Businesses which are Trusted Traders will have been carefully checked out by the councils trading standards team.

Among other things they look for records of county court judgements or any previous complaints against a company.

Businesses pay a small fee to join and traders have to be based in Derbyshire or do half their work in the county to make the list.

The joining fee has been waived until the end of June to help businesses during the credit crunch


A scheme set up to help people find reliable local traders has sighed up its 300th member

Debbie Rooney, who runs Debbie`s Decorating Services, is the 300th person to sign up to the Trusted Trader scheme, set up by Derbyshire County Council.

Trusted Trader was set up in November 2008 and there`s now traders from all professions on the list from plumbers, electricians, painters, roofers, glaziers, joiners, drain clearers and more.

David Lathrope, Trusted Trader co-ordinator, said:  “Many people worry about finding a trader so we set up Trusted Trader to give residents confidence in finding someone reliable, as well as boosting good local businesses.

Debbie whose business is based in Hadfield, Glossop, Said: I heard about the scheme from a friend who is a plasterer and signed up soon after.
“ I think it`s a brilliant idea for both traders and the public.

“It  is really important for older people to have somethink like this which give them more confidence when they call out traders.

Finding a Trusted Trader is easy and free.
Either Call Derbyshire on 08456 058058 or visit