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How two female trade influencers are inspiring the next generation
|Date: 8 March, 2023

How two female trade influencers are inspiring the next generation
© Natalia/ Adobe Stock Two female trades influencers reveal litany of gender bias, online abuse, and comm ...
© Natalia/ Adobe Stock Two female trades influencers reveal litany of gender bias, online abuse, and comments about their appearance. This is part of the reason they’re supporting Checkatrade’s new Ge ...
8 March, 2023
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Report commissioned by Checkatrade.com reveals huge skills gap
|Date: 8 March, 2023

Report commissioned by Checkatrade.com reveals huge skills gap
The new UK Trade Skills Index 2023 reveals an ‘alarming’ skills gap engulfing construction sector – with ...
The new UK Trade Skills Index 2023 reveals an ‘alarming’ skills gap engulfing construction sector – with demand for skills outstripping supply, wage hikes for hard-to-find tradespeople, higher househo ...
8 March, 2023
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Checkatrade breaks down the costs of repairing the iconic Skyfall house, James Bond’s ancestral home
|Date: 5 October, 2021

Checkatrade breaks down the costs of repairing the iconic Skyfall house, James Bond’s ancestral home
To mark the release of the highly anticipated new James Bond movie ‘No Time To Die’ on the 30th September ...
To mark the release of the highly anticipated new James Bond movie ‘No Time To Die’ on the 30th September, Checkatrade, the UK’s number one website for finding a tradesperson has created a cost guide ...
5 October, 2021
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Win 6 months FREE Checkatrade membership plus £100 Amazon Voucher
|Date: 18 January, 2021

Win 6 months FREE Checkatrade membership plus £100 Amazon Voucher
Checkatrade has teamed up with Professional Builder magazine to offer one lucky reader 6 months free memb ...
Checkatrade has teamed up with Professional Builder magazine to offer one lucky reader 6 months free membership – along with £100 to spend on Amazon – plus every single entrant is guaranteed two month ...
18 January, 2021
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IronmongeryDirect partners with Checkatrade
|Date: 14 December, 2020

IronmongeryDirect partners with Checkatrade
Leading ironmongery specialist supplier, IronmongeryDirect, has partnered with Checkatrade, the UK’s numb ...
Leading ironmongery specialist supplier, IronmongeryDirect, has partnered with Checkatrade, the UK’s number one website for finding a tradesperson, offering exclusive benefits for both new and existin ...
14 December, 2020
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Tile Giant helping the trade get back in business
|Date: 22 September, 2020

Tile Giant helping the trade get back in business
In a bid to get the industry back on its feet, Tile Giant has set up a new and improved help scheme for t ...
In a bid to get the industry back on its feet, Tile Giant has set up a new and improved help scheme for tilers, offering a range of benefits including a Checkatrade membership package. A known trade s ...
22 September, 2020
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Electric vehicle chargers in demand as the UK explores new ways to travel
|Date: 5 August, 2020

Electric vehicle chargers in demand as the UK explores new ways to travel
The ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown daily routines into disarray and brought aspects o ...
The ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown daily routines into disarray and brought aspects of our lives we have long wanted to improve or change into even sharper focus. One area under su ...
5 August, 2020
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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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Checkatrade reports busiest ever week of homeowner searches
|Date: 26 June, 2020

Checkatrade reports busiest ever week of homeowner searches
Checkatrade has recorded its busiest week ever as easing of lockdown restrictions causes a surge of home ...
Checkatrade has recorded its busiest week ever as easing of lockdown restrictions causes a surge of home renovation searches. According to Checkatrade search data, there has been a 134 per cent increa ...
26 June, 2020
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Safe working guidance from Checkatrade
|Date: 18 May, 2020

Safe working guidance from Checkatrade
Checkatrade has worked with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to produce guid ...
Checkatrade has worked with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to produce guidance for homeowners looking to carry out work in homes. Make sure your customers are aware of t ...
18 May, 2020
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Alexa, open Checkatrade!
|Date: 7 May, 2020

Alexa, open Checkatrade!
Checkatrade has just launched a new Alexa skill, meaning consumers can find you simply by asking Alexa. Y ...
Checkatrade has just launched a new Alexa skill, meaning consumers can find you simply by asking Alexa. Your potential new customers can now say 'Alexa, open Checkatrade’ – Alexa will then ask which t ...
7 May, 2020
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Checkatrade introduces lockdown support for the trades
|Date: 29 April, 2020

Checkatrade introduces lockdown support for the trades
Checkatrade has announced a number of new initiatives designed to support its trade members during the co ...
Checkatrade has announced a number of new initiatives designed to support its trade members during the coronavirus lockdown. It has promoted a new video calling function on its website, enabling trade ...
29 April, 2020
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What can Checkatrade offer the tradesperson?
|Date: 12 February, 2019

What can Checkatrade offer the tradesperson?
Originally conceived from the fall-out of a structurally damaging seaside storm more than two decades ago ...
Originally conceived from the fall-out of a structurally damaging seaside storm more than two decades ago, Professional Builder finds out what is next for Checkatrade. Who are Checkatrade and what do ...
12 February, 2019
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Checkatrade reaches all-time high
|Date: 9 January, 2019

Checkatrade reaches all-time high
Checkatrade has revealed that the number of customers searching for tradespeople through its website is a ...
Checkatrade has revealed that the number of customers searching for tradespeople through its website is also now at an all-time high, with 1.4m searches throughout the UK. In addition, the website has ...
9 January, 2019
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Checkatrade Steps Up to the Oche with the PDC
|Date: 11 April, 2018

Checkatrade Steps Up to the Oche with the PDC
Checkatrade, the trusted online directory of over 29,000 recommended, vetted and monitored tradespeople, ...
Checkatrade, the trusted online directory of over 29,000 recommended, vetted and monitored tradespeople, has signed a major deal to become a key partner of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and ...
11 April, 2018
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Construction Trades Call for Government Support
|Date: 10 September, 2015

Construction Trades Call for Government Support
Tradesmen have called on the government to protect the industry from future recessions, as part of a roun ...
Tradesmen have called on the government to protect the industry from future recessions, as part of a roundtable discussion hosted by UK Construction Week in association with Checkatrade. The event, wh ...
10 September, 2015
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