What is TrustMark?
TrustMark is a new initiative between Government, consumer groups and industry designed to help you find reputable firms to do repairs, maintenance and improvement work in your home or garden.
The TrustMark Scheme has been set up to safeguard the interests of the consumer who may be trying to select a quality approved tradesperson to carry out work in their home. It is the intention of the scheme to provide consumers with names of professional and high quality tradesmen and to eliminate the rogue traders who have for so long blighted these industries. TrustMark provides a list of assessed and approved contractors to work on domestic projects. TrustMark can offer you a list of companies that have met the standards of the scheme, and have been checked for the following:
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Technical competence in their particular trade checked by 'on site' assessments
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That they offer clear details of the work being undertaken to include specification, materials to be used, price, payment method and timescale
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Compliance with the law on health, safety and waste disposal issue
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That the company are financially sound and have adequate public liability insurance
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That they offer the opportunity to purchase insurance to cover deposit, work in progress, defective workmanship and a standard 6-year completion warranty.