Discounts to help reduce your business costs
16 November 2022We know insurance is just one of the many costs of running your business, so we've teamed up with some companies to help Trade Direct Insurance customers* save money on useful products and services. Whether you're looking to save money on SSIP accreditation, building supplies, help with your paperwork, or fuel costs, you'll find a range of savings and deals here.
*These offers are only available to Trade Direct Insurance customers
Improve cash flow with Powered Now
Using apps can help reduce paperwork and allow you to see the money coming in and going out of your business. Our partner, Powered Now, has a Report and Finances feature you can use to check how your business is performing and submit your VAT returns. It also can invoice, quote, schedule your jobs and teams, and create and send certificates. No costly storage space is required, and all your paperwork will be in one place.
Trade Direct Insurance offers two months of free access to Powered Now, a field service management software app for trade companies. You can invoice and quote from anywhere, manage teams on the go, and store paperwork in one place. The app supports communication between the office, workforce, and customers.
Save on the cost of fuel
Trade Direct Insurance has teamed up with leading fuel card provider WEX Europe Services to negotiate highly competitive fuel pricing for its members.
As a valued Trade Direct Insurance customer, you are eligible to apply for a FREE Esso Card™ (normally £43 per card per year). You will also save on average 7p per litre of Esso Synergy Diesel.
Your Esso Card™ benefits include:
- Esso Card™ gives you access to 3,450 fuel stations, including Esso, BP, and Shell sites.
- Spread the cost of your fuel bills with weekly Direct Debit payments.
- Collect Nectar loyalty points when you fill up at a participating Esso branded service station across the UK.
- Esso card provides HMRC compliant invoices making tax administration easier and giving you complete visibility on your fuel spend and savings.
- Multi-card offering giving you access to over 6,500 sites throughout the UK.
Get 10% off practically EVERYTHING in B&Q and TradePoint
Trade Direct customers can benefit from a flat 10% discount, with NO threshold, when using a TradePoint membership card. This discount is off everything in B&Q and TradePoint**, both in-store and online, including promotional lines giving you access to discounts on over 40,000 products across the entire range.
To get a card for yourself and your employees, complete the form with the details of everyone who needs one. Easy.
**Excludes delivery, gift cards, concessions, clearance, amazon products, supplier quoted and selected made-to-measure products, and cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher or customer discount card.
Trade Direct Insurance customers can save £100 on SafeContractor membership
Join over 35,000 like-minded businesses with SafeContractor's leading health and safety accreditation scheme. Alcumus SafeContractor is one of the country's leading health and safety accreditation schemes. Trade Direct customers can save £100 on your Alcumus SafeContractor membership. Prove your business is safe, stable, and ethical.
- Largest in-house accreditation team dedicated to helping you win Commercial Contracts.
- Your business will be visible to hundreds of organisations that only work with accredited contractors.
- Peace Of Mind – Knowing your health and safety paperwork is compliant with legislation and stored securely in our portal.
- Save Time and Money – Show your SafeContractor accreditation instead of completing health and safety paperwork for all clients.
- Your assessment is designed for your trade and work activity.
- SafeContractor is an SSIP accreditation and meets PAS 91.
We hope you can take advantage of these savings to help reduce some of the costs of running your business. These offers are only available via email for Trade Direct Insurance customers.
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