Free listing or approved listing
See exactly what changes when you get approved
Every genuine business can appear on Approved Tradesman for free. An approved listing adds the checks you choose to put forward, the seal, a live Verification Record, a certificate and your own QR code — and it sits above ordinary listings in results. You are never asked to complete every check: even one confirmed check appears.
In search results
Same business. Same customer. One has been checked.
Illustrative example — the same fictional business is shown in both states.
Standard listing
Approved listing
Opens the customer's live Verification Record.
Compact search view
The same listings when customers choose the more condensed results view.
Standard listing
Approved listing
What an approved listing also gives you
A free listing has neither of these. Both documents below are the real ones, marked as examples.
Your live Verification Record
Example record. This is a demonstration of how a Verification Record looks. The business, its details and its contact information are invented, and it is not connected to any real business with a similar name.
Verification Record
Oakfield Home Services
Plumbing & Heating · Greater Manchester
Contact this business
- Checks completed
- 6
- Record status
- Live
- Years trading
- 12
- Insurance valid until
- 14 March 2027
- Service area
- Greater Manchester
Checks completed
Independently verified
Record status
Published and monitored
Years trading
Established business
Insurance valid until
Public Liability Insurance
Service area
Where this business works
What we have verified
Identity
VerifiedDirector / owner identity confirmed
Last confirmed16 May 2026Business
VerifiedBusiness existence confirmed
Last confirmed16 May 2026Insurance
VerifiedPublic Liability Insurance
Valid until14 March 2027Trade Qualifications
VerifiedRelevant trade qualifications confirmed
Last confirmed16 May 2026Professional Registrations
VerifiedProfessional registrations and memberships recognised in this country
Last confirmed16 May 2026Contact Details
VerifiedPhone, email and address confirmed
Last confirmed16 May 2026
This record shows only the categories that have been independently verified.Records grow over time as businesses add more documents and details. We do not rate workmanship, value for money or customer satisfaction.Learn how verification works →
Business details
- Business type
- Private Limited Company
- Years trading
- 12 years
- Company number
- Example record — not registered
- Registration
- Registration jurisdiction: United Kingdom
- Memberships
- Gas Safe Register, CIPHE
Services
- Boiler Installation
- Boiler Servicing
- Bathroom Installation
Service areas
- Manchester
- Stockport
- Altrincham
Business overview
Family-run plumbing and heating business operating across South Manchester, specialising in domestic boiler installation and servicing.
Independently verified. Continuously monitored.
Approved Tradesman checks and re-checks the information behind every tick, so this record reflects the position today — not the day it was created.
Verification confirms the checks completed at the time they were carried out. It is not a guarantee of workmanship, quality, price, availability or the outcome of any job, and Approved status is always earned through the checks — never bought. Verification Terms
Your printable certificate and QR code
Side by side
Where you appear in results
Free listingBelow approved businesses
Approved listingAt the top
Approved Tradesman seal
Free listingNo
Approved listingYes
Checks shown to customers
You choose which paperwork you put forward — even one confirmed check appears.
Free listingNone
Approved listingThe ones you choose
Live Verification Record
Free listingNo
Approved listingYes
Printable certificate
Free listingNo
Approved listingYes
QR code for your van, quotes and door
Free listingNo
Approved listingYes
Ongoing monitoring
Free listingNo
Approved listingYes
Artwork to download
You download the artwork and use it yourself — we never print or post anything.
Free listingYes — free "Listed on Approved Tradesman" artwork
Approved listingYes — approved artwork with your own QR code
Cost
Membership pays for the checking, publication and ongoing monitoring behind your record — never for approval or a higher position in results.
Free listingFree
Approved listingMembership
See what membership costs and how to join
Oakfield Home Services is a fictional business used for illustration. Approval is earned through checks, never bought, and membership pays for the checking, publication and monitoring behind a record.
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