Verified local businesses
Most directories list anyone who pays. We list a maximum of two businesses per trade in each town, and each one has to pass three simple checks first: an online search, an unannounced phone call and a test enquiry.
Verified businesses
Each one has passed all three checks: an online search, an unannounced phone call and a test enquiry.
Verified
Piano removals · Leeds
Piano Removal Leeds moves uprights, grands and digital pianos across Leeds and surrounding towns and villages. It also offers internal moves, piano…
Verified
Fabrication · Huddersfield
A family-run team of craftsmen working from their Huddersfield workshop since 2005, with a solid reputation for high-quality workmanship across…
What we check
A business gets a Verified badge only after it passes all three. Here is exactly what each one involves.
We look the business up online: its website, its public reviews, good and bad, and anything worrying. A new business with little online yet is fine.
We call at a time the business will not expect, to check that someone answers and that it is really trading.
We email an enquiry from an address the business will not recognise, and see how it replies.
The shortlist
Search by trade or town. A Verified badge means a business has passed our three checks. If a listing does not have one, it has not.
One business has passed our three checks. One place is open.
One business has passed our three checks. The other is not currently verified.
One business has passed our three checks. One place is open.
One business has passed our three checks. One place is open.
One business has passed our three checks. One place is open.
No one listed yet. Two places are open.
No one listed yet. Two places are open.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
None listed here is currently verified.
Why only two
A directory of everyone is just another search page. We would rather give you two names and tell you exactly what we checked.
The internet is full of reviews that were bought, swapped or written by the business itself, and it is hard to tell which are which. So we do not try to rank everyone. We set three simple checks, run them ourselves, and list a maximum of two businesses per trade in each town. Being small means we can say exactly what we did.
We list local, independent firms rather than national chains, so you can speak to the person who runs the business.
For business owners
New and small businesses are welcome. You do not need years of trading history, a limited company or existing reviews. If you pass our three checks, you could take one of the two places for your trade in your town. Applying is free.
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