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Over 112,000 UK trade businesses have been set up since the first lockdown

|Date: 14 September, 2021

Over 112,000 UK trade businesses have been set up since the first lockdown

Since the first Coronavirus lockdown was announced on 23rd March 2020, over 112,000 trade businesses have ...

Since the first Coronavirus lockdown was announced on 23rd March 2020, over 112,000 trade businesses have been set up in the UK, new research has revealed. More than one in ten of the UK’s lockdown bu ...

14 September, 2021
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13% of UK tradespeople fear business could get worse

|Date: 20 May, 2021

13% of UK tradespeople fear business could get worse

Tradespeople in the UK are less optimistic about the year ahead than their antipodean counterparts, accor ...

Tradespeople in the UK are less optimistic about the year ahead than their antipodean counterparts, according to recent research from Tradify. While most UK tradespeople believe that general business ...

20 May, 2021
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Business solution products – April 2021

|Date: 23 April, 2021

Business solution products – April 2021

PROJECT PACKAGES A collection of off-the-shelf project packages to help builders complete loft conversion ...

PROJECT PACKAGES A collection of off-the-shelf project packages to help builders complete loft conversions and garden rooms with greater ease and speed has been launched by Build Aviator. Builders sim ...

23 April, 2021
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Dulux helping get the trade back on its feet

|Date: 23 July, 2020

Dulux helping get the trade back on its feet

Dulux Decorator Centre is helping the nation’s decorators build their businesses back up with a new job-f ...

Dulux Decorator Centre is helping the nation’s decorators build their businesses back up with a new job-finding service, alongside free Checkatrade membership The measures are part of their Backing Ou ...

23 July, 2020
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The trades are losing money due to poor financial admin

|Date: 28 February, 2020

The trades are losing money due to poor financial admin

A survey has found that nearly a fifth of tradespeople are missing out on money due to poor financial adm ...

A survey has found that nearly a fifth of tradespeople are missing out on money due to poor financial admin, which equates to £929,028,750 across the industry as a whole. The research, carried out by ...

28 February, 2020
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#TradesTalk chats about creating a winning website

|Date: 24 January, 2019

#TradesTalk chats about creating a winning website

We ran an article on the website last week about what tradespeople should include on their websites, and ...

We ran an article on the website last week about what tradespeople should include on their websites, and this was also the topic of this week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter - with expert guest Shake ...

24 January, 2019
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What are your plans for your business in 2019?

|Date: 9 January, 2019

What are your plans for your business in 2019?

The first weekly #TradesTalk chat of 2019 took place on Twitter this week, with tradespeople from around ...

The first weekly #TradesTalk chat of 2019 took place on Twitter this week, with tradespeople from around the UK discussing their business goals and plans for the year ahead. You can search the hashtag ...

9 January, 2019
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Do you want to grow your business?

|Date: 28 November, 2018

Do you want to grow your business?

Growing your business as a tradesperson - and taking on staff - was the topic up for discussion in this w ...

Growing your business as a tradesperson - and taking on staff - was the topic up for discussion in this week's #TradesTalk over on Twitter. As usual, there were mixed opinions on the subject and ...

28 November, 2018
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Four Essential Van Safety Tips to Consider This Summer

|Date: 18 July, 2018

Four Essential Van Safety Tips to Consider This Summer

Are your company vehicles safe to drive this summer? With the recent heatwave sweeping the UK, drivers up ...

Are your company vehicles safe to drive this summer? With the recent heatwave sweeping the UK, drivers up and down the country will be taking to the roads for both business and leisure. But with road ...

18 July, 2018
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HBXL Launches Software for SME Housebuilders

|Date: 14 June, 2018

HBXL Launches Software for SME Housebuilders

HBXL Group based at Future Space Bristol has developed new software for the domestic building sector aime ...

HBXL Group based at Future Space Bristol has developed new software for the domestic building sector aimed at builders, quantity surveyors, architects, small scale developers and designers. Called Bui ...

14 June, 2018
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