> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.manage.management/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Supplier Network

> Find, save, and manage trusted contractors — with Checkatrade search built in

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## Overview

The **Supplier Network** is where your building keeps its contractors. It has two sides:

* **Trusted Suppliers** — your building's own saved list of contractors, with contact details, trades, and ratings.
* **Checkatrade search** — a live search of verified UK tradespeople, powered by our Checkatrade partnership.

Together they answer the everyday question: *"Who do we call for this job?"*

## Trusted Suppliers

Your trusted list holds the contractors your building already knows and uses.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Add a supplier" icon="plus-circle">
    Record the company name, trade category, contact details, website, and address. Postcode lookup helps fill in the address.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search and filter" icon="search">
    Find the right contractor quickly by name or trade category.
  </Card>

  <Card title="See ratings and verification" icon="badge-check">
    Suppliers imported from Checkatrade keep their rating, review count, and verified status.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Keep services listed" icon="list">
    Each supplier can list the specific services they offer, so the list stays useful as it grows.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Checkatrade search

The **Checkatrade** tab searches verified tradespeople across the UK:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Search by location and trade">
    Your building's postcode is pre-filled. Pick a trade category and search radius, then search.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review results">
    Results show ratings, reviews, and verification — sorted by rating so the strongest candidates come first.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save to your trusted list">
    Import a tradesperson into your Trusted Suppliers so the details are there next time.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Posting a job

You can also post a job through Checkatrade directly from the platform:

* **Directors and managers** can post **building-level** jobs (communal repairs, shared areas).
* **Residents** can post jobs for **their own flat**.

Track posted jobs from the same tab — open a job to see its details and progress.

## For management companies: portfolio suppliers

Management companies manage suppliers once, across the whole portfolio:

* Add a supplier with trade categories, multiple phone numbers, email, website, and notes.
* **Assign the supplier to buildings** — only residents and directors of an assigned building can see that supplier.
* Edit or remove suppliers centrally; every assigned building stays up to date.

See the [Management Companies supplier guide](/management/suppliers) for the full workflow.

## Suppliers and maintenance issues

Suppliers become most useful when linked to work:

1. A maintenance issue is reported in **Issues & Requests**
2. The right supplier is identified from the network
3. The job is arranged (or posted via Checkatrade)
4. Outcomes and costs feed future decisions about who to use again

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<Tip>
  Start by importing the contractors you already trust, then use Checkatrade search when you need a trade you do not have. Over time your trusted list becomes a real asset for the building.
</Tip>