Independence Brokerage Services is a Community Interest Company that is a registered TrustMark Scheme Provider. That means we can provide a full listing service for contractors and tradespeople to the TrustMark website. We are independent and as a not for profit company it has allowed us to maintain one of the cheapest unaffiliated listing fees within TrustMark.
Application
We have built an online application to try and simplify your sign up and qualification process. There are a number of key parts to the process that establish your qualification for listing and these are:
- Complete the online application process and payment of relevant fees.
- Included in the application process is providing us with two sites for inspection that are relevant to the trade / category you are listing under and three references that we will independently contact and take up.
- If you are looking to list against multiple categories, e.g. plumber & handyman you need to provide inspection sites that cover these trades. If we need to inspect multiple sites a fee of £80 is payable for all e xtras sites visited.,
- Agree to the relevant policies and codes of practice and conduct including the TrustMark sub-licence.
- Provide copies either electronically or via post of all required insurances and professional qualifications.
- Where you intend to operate within certain vulnerable sectors e.g. older, healthcare, children or disabled, provide copies of your DBS (CRB) checks.
Fees
Our current fees are as follows:
£250 plus VAT per annum up to £5,000,000 turnover per annum. POA for turnover over £5,000,000
To go directly to the application process please Click Here.
Further information about the TrustMark Scheme can be found at: www.trustmark.org.uk
Some key facts and considerations we feel are useful to people considering listing with us are as follows:
. TrustMark is the only government endorsed scheme operating in the domestic i repair, maintenance and
home improvement sector.
. It has a strong consumer protection brand and as your scheme provider we provide the customer another
level of recourse other than through the tradesperson.
. The TrustMark listings website is getting over 4 million hits a year from people searching for contractors or
tradespeople – that is 16,000 per working day. This volume is growing substantially.
. Continuing failures due to rogue traders within the domestic contracting and trades person sector is
driving consumers to look for recognised and endorsed schemes that provide some form of protection.
. The ability to offer an insurance backed warranty for deposits and works conducted is becoming more
attractive to customers in the domestic market.
. The TrustMark scheme is the only scheme that has a core criteria that includes physical onsite inspections
that look at the quality of workmanship and customer experience rather than just from a technical standards
viewpoint.
. Rather than a blanket listing with some limited vetting TrustMark and IBS require probity checks to be
conducted that reduce the likelihood of a contractor failure due to financial distress or weak trading history.
TrustMark Application Process
For us to properly complete your application for TrustMark listing all parts of the following forms and process
need to be fully completed. Should you experience any difficulties please save the application and contact
us on: support@incic.org.uk
Criteria to join TrustMark:
. Completed application and relevant payment.
. Provision of inspection sites and references listing against.
. Copies of insurance and qualifications.
. Copies of DBS(CB) checks were appropriate.
. Agreement to abide by and follow IBS Code of Conduct where under 5 employees.
. Provide a copy of Health & Safety Policy and Risk Assessment and Method Statement where over 5
employees.
. Agree to IBS CICs Terms & Conditions
How it works
