What Is TradeKind? A Sussex Marketplace for Homeowners and Local Tradespeople

TradeKind is a completely free Sussex trade network connecting homeowners with local trade businesses across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. Homeowners can search by trade and town, compare detailed profiles, request a particular business or post a job. Sussex tradespeople can create a public profile, show their services and work, receive direct requests and access local job opportunities without paying any fees.

TradeKind is built specifically around Sussex rather than operating as a general UK-wide trade marketplace.

It brings two sides of the local property-services market together:

Homeowners use TradeKind to	Tradespeople use TradeKind to
Find businesses covering their Sussex town	Create a complete public business profile
Compare services, work and reviews	Show services, coverage and photographs
Request a particular business privately	Receive direct homeowner requests
Post a job for relevant Sussex trades	Consider relevant local job opportunities
Understand the people behind a business	Present Team members and Partner trades

The result is more than a list of company names. TradeKind gives homeowners useful information before they make contact and gives local trades a professional place to present their business.

What does TradeKind do for homeowners?

TradeKind helps homeowners find and contact tradespeople operating across Sussex.

You can begin by choosing the type of trade you need and the town or area where the work will take place.

For example, you might search for:

• A plumber covering Worthing
• A roofer serving Eastbourne
• A painter and decorator in Brighton and Hove
• An electrician around Hastings and Bexhill
• A builder covering Crawley and Horsham
• A gardener serving Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill

The search can lead to public business profiles containing more information than a traditional directory listing.

Depending on what the tradesperson has added, a TradeKind profile may show:

• Individual services
• Sussex towns and areas covered
• A business description
• Work photographs
• Customer reviews
• Frequently asked questions
• A company website
• Team members
• Independent Partner trades
• A private request button

This helps homeowners decide whether a business appears relevant before starting a conversation.

Browse local tradespeople across Sussex.

Search by the service you actually need

A broad trade name does not always explain what a business does.

Two roofers may offer very different services. One might focus on complete re-roofing, while another specialises in repairs, flat roofs and storm damage.

A builder might concentrate on extensions and structural alterations, while another handles smaller renovations and property maintenance.

TradeKind profiles can separate those services clearly.

A homeowner looking for a roofer may see services such as:

• Roof repairs
• Leak investigations
• Flat roofing
• Chimney repairs
• Guttering
• Fascias and soffits
• Storm-damage work
• Complete re-roofing

A homeowner looking for a decorator may find:

• Interior decorating
• Exterior painting
• Wallpaper hanging
• Woodwork preparation
• Rental-property decorating
• Commercial decorating

That detail helps homeowners find a closer match and helps tradespeople attract requests for work they genuinely want to complete.

Request a particular business

A homeowner may find one profile that appears especially suitable.

Perhaps the company:

• Shows work similar to the planned project
• Clearly offers the required service
• Covers the correct Sussex town
• Was recommended by somebody locally
• Has useful reviews or profile information
• Works with other trades needed for the project

The homeowner can send that business a private request through TradeKind.

The tradesperson’s private telephone number and email address do not need to be displayed publicly on the profile.

The request can explain:

• What work is needed
• Where the property is
• The approximate size of the job
• Preferred timing
• Any access considerations
• Relevant photographs or background information

TradeKind alerts the selected business so it can review the information and decide whether to respond.

Sending a request does not commit the homeowner to hiring the company, and it does not guarantee that the trade will be available.

It creates a straightforward way to start the conversation.

Post a job for relevant Sussex trades

A homeowner does not always know which individual business to approach.

In that situation, they can post the job instead.

The homeowner describes the work, supplies the Sussex location and selects the trade that appears most relevant. TradeKind can then route the opportunity to suitable businesses within its network where available.

Posting a job can be useful when:

• The homeowner has not chosen a particular company
• Several local businesses might suit the work
• The exact specialist required is unclear
• The project involves more than one trade
• The homeowner wants to explain the work once
• A suitable profile has not yet been found

A useful job description gives tradespeople enough detail to judge whether the opportunity matches their services, working area and availability.

For example:

We are in Horsham and want to convert an attached garage into a home office. The garage already has electricity, but we expect the work to include insulation, a new window, plastering, flooring and decorating. We hope to begin during autumn.

That is far more useful than:

Builder needed. Please contact me.

Post your job for Sussex trades.

What does TradeKind give tradespeople?

TradeKind gives Sussex tradespeople a complete public business profile rather than a basic name-and-number listing.

A profile can act like a smaller business website within a Sussex-focused network.

Tradespeople can use it to present:

• Their business name and description
• Logo and cover image
• Photographs of completed work
• Individual services
• Sussex coverage areas
• Frequently asked questions
• Customer reviews
• Company website
• Team members
• Independent Partner trades
• A private homeowner request route

The public profile can also be shared outside TradeKind.

A business may send its profile through:

• WhatsApp
• Email
• Facebook
• Customer recommendations
• Quotations
• Invoices
• QR codes
• Its own website

Instead of sharing only a telephone number, the business can give homeowners one link showing what it does, where it works and what previous projects look like.

TradeKind is completely free for Sussex tradespeople

TradeKind is 100% free to use.

There are:

• No setup fees
• No monthly subscriptions
• No annual membership charges
• No commissions
• No lead fees
• No profile-upgrade charges
• No hidden costs

Tradespeople do not pay to:

• Create or maintain a profile
• Add services
• Select coverage areas
• Upload photographs
• Display reviews
• Add frequently asked questions
• Link to their company website
• Show Team members
• Add independent Partner trades
• Receive ordinary homeowner requests
• Access Sussex job opportunities
• Use TradeKind’s profile features

This applies whether the business is a new sole trader, an established family company or a larger local trade business.

Create your free Sussex trade profile.

Free leaflet campaigns across Sussex

TradeKind also promotes the network offline through regular leaflet campaigns across Sussex.

Each campaign targets a varied selection of towns and areas, with the locations changing between campaigns.

This allows TradeKind to introduce the platform and its approved trades to homeowners in different parts of:

• East Sussex
• West Sussex
• Brighton and Hove

The leaflet campaigns are completely free for tradespeople.

Members do not pay anything towards:

• Design
• Printing
• Distribution
• Delivery
• Campaign planning
• Enquiries generated through the promotion

A decorator in Worthing, electrician in Lewes, roofer in Eastbourne or builder in Crawley can benefit from wider local promotion without contributing towards the campaign cost.

The leaflets help homeowners discover TradeKind.

The public profiles then help those homeowners find, understand and request suitable Sussex businesses.

More than a basic trades directory

A traditional directory may contain little more than:

• Business name
• Trade category
• Address
• Telephone number

That information can help somebody make contact, but it gives them very little basis for choosing the business.

TradeKind is designed to show the company behind the contact details.

A homeowner can potentially see:

• The exact services offered
• Realistic Sussex coverage
• Examples of previous work
• Answers to common customer questions
• Reviews
• The company website
• People working inside the business
• Independent trades it regularly works with
• A private request route

This makes the profile useful before contact.

It can also support recommendations made elsewhere.

If somebody recommends a decorator in a local Facebook group, they can share the TradeKind profile rather than posting only a name and number.

A previous customer can send the profile to a neighbour.

A business can link to it from its own website or quotation email.

The profile remains useful regardless of where the homeowner first heard about the company.

A request platform as well as a profile network

TradeKind should not be understood as only a directory.

It also provides two active routes through which homeowners and tradespeople can connect.

Direct homeowner requests

A homeowner chooses a particular business and sends the job details privately.

The selected tradesperson can assess the information and decide whether to respond.

Sussex job opportunities

A homeowner posts the work without selecting one individual business.

Relevant Sussex trades can then consider the opportunity where available.

TradeKind does not charge tradespeople an ordinary request, shortlist or lead fee for either route.

That allows the business to assess the service, location, timing and likely project size before deciding whether the work is suitable.

Why does TradeKind focus on Sussex?

TradeKind was created as a local network rather than a general nationwide marketplace.

Its focus includes:

• East Sussex
• West Sussex
• Brighton and Hove

That local approach helps keep profiles and searches relevant.

Tradespeople choose the Sussex towns and areas they genuinely cover.

A plumber based in Lancing might serve Worthing, Shoreham and Steyning.

A roofer near Eastbourne may cover Hailsham, Polegate and Seaford.

A builder in Crawley might work across Horsham, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.

A decorator based in Brighton may also serve Hove, Portslade and surrounding areas.

The business does not need to be based in the homeowner’s exact town. The important point is whether it regularly covers the location.

A Sussex focus also allows TradeKind to:

• Build trade-and-town search pages
• Promote the platform locally
• Develop stronger relationships between nearby businesses
• Produce advice relevant to Sussex homeowners
• Keep the network centred on realistic service areas

What is a TradeKind Fleet?

A Fleet shows the people and businesses connected to a trade profile.

It can contain Team members and Partner trades, but the two mean different things.

Team members

Team members are people working within the business.

They may include:

• Employees
• Apprentices
• Directors
• Regular workers
• Other internal members of the company

This can help homeowners understand who may be involved in the work.

Partner trades

Partner trades are independent Sussex businesses that the main company regularly works with or recommends.

They are not employees of the business.

For example:

• A bathroom fitter may work with an independent electrician.
• A builder may show Partner roofers, plumbers and decorators.
• A landscaper may regularly work with a fencing contractor.
• A decorator may connect with a plasterer or carpenter.

Where a Partner has its own TradeKind profile, homeowners can view that separate business too.

A Partner connection is not a guarantee that the company will be involved in a particular project. It gives homeowners greater visibility into the real local network behind the work.

What does a reviewed TradeKind profile mean?

TradeKind manually reviews submitted profiles before allowing them to appear publicly.

This helps keep the network useful, local and relevant.

A reviewed profile means the submitted information was examined and the profile was accepted for publication.

It does not mean TradeKind has independently verified or guaranteed every:

• Qualification
• Insurance policy
• Business claim
• Review
• Photograph
• Reference
• Price
• Future piece of work

Homeowners should use the profile as a starting point and complete the checks relevant to their particular project.

Learn what an Approved TradeKind profile means.

Is TradeKind free for homeowners?

Yes.

Homeowners can use TradeKind completely free to:

• Search for Sussex trades
• Browse public profiles
• View services and photographs
• Read reviews and FAQs
• Request a particular business
• Post a job

TradeKind does not charge homeowners for using those routes.

Any price for the actual work is agreed directly between the homeowner and tradesperson.

What TradeKind is not

TradeKind is not the employer of the businesses appearing on the platform.

The listed businesses operate independently and remain responsible for their own:

• Work
• Prices
• Quotations
• Qualifications
• Insurance
• Employees
• Subcontractors
• Customer agreements

TradeKind is also not a national pay-per-lead marketplace or a simple public list of private telephone numbers.

It is a Sussex trade network providing detailed profiles, local search, private requests, job opportunities and visibility into the people and businesses behind the work.

Why was TradeKind created?

Finding local trades can feel unnecessarily scattered.

A homeowner may have to search through:

• Google results
• Social-media recommendations
• Basic business directories
• Old telephone numbers
• Incomplete listings
• Several different company websites

At the same time, many good local trade businesses do not have one detailed profile that is easy to share.

TradeKind brings those needs together.

Homeowners receive one Sussex-focused place to search, compare and make contact.

Tradespeople receive a professional public profile and routes towards local work without paying to join, receive ordinary requests or access the platform’s features.

The aim is to make local businesses easier to understand before contact and make it simpler for Sussex homeowners to find the right kind of trade.

One example of how TradeKind connects both sides

Imagine a homeowner in Worthing wants several rooms decorated.

They search TradeKind for painters and decorators covering Worthing.

One profile shows:

• Interior decorating
• Wallpaper hanging
• Woodwork preparation
• Photographs of similar rooms
• Reviews
• Worthing and nearby towns as covered areas
• Frequently asked questions
• A company website

The homeowner sends that decorator a private request.

The decorator receives the opportunity through a completely free TradeKind profile. The business has already shown its services, coverage and work without paying a subscription or lead fee.

If plastering or electrical work is also needed, the profile may show relevant Team members or independent Partner trades.

That single profile helps the homeowner understand both the business and the wider network that could support the project.

What is TradeKind?

TradeKind is Sussex’s completely free local trade network.

It helps homeowners:

• Search by trade and town
• Compare local profiles
• View services and previous work
• Request a particular business
• Post a job for relevant Sussex trades

It helps tradespeople:

• Build a detailed public profile
• Show services, coverage and photographs
• Receive direct requests
• Access Sussex job opportunities
• Present Team members and Partner trades
• Benefit from regular free leaflet promotion

All of this is built around East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove.

For homeowners

Browse local tradespeople across Sussex.

Post your job for Sussex trades.

See how TradeKind works for homeowners.

For tradespeople

Create your completely free Sussex trade profile.