TrustStanding for Small Builders & Contractors

Small Builders & Contractors

Most homeowners pick a builder from reviews and word of mouth. TrustStanding gives small builders and trades contractors an affordable, trusted profile that turns happy clients into your best marketing.

Business Standing Score

Independently assessed by TrustStanding

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87

/ 100

Assessed August 2026

Strong standing

Statutory92
Financial84
Suppliers88
Workforce81
Customers90

Valid for 12 months from the assessment date.

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4.8

Excellent · 132 reviews

Business Standing 87/100 · Assessed August 2026

5-star84%
4-star11%
3-star3%
2-star1%
1-star1%
ID VerifiedBusiness Standing Score 87/100
4.8(132)
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Live examples of the widgets you can place on your site, proposals and email signature.

Affordable review collection built for trades — no big-budget subscription required.

Built for the trades

Collect reviews per job, showcase your trade categories, and let your rating do the talking when homeowners compare local builders.

Collect from any channel

Send review invites by text or email, share a QR code on your van or invoice, and gather reviews wherever your customers are.

Prove you're legitimate

Identity verification and a Business Standing Score show homeowners you're a real, accountable business — not a rogue trader.

Climb the local directory

Higher ratings surface your listing first in your area, so you win more of the work that's already searching for you.

First mover advantage

Almost no small builders & contractors collect verified reviews yet

Reviews transformed hotels, restaurants and e-commerce — but in your sector published, verified feedback is still rare. The firms that start now will own the proof their competitors cannot show: a public track record, an independently assessed Business Standing Score, and years of reviews their rivals will spend years catching up on.

  • Be the first name buyers find with published, verified reviews
  • Build a review history that takes competitors years to match
  • Win tenders and enquiries on evidence, not promises
  • Set the standard your sector will be measured against
Industry-specific add-on buttons

Proof points built for small builders & contractors

When a customer leaves a review we ask a short series of guided questions. Each answer they confirm unlocks an add-on button on your profile — so prospects see exactly what you are consistently good at, not just a star rating. We are currently the only reviews and reputation management platform to offer this.

Timely Completion Completed On Budget Great Workmanship Transparent Pricing Tidy & Respectful Site Turned Up When Promised

Confirmed by customers during the guided review — never self-declared. More small builders & contractors labels are added as the sector grows.

Business Standing Certificate

Independent proof to attach to every bid and proposal

Small Builders & Contractors win work on credibility. Our engraved A4 certificate presents your independently assessed Business Standing Score, verified reviews rating and identity verification on one page — with a QR code a client can scan to confirm it against the TrustStanding directory. $49 one-off, valid three years.

  • Include it in tenders, proposals, quotes and pre-qualification packs
  • Verifiable by QR code — never a self-declared claim
  • Reissued each year with your next assessment
Explore the certificate
TrustStanding

TrustStanding

Independent business standing assessment

Certificate ID

TS-BS-GB-2026-004182

Certificate of

Business Standing

This certifies that the business named below has completed an independent evidence-based assessment against the TrustStanding 100-point Business Standing framework and have satisfied the requirements of the TrustStanding Business Standing Standard.

Harcourt & Vale Architects

Verified legal entity: Harcourt & Vale Architects Limited · Company No. 12345678

Small Builders & Contractors · United Kingdom

Standing score

87/100

Strong standing

Certification status

Certified

Statutory compliance

18/20

Financial resilience

17/20

Supplier payment practices

18/20

Workforce stability

17/20

Customer safeguards

17/20

Certification cycle

14 March 2026 – 13 March 2029

Current assessment

12 March 2026

Next surveillance due

March 2027

Certification record

TrustStanding Business Standing Standard

Identity

Verified legal entity

Standard

TS-BS-100:2026 v1.0

Review status

Certification approved

Evidence

All required sections complete

Assessment date: 12 March 2026 · Evidence period: March 2025 \u2013 March 2026

Evidence coverage. All five required assessment sections completed.

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Certified

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Certificate ID

TS-BS-GB-2026-004182

Valid until

13 March 2029

Assessment

Completed by TrustStanding

Certification decision

Approved

Public certificate. Scan the code or visit truststanding.com to authenticate this certificate and confirm whether it is certified, suspended, expired or withdrawn. The Business Standing Score reflects the evidence supplied and reviewed at the assessment date and is valid for the certification cycle shown. It indicates current business standing but does not guarantee solvency, payment, performance or future conduct, and is not financial, investment, legal, audit or credit advice. Issued by International Awards Group Ltd, registered in England and Wales (Company No. 16366777).

Illustrative example for small builders & contractors. Your certificate carries your own score, rating and serial.

Why Small Builders & Contractors choose TrustStanding

  • Review invites by email, text or QR code on your invoice
  • Identity-verified badge to beat the 'rogue trader' worry
  • Per-job reviews across every trade category
  • Free to list — affordable paid plans from £15/mo

Build your trusted profile today

Free to list. Affordable plans from £15/mo. Collect verified reviews and prove your standing in minutes.