Technology that makes renovating easier

MONTREAL, Oct. 25, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Smart Reno is pleased to announce that it has signed a long-term agreement with Lowe's Canada and that both parties joined forces to enhance home improvement and installation services for homeowners across Canada. Smart Reno created a software platform that is now deployed in all Lowe's Canada corporate stores operating under the Lowe's, RONA and Reno-Depot banners, as well as in some RONA affiliated dealer stores. This software allows to manage requests for installation services in a more seamless manner, both in-store and online. The Smart Reno software platform greatly improves the management and follow-up of projects for Lowe's Canada, their installation services contractors, and most importantly the homeowner. It provides an extensive set of features that allows for better and more efficient progress tracking of installation projects, while keeping all parties involved every step of the way and informed in a proactive manner.

Today marks the completion of the software roll-out in all Lowe's Canada corporate stores. The system now handles hundreds of thousands of projects, by thousands of employees in close to 400 stores. "Our teams worked together to come up with the best software," said Andrei Uglar, CEO and Founder of Smart Reno.

This partnership is a natural fit between the home improvement retail giant and Smart Reno, the leading marketplace in the Canadian renovation field. We all know renovations can be stressful. Smart Reno's state-of-the-art software allows us to better serve our clients while increasing our own operational efficiency. This is why we now handle a large number of our installation requests using this system," says David Stern, Vice President of Installation & Home Services at Lowe's Canada. "We are also proud to partner with a Canadian company," he adds.

Lowe's, RONA and Reno-Depot customers across the country now have access to Smart Reno's verified network of trusted contractors to execute their projects. The expertise of both organizations will be leveraged based on the type of work requested, providing a more complete service offering to clients.

"We are very proud of the support and trust we earned from Lowe's Canada. Our ecosystems complement each other, and we strongly believe that this partnership will benefit homeowners and contractors," added Andrei Uglar.

When Technology and Renovation Come Together

Launched in 2012, Smart Reno quickly became the leading Canadian platform helping people find trusted contractors and compare quotes for their renovation projects. By filling out one simple form, homeowners are being recommended several contractors via an algorithm that identifies the best qualified contractors available in their specific region.

Smart Reno raised multiple financing rounds from top-tier investors, fuelling its ability to consolidate the market with two acquisitions and multiple partnerships, creating an ecosystem that makes the entire renovation process more efficient and less costly, for both homeowners and contractors.

For several months now, Smart Reno also offers a unique, user-friendly and free tool allowing people to get a quick estimate of how much a renovation project would cost. This tool covers many renovation projects such as: kitchen, bathroom, paint, roofing, doors, windows and much more.

See the Smart Reno cost estimator here: https://www.smartreno.com/en-ca/cost-estimator

About Smart Reno

A Canadian company based in Montreal, Smart Reno changes the way to find contractors for renovation projects. The service allows people to describe their project in one single place and get recommended multiple trusted contractors that are filtered based on their qualifications, availability and location. Smart Reno receives 35,000 project requests per year, representing an aggregated value of over $200 million, that it handles through its network of 7,500 contractors across Canada. https://www.smartreno.com

About Lowe's Canada

Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW is a FORTUNE^® 50 home improvement company serving more than 18 million customers a week in the United States, Canada and Mexico. With fiscal year 2017 sales of $68.6 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,390 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 310,000 people. Based in Boucherville, Quebec, Lowe's Canadian business, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, RONA inc., operates or services more than 630 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats under different banners. These include Lowe's, RONA, Réno-Dépôt, Dick's Lumber, Contractor First and Ace. In Canada, the companies have more than 28,000 employees, in addition to nearly 5,000 employees in the stores of RONA's independent affiliate dealers. Lowes.ca

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SOURCE Smart Reno

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