondary services can be availed with just a click of a button.

There are a number of start-ups mushrooming in the City that provide Bengalureans the necessary secondary services online.

Electrical repairs, plumbing, carpentry, laundry...the anguish of not getting a serviceman at the required time can be put to rest now, as they are all just a click away.

‘Handy Fix’, an online venture that started in 2014, has become a trusted name in home repairs and offers electrical, plumbing and carpentry solutions.

The founder of the firm, Arvind Kumar, says, “I am from a hotel management background and have seen how hotels are maintained. Any complaints from the guest, a technician is called for and the problem is fixed within minutes. This gave me the idea to provide fast services at one’s doorstep.”

 ‘Handy Fix’ now has a team of professional and committed servicemen who are available at one’s convenience. “They are all trained professionals and the customers are happy with their services,” he explains. However, the service is provided within 10 km radius of Indiranagar as he points out, “We need more investors and once we get the funds, we will cover all parts of the City.”

The ever-piling laundry is yet another painful task. Providing a solution to this is ‘MyWash’. Launched in 2014, the firm picks up the laundry from one’s doorstep, dry cleans and irons it and drops it back to the customer’s house.

Says Raghu Bharat, the CEO and founder of the firm, “‘MyWash’ is a result of my personal experience. I could not get my dry cleaned clothes on time for a wedding. The laundry sector was inefficiently run and unorganised. I analysed the market and conceptualised the plan to help all those who face laundry troubles.”

One can download the Android app on their phone and with a large industrial set-up in the outskirts of the City, one can get their clean laundry within four days of time at an affordable price.

And it is not just these household services that are taking the online route. The parlours too are going mobile and offering the best of home services.

‘Bangalore Mobile Spa’, started in 2008, has many satisfied customers who are enjoying the services at home.

The proprietor of the firm Rubina Guleria moved from London and found it hard to enjoy the after-effects of a spa due to the chaotic commute back home.

“The commute to and from the spa salons took away the pleasure of a spa. I wanted to change this and the result is a mobile spa,” she says.

It offers speciality treatment massages at the comfort of the client’s house without dirtying their furniture.

She explains, “Initially, the clients had a problem with our service as we had to use their beds for a massage. They would worry that their beds would get dirty and we had to fight this out. So now, we carry our own cots and beds. We are on par with all the good spas here and we cover all the areas in Bengaluru.”  With chaotic traffic in the City, these start-ups are a boon and provide efficient services at the comfort your cosy home.