Promotional Gifts for Tradespeople: Client Gifts for New Bathrooms and Key Handovers

The new bathroom is finished, the tiles are gleaming and the client turns on the tap for the first time. Or the estate agent hands over the keys to a new flat. In moments like these, a small gift is more than politeness: it links your name to a good feeling. Good promotional gifts for tradespeople and client gifts at a key handover therefore have one thing in common. They suit the place where you've just been working, and they get used right there.

Who gives to whom?

• Plumbers and bathroom showrooms at the end of a bathroom refit.
• Tilers after the last bit of grouting.
• Trades businesses in general as a thank you to regular customers or at the end of the year.
• Property managers and letting agents when new tenants move in.
• Estate agents at the key handover.

In every case, the person has just spent a lot of money or taken a big step. A gift that looks like it came out of a promotional catalogue can easily feel half-hearted. Something small that makes immediate sense feels thoughtful.

Promotional gifts for tradespeople: what works

• A link to the job: if you've fitted a bathroom, give something for the bathroom. If you've installed a kitchen, something for the sink.
• No drilling, no fuss: after a refit, nobody wants fresh holes in newly tiled walls.
• Useful, not decorative: a branded folding ruler pleases fellow tradespeople, private clients rarely.
• Handed over in person: a gift you give at the final walk-through means more than one that arrives with the invoice.

The Soapi: a gift for the bathroom handover

The Soapi belongs exactly where plumbers and tilers have just been working. You press a bottle cap halfway into a bar of soap, the soap hangs from a magnet on the wall and dries all the way round instead of going soft in a dish. The new basin stays clean. The Soapi sticks with a waterproof adhesive pad, without drilling, to smooth tiles, glass, ceramic, mirrors or stainless steel, and comes off tiles and glass without leaving residue. Press it on, hang the soap, and there's no waiting time. It's not meant for painted or wallpapered walls.

With your logo on the bottle cap, your business is visible in your client's bathroom every day. We print bottle caps with your company logo from 500 caps. The number of Soapis is separate: you order as many Soapis as you need for your handovers. The remaining caps can go in with quotes, be handed out at an open day or be kept for later orders. How it works is explained on our page for corporate gifts with logo bottle caps.

A key handover gift: keys and soap

For estate agents and property managers, the key handover is the obvious moment for a gift. A nice touch: hand the keys over on a magnetic key holder. The small holder with a strong magnet holds a steel key ring, even heavy bunches with a car key. It sticks without drilling to a smooth surface next to the door, such as tiles, glass, metal, painted wood or a smooth door. That's handy in rented flats, where nobody likes drilling. Add a Soapi for the bathroom, and the first two things in the new home already have their place.

More ideas for this occasion are in our articles on housewarming gifts and on the first home together.

Why the Soapi suits businesses

• Stays in use in the bathroom or by the sink rather than sitting in a drawer.
• Suits everyone, because everyone has a sink.
• 10-year durability guarantee and made in Berlin: the Soapi is injection-moulded in Berlin.
• Material: The housing is injection-moulded from recycled plastic, around 90 % of which comes from discarded fishing nets and ropes.
• 10 colours, mixed or matched to your brand colour, or to the tiles you've just laid.
• A small parcel that fits into any tool bag and any letterbox.

More than 250 retailers worldwide stock Soapi. It pairs well with a bar of soap, such as the soap from Marseille or soaps by Blaull, Grete Manufaktur and KLAR. Stone soaps are only available in small numbers, on request.

Small businesses: order directly from the shop

Only hand over a bathroom now and then, and no logo needed? Then order from the shop without an enquiry. The Starter Kit at €14.95 contains a Soapi in the colour of your choice, a 100 g lavender soap handmade in Marseille and a cleaned bottle cap. It's ready to use straight away. For a small stock in the van, Mix & Match works well: 5 products for €50, with free delivery within Germany.

FAQ

Which surfaces does the Soapi stick to?

All smooth surfaces such as tiles, glass, stainless steel, ceramic, mirrors and painted wood. Don't stick it to painted or wallpapered walls.

Do I have to take 500 Soapis to get logo caps?

No. We print the caps from 500, but you choose the number of Soapis freely. As a company, you buy from us at the retailer price: very good terms that normally only go to retailers who order from us regularly. Printing logo caps takes about two weeks from order to dispatch, often much less.

What should I give business clients such as architects or developers?

We have a separate article for that: client gifts and gifts for business partners.

In short

The best promotional gift for tradespeople, estate agents and property managers suits the job and gets used where the work was done. For the occasional handover, order directly via Mix & Match or the Starter Kit. For your logo on the bottle cap, send us an enquiry and we'll come back to you with a quote.