Connecting Oxfordshire with trusted tradespeople
TradesAround is a free directory helping homeowners across Oxfordshire find reliable, AI-verified local tradespeople — from plumbers and electricians to builders and decorators.
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Our mission
Make finding a tradesperson as simple as recommending one to a friend
We believe every homeowner deserves access to trustworthy tradespeople without the guesswork. TradesAround combines an AI-verified Trust Score with local expertise to make that possible.
What we stand for
The principles that guide everything we do.
Trust & Transparency
Every tradesperson is scored by our AI-powered Verified Assessment system using public data — Google Reviews, Companies House, official UK trade registers and leading review platforms. You see the evidence behind every score. No pay-to-rank.
Genuinely Local
We focus exclusively on Oxfordshire. That means local knowledge, local accountability, and tradespeople who care about their community reputation.
Simple & Free
Free for homeowners. No booking fees, no commissions. Just a straightforward way to find the right person for the job.
How we verify
AI-Powered Verified Assessment
Rather than wait years for user reviews to accumulate, we built an AI system that evaluates every tradesperson from day one — pulling from Google Reviews, Companies House, official UK trade registers and leading review platforms. It's the same kind of multi-point check that traditional trade directories run manually — only ours is automated, so it scales across every trade profile in the county without paid membership fees or application backlogs.
Six trust dimensions
Online Reputation
Aggregated reviews across Google and leading UK tradesperson review platforms — with AI sentiment analysis.
Qualifications
Verified membership in official UK trade registers and certification schemes — covering gas, electrical, building regulations, quality assurance and contractor accreditation.
Business Legitimacy
Companies House registration, incorporation date, filing compliance and director-history checks.
Digital Presence
Website quality, SSL certificate, Google Business Profile completeness and social media activity.
Responsiveness
Google review response rate, reply time to negative reviews, and recency of activity.
Coverage
Service area coverage across Oxfordshire postcodes and multi-channel availability.
Transparent by design. Every score shows the data points that contributed to it — the reviews, the registers, the filings. Scores are refreshed regularly, and our editorial team can override any score at any time. The AI proposes, humans have the final say.
Born from frustration
TradesAround started when our founder spent weeks trying to find a reliable plumber in Oxford. After being let down twice, he realised there had to be a better way. A platform built on trust, transparency and verifiable credentials — not paid advertising.
Built for Oxfordshire
Unlike national directories, we focus exclusively on Oxfordshire. That means every tradesperson on our platform actually serves your area. No wasted time, no irrelevant results — just local professionals who understand local homes.
Verified from day one
New directories usually suffer from a cold-start problem: no reviews, no trust signals, no way to choose. We solve that with our AI-Powered Verified Assessment system — running automated checks against Google Reviews, Companies House, official UK trade registers and leading review platforms — so every listing on TradesAround carries meaningful trust information from the moment you see it, not months or years later.
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