Gumtree and Bark, a leading services marketplace, have announced an exciting multi-year partnership aimed at redefining how UK users discover and hire trusted UK home services providers.
In the first collaboration of its kind for Gumtree, this strategic partnership will multiply the home services category fivefold, connecting almost 30,000 trusted local Bark professionals with the 10 million people who visit Gumtree each month. From gardeners and cleaners to personal trainers and counsellors, users will now have access to one of the UK’s most extensive networks of service providers.
Bark brings a wealth of experience and scale to the partnership, having built a platform that connects users with experts in over 1,000 service categories across the UK and beyond. With over 189,000 active professionals globally and millions of successful connections each year, Bark’s presence on Gumtree introduces a new level of quality, trust, and choice for consumers seeking anything from home repairs to wellbeing support.
Gumtree has also invested in a major UX overhaul to ensure that discovering and booking home services is a seamless experience. As part of the integration, Bark’s professional listings – including verified profiles, ratings and reviews – will now appear directly within Gumtree’s home services category, offering an effortless way for users to hire with confidence.
The focus on home services aligns with a wider ambition from Gumtree to become the go-to marketplace for the home, ensuring that every transaction is easy and effortless.
We’re thrilled that our partnership with Bark.com will provide almost 30,000 service people across all corners of the country and offer more choice to our customers than ever before. Not only that, but we will be able to connect service providers with the 10 million people that use Gumtree every single month, creating opportunities for a vast range of home services, including dog walkers and plumbers, to tree surgeons and counsellors. We’ve overhauled our home services category to ensure that every home services experience on Gumtree is effortless and secure.
– Andy Harper, Chief Operating Officer, Gumtree
We’re delighted to be partnering with Gumtree, a brand that shares our mission to make finding great professionals fast, easy and secure. This partnership allows Bark professionals to support even more customers, whether they’re looking for a reliable plumber, a tutor who really inspires the kids, or a compassionate counsellor. We’re excited to bring our trusted network and technology to the Gumtree community.
– John Oberlin-Harris, General Manager, Bark UK
