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  • More than £100 million of tools have been stolen in the UK since 2020

    |Date: 9 May, 2022
    More than £100 million of tools have been stolen in the UK since 2020

    More than £100 million of tools have been stolen in the UK since 2020

    Almost 60,000 tools have been stolen over the last two years. More than a third of the tools stolen were ...

    Almost 60,000 tools have been stolen over the last two years. More than a third of the tools stolen were in London (21,630) Expert offers advice to tradespeople on how to protect themselves from tool ...

    9 May, 2022
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  • Local Hero Awards 2022 Revealed

    |Date: 4 May, 2022
    Local Hero Awards 2022 Revealed

    Local Hero Awards 2022 Revealed

    SGS Engineering has unveiled the finalists in the 2022 Local Hero Awards, which celebrates ‘hero’ tradesp ...

    SGS Engineering has unveiled the finalists in the 2022 Local Hero Awards, which celebrates ‘hero’ tradespeople who have supported their communities See the list of finalists below Voting opens today, ...

    4 May, 2022
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  • The rise of the eco-friendly tradesperson

    |Date: 20 April, 2022
    The rise of the eco-friendly tradesperson

    The rise of the eco-friendly tradesperson

    ‪Registration of commercial electric vehicles grew by 21% in January 2022 57% of UK homeowners want to be ...

    ‪Registration of commercial electric vehicles grew by 21% in January 2022 57% of UK homeowners want to be more eco-friendly  73% of the UK population worry about the energy performance of their home ‪ ...

    20 April, 2022
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  • Your delivery, your way from IronmongeryDirect

    |Date: 13 April, 2022
    Your delivery, your way from IronmongeryDirect

    Your delivery, your way from IronmongeryDirect

    Leading specialist trade supplier, IronmongeryDirect has expanded its Click & Collect service to offe ...

    Leading specialist trade supplier, IronmongeryDirect has expanded its Click & Collect service to offer tradespeople a choice of 6,500 pick up points nationwide. The move forms part of the retailer ...

    13 April, 2022
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  • Demand for tradespeople up by 50 percent

    |Date: 11 April, 2022
    Demand for tradespeople up by 50 percent

    Demand for tradespeople up by 50 percent

    Demand has skyrocketed, but tradespeople have also been hit with a series of challenges because of Covid ...

    Demand has skyrocketed, but tradespeople have also been hit with a series of challenges because of Covid and Brexit, so Rated People explores the true effects of ‘the home improvement boom’ and looks ...

    11 April, 2022
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  • Search for ‘hero’ tradespeople begins in ‘Local Hero Awards’

    |Date: 6 April, 2022
    Search for ‘hero’ tradespeople begins in ‘Local Hero Awards’

    Search for ‘hero’ tradespeople begins in ‘Local Hero Awards’

    £1000 prize on offer as SGS Engineering launches second annual nationwide search for tradespeople who hav ...

    £1000 prize on offer as SGS Engineering launches second annual nationwide search for tradespeople who have helped their communities through kind acts Local heroes can be nominated via a dedicated entr ...

    6 April, 2022
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  • Band of Builders launches free counselling service for tradespeople to tackle construction industry mental health crisis

    |Date: 1 April, 2022
    Band of Builders launches free counselling service for tradespeople to tackle construction industry mental health crisis

    Band of Builders launches free counselling service for tradespeople to tackle construction industry mental health crisis

    Construction workers in crisis are being urged to use a new free counselling service that has been set up ...

    Construction workers in crisis are being urged to use a new free counselling service that has been set up by a national builders charity, after its inaugural Big Brew fundraising campaign raised enoug ...

    1 April, 2022
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  • The App to fill your trade job gaps

    |Date: 30 March, 2022
    The App to fill your trade job gaps

    The App to fill your trade job gaps

    A new and free platform, designed by the trade for the trade is set to make managing labour and workload ...

    A new and free platform, designed by the trade for the trade is set to make managing labour and workload in the construction industry quicker and easier. The Trade Jobs App has launched and will make ...

    30 March, 2022
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  • Buildiro Launches Investment Round on Seedrs

    |Date: 24 March, 2022
    Buildiro Launches Investment Round on Seedrs

    Buildiro Launches Investment Round on Seedrs

    Like Amazon for building materials, Buildiro.com seeks to raise at least £300,000 to boost affiliate sale ...

    Like Amazon for building materials, Buildiro.com seeks to raise at least £300,000 to boost affiliate sales, activate merchants, and grow revenue Buildiro.com, a digital marketplace for tradespeople, b ...

    24 March, 2022
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  • How to handle tricky conversations about mates’ rates

    |Date: 16 March, 2022
    How to handle tricky conversations about mates’ rates

    How to handle tricky conversations about mates’ rates

    At some point in their careers, most tradespeople will probably be asked by a friend or family member to ...

    At some point in their careers, most tradespeople will probably be asked by a friend or family member to do a job at a discounted rate. In fact, recent research by ElectricalDirect found that UK elect ...

    16 March, 2022
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  • How to grow your business with Rated People

    |Date: 7 March, 2022
    How to grow your business with Rated People

    How to grow your business with Rated People

    Jack Lemon, Head of Tradespeople Marketing at Rated People, explains how the company can help your busine ...

    Jack Lemon, Head of Tradespeople Marketing at Rated People, explains how the company can help your business thrive. At a time when there’s high customer demand for tradespeople, you may wonder what an ...

    7 March, 2022
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  • Rezigo launches new property platform to save tradespeople time and stress

    |Date: 3 March, 2022
    Rezigo launches new property platform to save tradespeople time and stress

    Rezigo launches new property platform to save tradespeople time and stress

    Property industry veterans have developed Rezigo, a secure, UX-forward online platform which simplifies t ...

    Property industry veterans have developed Rezigo, a secure, UX-forward online platform which simplifies the process of finding, booking, managing and paying available, local tradespeople to a few clic ...

    3 March, 2022
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  • REVEALED: Builders are the most in demand trade across the UK and rank in the top ten paid trades

    |Date: 14 February, 2022
    REVEALED: Builders are the most in demand trade across the UK and rank in the top ten paid trades

    REVEALED: Builders are the most in demand trade across the UK and rank in the top ten paid trades

    There has been a massive shortage of skilled trade workers across the UK, leaving the demand for trade jo ...

    There has been a massive shortage of skilled trade workers across the UK, leaving the demand for trade jobs incredibly high.  Brits have spent £110 billion on home improvements during the coronavirus ...

    14 February, 2022
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  • Effects of poor communication in your business

    |Date: 3 February, 2022
    Effects of poor communication in your business

    Effects of poor communication in your business

    “We never hear from satisfied customers, only ever from those with an apparent axe to grind.” It’s a fami ...

    “We never hear from satisfied customers, only ever from those with an apparent axe to grind.” It’s a familiar retort from many small business owners and one that will certainly resonate with a lot of ...

    3 February, 2022
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  • It’s not too late to watch BITURBO Brushless Live

    |Date: 26 January, 2022
    It’s not too late to watch BITURBO Brushless Live

    It’s not too late to watch BITURBO Brushless Live

    Discover Bosch’s best performing Combi Drill by watching Bosch Professional’s recording of its live strea ...

    Discover Bosch’s best performing Combi Drill by watching Bosch Professional’s recording of its live stream BITURBO Brushless Live – The Gift of Revolutionary Performance from the 16 December. Get the ...

    26 January, 2022
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  • ERA discusses how the trades can capitalise

    |Date: 4 January, 2022
    ERA discusses how the trades can capitalise

    ERA discusses how the trades can capitalise

    With the smart security solutions market going from strength-to-strength, Chris Burrows, Head of Sales – ...

    With the smart security solutions market going from strength-to-strength, Chris Burrows, Head of Sales – Distribution and Smart Security for ERA, discusses how the trades can capitalise. Advances in c ...

    4 January, 2022
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