Guides · Getting started
Getting listed and verified
Every business on The Little Green Book is checked by hand before it goes live. This is what happens from application to Verified badge.
Apply
- Go to list your business and fill in the five short sections: your business, contact details, what you do and where, insurance and accreditations, and your work.
- Limited companies: enter your company number and we look you up on Companies House. Sole traders: upload a letterhead with your business name and address.
- Upload your public liability certificate, and employers liability if you have staff. Add any accreditations you hold (CHAS, SMAS, Constructionline, BALI and so on) with their certificates.
- Add a few photos and a short description. Listings with photos get more attention from contractors.
What we check
If something does not match we email you to explain, so you can fix it and send it back.
- The company is real and active (Companies House, or your letterhead for sole traders).
- Your insurance certificate matches your business, the cover you entered and the expiry date.
- Each accreditation certificate is current and in your name.
Membership
Once approved, start your yearly membership from your listing page. Founding members are free. Membership unlocks the leads, jobs from main contractors and every member tool in these guides.
Your listing shows a green Verified badge while your membership is paid and your insurance is in date. If either lapses, it shows as Unverified, and main contractors who have shortlisted you are told.
Keeping it verified
- We email you before insurance or an accreditation runs out.
- Upload the renewed certificate from your listing page. We check it and your listing updates.
- Expired accreditations drop off your listing automatically, so it never shows something you no longer hold.
Logging in
There are no passwords. Go to log in, enter your email and we send you a link that works once for 30 minutes.
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