54 | SEPTEMBER 2017
Business
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TRUSTMARK TEAMS UP
WITH TRADING STANDARDS
TrustMark, the only Government-endorsed ‘find a tradesperson’ scheme in the UK, has partnered with East
Sussex County Council Trading Standards to offer tradespeople national recognition with local reassurance.
Contractors and their
customers in East Sussex
will now have their county
backed by the TrustMark
Trading Standards Approved
scheme.
All successful Trading
Standards Approved busi-
nesses must pass additional
checks to provide custom-
ers with greater confidence
when choosing a tradesper-
son. All Trading Standards
Approved firms will be vet-
ted by both Trading Stand-
ards and TrustMark before
they successfully qualify.
Trading Standards ap-
proval means that reputable,
quality firms are recognised
for their hard work and
good long-term trading
practices, as well as offering
increased protection for con-
sumers in an industry that is
plagued by rogue traders.
For the first time, lo-
cal authorities across the
country can work together
to deliver this scheme. In
addition, reputable firms in
East Sussex will now benefit
from the recognition they
deserve and will have the
added value of being able to
display the local East Sussex
Trading Standards Approved
logo.
TrustMark launched the
Trading Standards Approved
scheme in November of last
year. The scheme was de-
vised to bring about positive
change in the repair, main-
tenance and improvement
sector, safeguarding con-
sumers against the practices
of rogue traders and giving
them greater choice.
www.trustmark.org.uk/
trading-standards
tradingstandards@
trustmark.org.uk
Summit returns in 2018
The South West Construction Summit
has confirmed its return in 2018 - on 22nd
June at Ashton Gate, Bristol - after this
year’s event was hailed a great success.
The attendee profile at the
summit included some highly
influential professionals, creating
a rare opportunity to connect with
the hardest to reach decision-mak-
ers within the south west built
environment. The summit took the
Best in East Midlands Construction
Over 300 construction pro-
fessionals gathered at the Notting-
ham Belfry for the Celebrating
Construction Awards for the East
Midlands.
The awards were hosted by
former business correspondent for
BBC Breakfast, Declan Curry. It
was an outstanding night for BE
Design and Wates Construction
who both picked up two awards
each.
BE Design won the Digital Con-
struction Project/Initiative of the
Year for the High Street Lincoln
which is a student accommodation
block containing 40 self-contained
flats and also picked up the SME
of the Year. Wates Construction
picked up the highly competitive
Integration and Collaborative
Working Award for their involve-
ment in Bluecoat Academy and
got recognised for their emerging
employee talent with Amy Miller
taking home the Young Achiever
of the Year award.
Robert Woodhead collected the
Preservation and Rejuvenation
Award for Delapre Abbey, and
Scape Group picked up Client of
the Year.
form of a combined conference
and exhibition with opportunity
for networking.
It brought together key contrib-
utors of the regional construction
industry and its supply chain to
support and underpin the pro-
gress already being made. The
event explored opportunities,
major projects, client commitments
and procurement best practice, in-
cluding skills, image, sustainability
and productivity in construction.