Contractor Onboarding
Contractor & Subcontractor Onboarding
Guardian Edge works with vetted specialist subcontractors across the UK. If you are a qualified trade or specialist contractor interested in working with us, this is what the onboarding process involves.
Who we work with
Qualified trades and specialist contractors who can work to a documented standard and produce the evidence to prove it. We are most often looking for:
- Fire alarm and emergency lighting engineers
- Fire extinguisher service technicians
- Passive fire protection and fire stopping installers
- Fire door installers and inspectors
- Electricians, including those able to carry out and certify EICRs
- Gas Safe registered engineers
- Plumbing and heating engineers
- Roofers and drainage contractors
- General building and multi-trade operatives
- Security systems engineers — CCTV, access control, intruder, gates
- Grounds maintenance and clearance contractors
What we need from you
Qualifications and competence. Trade qualifications, scheme registrations where they apply — Gas Safe, NICEIC or equivalent, third-party fire certification — and evidence they are current.
Insurance. Public liability, employers' liability where applicable, and professional indemnity where the work involves design or assessment. We need the certificates, not just the assurance.
Health and safety. Your policy, risk assessments and method statements for the work you carry out, and evidence of relevant training.
Right to work and company details. Company registration, VAT status where applicable, CIS registration where relevant, and bank details for payment.
References. Two contactable references for comparable work.
What you can expect from us
Clear instructions. A defined scope, agreed rates and an expected attendance window before you travel.
Payment terms that are stated up front and adhered to.
Consistent standards. We ask for photographic evidence and completion records on every job, in the same format every time. It is not bureaucracy for its own sake — it is what allows us to stand behind the work to the client.
Continuity where it works. Contractors who deliver well get more work in their area, and get to know the buildings.
How to apply
Get in touch through the contact form or by email with your trade, coverage area and a summary of your qualifications and insurance position. We will send you the onboarding pack and, where there is a fit, arrange a conversation.
Onboarding is not instant — the documentation review exists for a reason, and it protects both of us.
Last updated 23 August 2026.
Tell us what you need.
One form, one call or one email. A photograph or an existing report is enough for us to start — and we will tell you plainly whether a site survey is needed before anything is priced.