Testimonials
Checkatrade is a business built on word of mouth. The best person to give a recommendation
is the customer - so see for yourself what our members say about Checkatrade.
All of the comments below are unprompted and come to us in letters and emails from
our members. We link back to the company's details so you can check for yourself
that their comments are genuine.
"I am really pleased with [Checkatrade]. I have plenty of work on because of you guys and more enquies coming in. Big thanks....
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"All our Dream Door customers at Yarm, are encouraged to view this site to help them make a decision about choosing Dream Doors as their kitchen supplier. I believe check a trade help customers in these testing times when there are so many rogue builders and traders out there. Checkatrade instils public confidence and because the reviews are totally independent (Dream doors have no influence about what customers say) the reviews help customers to feel safe about choosing Dream Doors. A new kitchen or kitchen makeover is a big decision for customers and they need to know they have picked the right company to do this, that’s why Dream doors fully supports checkatrade.com "
"We have just renewed our membership for the second year. We have tried a few different companies, none of which have been as helpful and professional as the staff at Checkatrade. The website is a great help to our business and improvements are made continually"
"I joined Checkatrade to expand my business and am now training up an apprentice that I hope to have fully trained out on on the road on his own soon to keep up with the volume of work as a result of joing Checkatrade. I can't get over the number of people 'knocking on the door'. I'm working 7 days a week and have had to start hiding my phone to get 5 minutes to myself as I am getting on average 14 or more enquiries a week! I started taking bookings in February and within 3 weeks was booked up until August. Checkatrade has been excellent and I'm glad to be involved."
"Best money we have ever spent, our enquiries have tripled since joining Checkatrade. We are just really, really impressed and every time you call CAT they are always really helpful."
"When I first heard of Checkatrade I assumed it was designed for your typical man and a van service. After looking further I realised that the it was actually a lot more than that and could easily apply to our small to medium size company..... the service has been nothing but fantastic. What I really respect the most is how communicative they are, they always get back and every person we came into contact without out exception were of this high calibre.... their website is easy to use, uploading photos is a breeze (take note Google+) and support was there when ever I needed it. 6 months later the rewards are plain to see, our customers love it and we use it without fail to promote our services with everyone."
"Joing Checkatrade is the best move I have made. Phone rings constantly and I have plenty of work - 100% happy and thanks us for all your hard work. Checkatrade are fantastic!"
"As a company that thrives on feedback, I just thought I'd let you know that my phones are certainly ringing and the business is rolling in. I only advertise through yourselves so know that all business is generated through Checkatrade (unless it's repeat or word of mouth). I've certainly noticed an increase since the change in the search engine and look forward to many more calls when the advertising kicks in!
You'd certainly get a 10 all round on my feedback. Keep up the good work!"
"We joined Checkatrade in 2008 with just 4 Engineers on Hagley & Warman Electrical. We have since expanded to 20 Engineers with the help from Checkatrade. Our clients defiantly use Checkatrade and are always happy with the tradesmen that carry the work out. I always recommend Checkatrade to our clients as they can’t go wrong,"
"From the initial first point of contacting Checkatrade they were pleasant to deal with and more importantly not pushy! We mutually arranged a time and day for a representative to meet with myself and the other directors... [and] after an easy going, very informative, short and sweet meeting, myself and the other 2 directors decided we would go ahead. From there we have not looked back and it has been a brilliant source of work for domestic and trade and also helps get rid of the rogue trader
cowboys that are in every trade! I shall be renewing every year if this level of service continues.
Thank you for all your help past and present!"
"I'd like to take the opportunity to thank the staff and all those involved with Checkatrade in rejuvenating my business. Without your help.... I wouldn't be trading now as well as I am. As an initial sceptic of the Checkatrade brand, I've been won over by your attention to detail and more importantly your sincerity in delivering a service that works for it's members..... Again, thank you for the support.
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"Since joining Checkatrade I am amazed at how quickly the phone started ringing. I have already completed 3 projects and have 2 more starting in the New Year. Clients love the reassurance & peace of mind that using someone registered with Checkatrade gives them. They know that they will be able to give feedback on all of my work. So, if you are as conscientious as I am, and want to gain more work I would strongly recommend joining Checkatrade. It’s worked for me."
"I'm not particularly good at self promotion which is why Checkatrade membership has been really good for me - it gives me a professional frontage. The member's area is user friendly, making it easy for me to upload photos and to make changes to my profile page. The TV adverts are also good - something I wouldn't be able to do by myself."
"We joined Checkatrade in August 2009. Our turnover went up by £150,000 in 2010 and this year we have already turned over in excess of £230,000 that can directly be attributed to Checkatrade.
I also refer other new customers to the Checkatrade website as it completely verifies me and my business with independent reviews. I would highly recommend other trades to join Checkatrade as an effective tool to expand their business."
"Just wanted to say thanks for adding the great feature of Facebook & Twitter sharing for published feedback. We’ll be making regular use of it!"
"The service and brand is fantastic and brings loads of business!!!"
"Whilst writing I would like to say that I have been with the FMB for a year and the efforts and professionalism shown by Checkatrade since we joined you guys is no comparison - you are a mile better in every way and we will leave the FMB and stay with you. Keep up the good work and well done."
"Checkatrade has been really good for me. I get 90% of my business inquiries from Checkatrade. It's good that my customers can view my workand it's good to see Checkatrade on TV."
"Checkatrade has been brilliant. It works so well that I have not renewed my Yellow Pages or Thompson Local adverts."
"I think the services you provide are excellent. We are a company registered with you and we have used the services of other trades that you list."
"Checkatrade has definitely worked for me and I have been inundated with work and am booked up until July."
"I am well impressed with Checkatrade and it is the best thing I have ever done! Anyone who says it doesn't work for them are not using the system correctly! I receive 65-70% of my work through Checkatrade and I am booked for the next 6-8 weeks in advance thanks to Checkatrade!"
"Whenever will feel it appropriate we enjoy letting other local tradespeople and businesses know just how brilliant Checkatrade is not just in terms of generating more work, but in enhancing one's business reputation. We look forward to renewing our membership with you this month and developing our business with your help."
"I am very happy with all the services you are offering. I've been a member now for almost a year and since I started getting more feedback and some images on my site I have been getting more calls. The source of my work has always been through recommendation and moving into a new age where more business is done online, now means I'm not being left behind. All my work is leaving customers feeling very happy and passing my number on to more people which in turn benefits you also, as a good tradesman gives a good light to the site that people also get my details from.
The reason I first joined was because I wanted more work in London as no one knew me there so a business colleague said about Checkatrade. That was a good move. "
"We did not renew our membership [with Trustmark and Dulux Select Decorator] as Checkatrade do such a good job we do not need to join any other scheme."
"Checkatrade was the best money I have ever spent on advertising"
"We monitor our marketing and advertising very carefully and to date Checkatrade has given us the most customers with the lowest acquisition costs, so much so that we have pulled out of some well known directories and invested more advertising with Checkatrade."
"I started my business in August 2010 and joined Checkatrade to advertise. I just want to express how happy I am with the service and with the amount of work that it has generated. 90% of my jobs have come from Checkatrade and the other 10% are referrals from original Checkatrade jobs. My business is now expanding, which I believe has been helped by advertising my work on Checkatrade. It really is an amazing way to show off my workmanship with photos and comments from all of my customers. Thank you very much!"
"Checkatrade is brilliant. I recently came out of Yellow Pages as I get 80% of my work through Checkatrade."
"We would like to say thank you for all the help Checkatrade has given us over the last year. We always get remarks from customers about how confident they feel when using a Checkatrade company!"
"I really am grateful to you guys, I am never quiet. Always booked up well in to the future. Long may it continue!"
"To all the staff at Checkatrade I would just like to say thankyou. Joining Checkatrade was the best business move I have ever made. If anybody out there has any doubts, don't! Remember you always have to speculate to accumulate and accumulate you do. My phone hasn't stopped ringing since joining. Of course you can't win them all but it's a great feeling to know you are too busy and point them back in the direction from whence they came! i.e. the Checkatrade web site."
"Just wanted to say what a fantastic service you all provide - I still believe it's the best thing I ever did to join Checkatrade. Thank you - brilliant."
"Checkatrade is without doubt the most valuable tool in our box and is our platform to stand above others – we value it and are very, very proud of it. We check our feedback and monitor our page as much if not more, than our bank account. Checkatrade stands alone in what it does and offers."
"A big thank you to everyone at Checkatrade for the fantastic service you have provided since I have joined. I couldn't fault it! Please pass my best wishes over to Kevin who is doing a fantastic job with Checkatrade. A service that truly delivers what's written on the box!"
"Checkatrade has been great for me; I regularly get 8 enquiries a week and recently have been getting up to 20 enquiries a week!
I’ve tried many forms of advertising/partnerships over the years, but this actually works."
"I've been with Checkatrade for almost a year and it's been a great way to advertise my business. When I joined at first, I didn’t believe it was going to work but my mate who’s on Checkatrade too convinced me to give it a go, and so I did. It’s been great; lots of calls and amazingly when I get to people’s houses to do a job they welcome me like they already know me - I guess it s all down to Checkatrade comments.
Thanks guys God bless you
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"We have been members of Checkatrade for nearly 2 years now. For me, the greatest benefit of our membership is that we are able to reassure customers of the quality of our service and results achieved by pointing them towards Checkatrade. It goes without saying that anyone joining up and putting the collection of customer referrals in 3rd party hands is pretty confident it will reflect well. I now have a bank of 140 customer referrals collated, controlled and published by Checkatrade, demonstrating that we consistently and reliably deliver a high quality service. I am confident that we are able to convert more leads to quotes, and quotes to contracts with the help of this tool.
As a secondary benefit we also gain leads from people who have come to us through Checkatrade. As their public presence increases through continued Radio and TV advertising I envisage this will only grow. I have no hesitation in recommending Checkatrade to all Granite Transformations franchisees."
"We use Checkatrade as a tool with existing and new leads to help secure the sale. Being able to read our profile and see previous customer comments on our work is invaluable. "
"As a company, Dream Doors has been a member of Checkatrade almost since inception, and it has been one of the leading players in making our company as successful as it is. With the partnership of Checkatrade and Dream Doors working together we have gone from strength to strength, and because of Checkatrade our customers have the reassurance that they are dealing with an honest, reliable and reputable company."
"[I would like] to express my thanks and support for the philosophy and standards behind the Checkatrade business. I joined Checkatrade over 2 years ago with the view to the brand helping me grow my business. Two years later I receive approximately 4-5 calls a week.... from someone with a dripping tap to a customer who had his & her bathrooms done, the cloakroom re-furbished and 19 new radiators fitted. The brand continues to grow and local advertising always produces more business. The website works really well as do the feedback cards, stickers on the van and logos on all letters and quotes. The return on investment is significant, and as a result I would have no hesitation in recommending your service to any business looking to grow. [Thank you] to the team at Head Office."
"Checkatrade is Brilliant. I will say that what you put in is what you will get out and now 70% of our work comes via Checkatrade. I'm so pleased and they also offer really good advice and support on how to do any changes to your Checkatrade web page."
"Glad I joined Checkatrade. Most of my new customers think it's great and so do I!"
"Since starting out as a sole trader at the turn of the year I was obviously keen to promote myself and increase business as quickly as possible. Checkatrade was highly recommended to me by a friend in the tiling trade. I understandably, and to be honest, hesitantly, parted with my money, which runs thin in the early stages of starting out. I have frankly never looked back. Whilst I have a number of other sources of work, in terms of volume, Checkatrade brings me the most. Touch wood, I have had nothing but good experiences with every job. The ability to see feedback works for the customer; to find a reputable, reliable, quality tradesperson and for the tradesperson; to advertise their abilities and quality. I would highly recommend any tradesperson starting out and looking to promote their business to consider Checkatrade. Likewise, I would strongly recommend anyone looking for a tradesperson, to use Checkatrade to find them and benefit from the vetting process conducted on all tradespersons advertising with them."
"Since joining Checkatrade the work has been non stop. Everybody uses Checkatrade now and it saved my business 4 years ago."
"Thanks a million Checkatrade for the free tickets to the Splash Fm Garden Party - we had a great night on Saturday night. Also my phone does not stopping ringing with enquiries from Checkatrade. "
"Really really happy since joining Checkatrade. Business has picked up tremendously since joining. I like using the feedback cards - it shows you care about your work and can use your profile and customers can even check you out before you get to the door. I like the fact also that Checkatrade ring from time to time to see how things are going."
"Checkatrade has been a lifeline for my work. As long as I have breath in my body I will be with Checkatrade!"
"Ever since joining Checkatrade work has been flooding in, I’ve even got bookings until next year!
I ummed and aahhed about joining Checkatrade and now wished I had joined sooner!
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"The work I have had has been unbelievable. When I go out to the customer they know all about me due to checking me out on the website. As soon as I joined I had a job within the first week which paid for my membership. 85% of my work comes through CHeckatrade."
"We have found Checkatrade to be really helpful to our business, we are so happy we became members!!"
"80% of my work comes from Checkatrade."
"I am very busy at the moment - at least 50% of my work comes through Checkatrade"
"I've advertised in Yellow Pages and Thomson Local for years and quite frankly Checkatrade is the best advertising I have done so far, just because of the work it generates and because people can see me on line. I saw a customer who said its great. You can find something in your local area and you can see what people have written back about you."
"Since Joining Checkatrade my telephone has been red hot and I have not had a day off apart from the snow!!
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"I am getting more calls from Checkatrade than I am getting from my over £7000 ad in Yellow Pages."
"On the whole Checkatrade is one of the best pound for pound investments I have made for the business and I really mean that."
"We have been pleased so far, received work through Checkatrade and feel that we are also helping the customer to find someone they can trust."
"Since I've had Checkatrade change my web categories Checkatrade is working very well for me. On average I am doing an estimate a day which is quite often turning into work. Fantastic!! The members area is brilliant!! Also the TV Advert is great."
"Pleased to say the phone did not stop ringing yesterday and they all said "I got your number from CAT" great stuff !"
"I am inundated with work and this year I have worked on 5 bathrooms, had 9 quotes and have won 60% of the work. Checkatrade is good when giving a quote because once the customer knows I am with Checkatrade, the sales pitch isn't needed!"
"I have only been with Checkatrade since January and I must say I am impressed. Business is slow in these difficult times but it has certainly improved since I have been a member. I know you will keep up the good work."
"I advertised in my local Tesco for 2 years - not one call and a total waste of money. Yellow pages, forget it. Might as well go on holiday whilst waiting for a call. Now!! Checkatrade unbelievable. So much work I could not believe it. It really works and it's paid for itself over and over again. Brilliant!!!!"
"Checkatrade is going really well for me. I love reading people's comments - it makes me feel very proud."
"Checkatrade is a fantastic search engine! You meet some fantastic, friendly people! I'm very glad to be part of Checkatrade."
"Hi to all at Checkatrade
Just like to offer you a big * THANK YOU * for all the work i have received since becoming a member of Checkatrade. I have to say it has been one of the best business moves I have ever made. My work has in increased by 99% and more. The more reviews I have the more work I seem to get ! I can only say you have to be in it to win it! Well done to you all for your continued hard work. It pays off. Well done."
"Great being with Checkatrade, knowing that there is so much support when you need it. I am proud of my work and happy for future customers to see my feedback. I get a fair amount of work from Checkatrade.
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"The best thing I could have done for my business was to join Checkatrade. But it only works well when you give the cards out, even if the customer says they will give you feedback online, still give them a card."
"A big thanks to the Customer Services Team, particularly Sarah and Michelle, for supporting me when I had difficult customers this year. It was a worry when I first joined, but I feel confident now that Checkatrade are here to support me and provide help in these circumstances. Checkatrade were great in the way they dealt with the situation."
"Checkatrade is streets ahead of any other advertising we do. We are going to make Checkatrade our only form of advertising in the future. "
"If Checkatrade were to ask me to fill in a feedback form I would have to rate them 10 out of 10 for all aspects of the service and I would highly recommend them.
As for the feedback, joining was without doubt the best marketing decision I have made for my business. My customers will book me without question. Do not underestimate the power of the trust and confidence that customers have in Checkatrade members. Well done and thank you for helping me make my business a success."
"I've actually had 3 new customers call up on the back of the tv ad campaign, if I'm lucky, I'll win £90k worth of work :-)"
"Many thanks Kevin to you and the Checkatrade team. Your professionalism benefits us all and we, as a company, strive to deliver the same standards.
From our point of view we have found that the more effort we put into our Checkatrade page the more benefit we get. I know that it can take a little time to take photos and upload them but it is certainly worth it. When potential clients look at our site they are interested in the comments left by previous customers but also get a real feel for the standard of our work from the photographs – as they say, a picture paints a thousand words !
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"Just felt that I had to respond and say THANK YOU - a great web site - brilliant!!!
I've only been a member for just over 6 months and I have received work from it. Customer's feel much more confident when using you from Checkatrade. I also found it so very helpful that I could pay in instalments as well.
Great new Ad. - keep up the fantastic work you must all be doing there."
"I wouldn’t be in business if it wasn’t for Checkatrade. I believe 70% of my work is from Checkatrade."
"In the year I have been with Checkatrade, I have gone from working on my own to employing 6 people!"
"Jonique has been a member of Checkatrade for five years and I have to say without doubt that our advertising success has been as a direct result of been a member of Checkatrade.
I currently subscribe to other internet advertising agencies as I do believe that it is important to get as much exposure as possible but most of our clients still say they have found us through Checkatrade. I have seen the effort you have put in over the years to make Checkatrade successful and as a whole the quality of your business helps our image to shine. I do believe that the way forward is to have a prestigious image which Checkatrade has and I compliment you on developing this image constantly.
Good luck with the new campaign and thank you again for helping to make Jonique a success.
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"Checkatrade is a great thing 0 I give them 10 out of 10. I have received work and calls already and I only joined last month. I get good quality customers and I have recommended Checkatrade to other tradesmen that I know. It's the best thing that has happened to my business."
"I just thought I would take a moment to write you a letter to say how fantastic I think the team and service is. Since joining I have just had non-stop phone calls for work. As I am young this is a major boost because people can now believe that I do a decent job and can see I am doing a decent job as well through photos and feedback. Checkatrade have put detail into every aspect of a business from stickers to a nice folder with your brand on.
I can not recommend a better advertising company than yourself as I have tried other companies which give you minimal work compared to Checkatrade. Just thought I would say that as I appreciate everything the team do and to keep up the hard work."
"I would just like to say a big thank you to all of your staff at checkatrade for making my business take off!
Since joining checkatrade my work has more than quadrupled, and had already booked out 2 months in advance, and the phone never stops ringing."
"Only been a member since August and it has paid for itself easy. I am very impressed with Checkatrade."
"I'm so happy with Checkatrade and my customers definitely are too!!"
"I have saved £10k on advertising since being with Checkatrade. I am booked through until next December and I get calls via Checkatrade EVERY day. I am so pleased that I joined Checkatrade."
"I would like to say thanks to Checkatrade as since joining I have got 4 jobs directly from enquiries via Checkatrade so looks like it will have paid for itself once they have been fitted all ready!! The same cant be said for the Yellow Pages!"
"I’ve been with some websites in the past but Checkatrade are absolutely brilliant, top class and I’m well happy. Checkatrade look after us (the trader) and they look after the customer. You don’t know how much I appreciate it. I would be quite happy to endorse anything from Checkatrade. There aren’t many painters working over Christmas but I’m chock-a-block and have virtually got January sorted as well, all thanks to Checkatrade."
"It's a brilliant website, it really is very good. We are receiving 4/5 calls a week, large and small jobs. We honestly can't speak highly enough of Checkatrade and I am going to recommend it to a friend in the trade. "
"I want to thank you for a great job since joining. I have had a lot of work via Checkatrade."
"Checkatrade are fantastic. I get 75% of my work through Checkatrade and I'm really busy."
"I have nothing but praise for Checkatrade!"
"Checkatrade works extremely well for me. I would say I get 80% of my work from you. The work that I've been getting is very good and some of the jobs are 4 weeks running. I have been busy and thank Checkatrade for this, for what might have been a very slow year."
"I have used Yellow Pages and Thomsons in the past to advertise in but Checkatrade is the best I have ever been with. "
"I just wanted to thank you and your team again!! Now that I have been a CAT bod for a few months , thought it would be nice to let you know how well its going... Very happy with results, I have at least 3 to 4 enquiries a week, so its working. I find your support staff, excellent ! helpful and friendly.
Its good to feel part of a community, I also like it that you can customize your web page and the statistics,search appearances, hits etc ... very useful !!
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"I think that this service is amazing and really allows future clients to see and hear how great we really are Thanks Checkatrade"
"My business has had the best year ever this year, despite the recession. And this is thanks largely to Checkatrade. Most of my work comes from the Checkatrade website and guides. The Arun Driveways ad in Yellow Pages was very expensive and did not even come close to covering it's cost. Checkatrade is so good for my business, I have had their logo signwritten on both doors of my new vehicle. "
"Checkatrade is really gaining some impetus! Thanks for all the hard work."
"What a fantastic tool Checkatrade is for us. The advertising and association beats other options hands down. We have been, like many others, more particular about where we spend our advertising budget this year. Keeping this in mind we opted for Thomson under the Checkatrade umbrella. 90 enquiries over the last year have quoted Checkatrade and following that recommendations by those customers to others. It feels good to be part of it and I only wish I would have thought of it myself. The website is so impressive and offers me information so finely tuned to tell me how we are doing and how we look. We have had to adapt in this climate and Checkatrade has been a beacon for us. Thank you."
"So far its been the best £440 spent. Great information that is boosting my reputation and income.
I like the CAT report, the photos section, where do you work section, prospects have a well rounded view of each member.
Its BLOOMING MARVELOUS"
"Hi to you all. I think you all our doing a fantastic job. The TV ad is great! Big thanks to you all - keep up the good work. Well done."
"We have logged in to the members area and we were so impressed with what we found. With customers being more cautious Checkatrade assures us that we are doing the right thing as a business. Half of our enquiries this year have been through Checkatrade and the trust that the customer needs has already been met by the service before they contact us. We feel that this allows the customer to be open and honest about what they are looking for and any concerns that they may have.
I spent some time looking at my feedback and where we could focus on improving as a business. The beauty of it is that it has been created by the standard of our business and the happiness of our customers.
The members area has left me feeling that we are well represented, advertised and valued by Checkatrade. Its the first time in a long time that there is a service that benefits the customer and the member."
