Maintenance & Servicing
Keep your trolleys working for longer
Shopping trolleys work hard. With regular maintenance, repairs and replacement parts, a good quality trolley can stay in service for at least 10 years.
Formbar can help you maintain and repair your existing trolleys, whether they were originally supplied by us or not.
From replacing worn castors and damaged child seats to more extensive refurbishment, we will help you work out what is worth repairing and when replacement is the better option.
It is about getting the best possible life and value from the trolleys you already have.
Trolley repairs at your site
Sometimes a relatively simple repair is all that is needed.
Our engineers can come to your site to assess and repair your trolleys, replacing commonly worn or damaged parts such as:
- Castors and wheels
- Handles and end caps
- Child seats
- Other replaceable trolley components
The trolley is rebalanced, straightening any metal in the chassis that has bent out of shape and is causing unbalanced and wobbly wheels.
Our engineers can also reweld any of the wires of the baskets that have come loose.
We will always give you practical advice. If a trolley is no longer economical or safe to repair, we will tell you rather than replace parts unnecessarily.
Give existing trolleys a new lease of life
For trolleys that need more attention, refurbishment can be an alternative to replacing the whole fleet.
We can collect your trolleys and take them to our workshop for a more thorough service and refurbishment.
Depending on what is needed, this can include cleaning, checking for faults or potential hazards, spot welding, replacing worn or damaged parts and replating the trolley. This service starts from as little as £4.50 per trolley.
While your trolleys are away, we can provide temporary replacement trolleys, so your customers can continue to shop as normal.
The result is a fleet that is safer, smarter and ready for more years of everyday retail use.
ASK ABOUT TROLLEY REFURBISHMENT
Spares when you need them
Replacing a part can be much more practical than replacing a trolley.
Our workshop carries a wide range of spare parts for different makes and styles of shopping trolley, helping retailers keep existing fleets in use for longer.
Commonly requested spares include:
- Handles and end caps
- Child seats
- Wheels
- Castors
- Replacement £1 coin locks
We can also supply newly printed handles if your branding changes, allowing you to update your trolley fleet without replacing the trolleys themselves.
Not sure which part you need?
Send us photographs of your trolley via WhatsApp or email to sales@formbar.co.uk, and the part that needs replacing. If you know the trolley manufacturer, include that too.
Our team can check what is available in the workshop and help identify the right spare or advise on the best way forward.
Repair where it makes sense. Replace when it does not. We will help you make the right choice.