Who are we?
Established in 1998, we are one of the UK’s top marketplaces for home improvements and repairs. We are committed to connecting people with trades and tools to make home improvements easy – because safe and happy homes matter to us.
From our humble beginnings to becoming a national household name, we’ve been on an exciting journey and we’re still growing too.
Our foundations are solid, and our future is bright. With generous investment from Brookfield, our private equity partners, we have an ambitious scale-up plan and a robust roadmap to get there. With 600 (and counting!) high performing individuals working for us, across our offices in Portsmouth and London, we are All In.
We are a vibrant, forward-thinking business led by our values and guided by our mission.
Always Customer Obsessed, we listen to insights and test and learn together. We engage our people and are transparent about our plans focussing our collective effort on key priorities.
For over 25 years Checkatrade has stood for reputation and raising standards. Today is no different. Whether it is our trade members, consumers or our staff, we are all about Doing the right thing. We are a passionate bunch of people taking pride in building a business that is a force for good.
We look for opportunities to do things brilliantly and face into challenges with transparency because Being Bold is about thinking big, and we Get It Done.
What's so special about working at Checkatrade?
Life at Checkatrade
We spend a large chunk of our lives at work, so let's enjoy it. Here at Checkatrade, we really care about our people and do a lot to make them feel happy.
As a values led business, we recognise that our people are our greatest assets. This means that whether you work on our frontline customer service or behind the scenes in tech, you always have a voice.
We’ve got impressive offices, fantastic facilities and offer hybrid working which provides plenty of opportunities for flexible working, depending on your role.
We operate and communicate with transparency, celebrate successes and face challenges with gusto, using our collective power to build a business that we can all be proud of.
Personal and Career Development
We invest in our people and embrace a culture of continuous improvement with dedicated learning and development. From your initial company induction to on-the-job training and formal qualifications and courses, we give you the right tools for the job, and put you in the driving seat of your own development. Whether you are looking to progress within your field or gain new experiences, we have diverse vacancies from front-line to technology.
We seek to promote internally, wherever possible, ensuring you’ll get loads of opportunities, and a long Checkatrade career.
Wellbeing Matters
We want our people content, healthy and happy. So, we promote the things that enable you to enjoy a positive work environment, increase engagement and support you in being resilient in today’s fast paced world – both at work and at home.
We take a holistic view to employee wellbeing. This includes having a physical work environment that fosters productivity and collaboration to having trained Mental Health First Aiders and Line Managers you can turn to when the going gets tough.
Our Perks and Benefits have something for all with a wide range of benefits from fitness to financial wellbeing and charity leave.
And our Wellbeing Hub provides you with links to Employee Assistance, articles and blogs with the additional support and signposting to varied external organisations for that extra layer of support when needed.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are all about positive action and promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Whether it’s creating awareness of the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce, to having the right policies, processes, and training in place, we are committed to making sure that at Checkatrade each individual feels valued and accepted. We have task forces to drive our D&I agenda, we have initiatives in play to support employee wellbeing and we run regular engagement surveys to track employee satisfaction too and take action on responses.
Giving Back
We’re passionate about giving back, which is why we are fully focussed on our three corporate social responsibility pillars which are charity, community, and the environment. Our annual employee-elected company charity of the year sees collective fundraising and volunteering for a cause that’s close to us, and we’re big on sustainability with our #TeamGreen Project. Plus, our community pillar is all about Trade-Up, a non-for-profit set up to retain 10,000 people every year in the UK to become tradespeople.