insurance Archives - Professional Builder

Need fast, reliable insurance? Let Superscript help.
|Date: 27 June, 2025

Need fast, reliable insurance? Let Superscript help.
You’re a master of your trade, but what insurance your business needs might be more of a mystery. Busines ...
You’re a master of your trade, but what insurance your business needs might be more of a mystery. Business insurance is not the kind of topic you relish researching, but it can prove a useful tool in ...
27 June, 2025
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Toolstation partners with Superscript to launch an insurance offering
|Date: 2 June, 2025

Toolstation partners with Superscript to launch an insurance offering
The cover, available through the Toolstation Club, will give trades access to a comprehensive range of in ...
The cover, available through the Toolstation Club, will give trades access to a comprehensive range of insurance tailored to their needs Toolstation, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of tools, access ...
2 June, 2025
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Forget the builder’s brew, turn up the Agadoo
|Date: 20 February, 2025

Forget the builder’s brew, turn up the Agadoo
Business insurance experts, Towergate Insurance, reveal that it’s not a builders brew that gets things mo ...
Business insurance experts, Towergate Insurance, reveal that it’s not a builders brew that gets things moving, it’s actually music on site with 59% opting for the traditional radio over Spotify (44%) ...
20 February, 2025
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Tool theft epidemic costs London tradespeople over £16 million in stolen equipment
|Date: 3 February, 2025

Tool theft epidemic costs London tradespeople over £16 million in stolen equipment
New data acquired by Tell TVL has revealed the staggering state of tool theft in the capital, with an est ...
New data acquired by Tell TVL has revealed the staggering state of tool theft in the capital, with an estimated £16.3 million worth of tools stolen* from vehicles across London in 2023**. The data, s ...
3 February, 2025
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How to get your money’s worth with Blip Insurance
|Date: 8 July, 2024

How to get your money’s worth with Blip Insurance
PB’s Edward Kelly interviews Gary Ross, Founder and CEO of blip – the insurance company that’s making sur ...
PB’s Edward Kelly interviews Gary Ross, Founder and CEO of blip – the insurance company that’s making sure you get your money’s worth. Insurance is always a tricky subject. It’s an expense tradespeop ...
8 July, 2024
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blip launches profit-share small business insurance for tradespeople
|Date: 19 February, 2024

blip launches profit-share small business insurance for tradespeople
‘blip’ Insurance launches today in the UK, offering affordable business insurance for tradespeople with a ...
‘blip’ Insurance launches today in the UK, offering affordable business insurance for tradespeople with a pioneering profit-sharing model. Covering all trades from plumbers, to builders, to electricia ...
19 February, 2024
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Toolbox By Admiral rebrands to Admiral Business
|Date: 6 February, 2024

Toolbox By Admiral rebrands to Admiral Business
Toolbox By Admiral rebrands to Admiral Business complete with new customer-centric tailored insurance pac ...
Toolbox By Admiral rebrands to Admiral Business complete with new customer-centric tailored insurance packages Toolbox by Admiral, the business insurance arm of Admiral Group, has announced that it h ...
6 February, 2024
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Fear of theft and violence putting a strain on tradespeople’s mental health
|Date: 12 January, 2024

Fear of theft and violence putting a strain on tradespeople’s mental health
The fear of theft and violence is putting a strain on the mental health of tradespeople as crime continue ...
The fear of theft and violence is putting a strain on the mental health of tradespeople as crime continues to sweep through the industry. New research from commercial insurer NFU Mutual found that mo ...
12 January, 2024
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Toolbox by Admiral offers six easy ways to credit check your customers
|Date: 22 December, 2023

Toolbox by Admiral offers six easy ways to credit check your customers
In order to help businesspeople protect their work and finances as much as possible, the insurance expert ...
In order to help businesspeople protect their work and finances as much as possible, the insurance experts at Toolbox by Admiral have revealed six of the easiest ways to credit check potential custome ...
22 December, 2023
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There’s a £1.2 billion cost for friendship according to Direct Line
|Date: 18 December, 2023

There’s a £1.2 billion cost for friendship according to Direct Line
Tradespeople lose on average over £1,400 each year doing work for free or at reduced rates, more than the ...
Tradespeople lose on average over £1,400 each year doing work for free or at reduced rates, more than the average cost of a Premier League season ticket Combined cost to tradespeople estimated at £1 ...
18 December, 2023
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Take control and protect your van and tools this winter
|Date: 27 October, 2023

Take control and protect your van and tools this winter
ARMD, the anti-tool theft specialists dedicated to protecting tradespeople’s livelihoods, has warned the ...
ARMD, the anti-tool theft specialists dedicated to protecting tradespeople’s livelihoods, has warned the industry that as darker winter evenings draw in, tool theft increases dramatically. In fact, lo ...
27 October, 2023
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NFU Mutual talks tool theft
|Date: 4 September, 2023

NFU Mutual talks tool theft
Tradespeople rely on their tools and equipment to be able to do their jobs. Having these tools stolen can ...
Tradespeople rely on their tools and equipment to be able to do their jobs. Having these tools stolen can have a devastating impact professionally, financially and even mentally. In the current clim ...
4 September, 2023
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Allcover Insurance answers your cover questions
|Date: 4 June, 2023

Allcover Insurance answers your cover questions
© highwaystarz/Adobe Stock In the first part of our focus on insurance, Paul Hildyard at Allcover Insuran ...
© highwaystarz/Adobe Stock In the first part of our focus on insurance, Paul Hildyard at Allcover Insurance answers your queries on getting the right cover. Q. With regards to tools cover, are the too ...
4 June, 2023
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Late pay-demic: average tradesperson currently chasing £7,000 in late payments
|Date: 8 March, 2023

Late pay-demic: average tradesperson currently chasing £7,000 in late payments
Late pay-demic: average tradesperson currently chasing £7,000 in late payments ...
Late pay-demic: average tradesperson currently chasing £7,000 in late payments ...
8 March, 2023
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TradeHelp is supporting all trades
|Date: 7 March, 2023

TradeHelp is supporting all trades
TradeHelp announces plans to further grow its 15,000 strong network, having extended the free benefits to ...
TradeHelp announces plans to further grow its 15,000 strong network, having extended the free benefits to now support trades of all types. ...
7 March, 2023
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Tradespeople lose almost £1,500 a week
|Date: 18 October, 2022

Tradespeople lose almost £1,500 a week
Tradespeople lose, on average, £1,427 every working week from lost business when their van is stolen, dam ...
Tradespeople lose, on average, £1,427 every working week from lost business when their van is stolen, damaged, or written off, according to research by Direct Line business insurance. More than three ...
18 October, 2022
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