Markel Direct Archives

What is the Theft of Tools of Trade (Sentencing) Bill?

|Date: 2 July, 2025

What is the Theft of Tools of Trade (Sentencing) Bill?

Rob Rees, Divisional Director at trade insurance provider, Markel Direct, explains the Bill and outlines ...

Rob Rees, Divisional Director at trade insurance provider, Markel Direct, explains the Bill and outlines how tradespeople can proactively prevent their tools being stolen. Tool theft is a plight on tr ...

2 July, 2025
Read more
Faulty equipment or tools named as the most common cause of injuries suffered by tradespeople while on the job

|Date: 28 March, 2025

Faulty equipment or tools named as the most common cause of injuries suffered by tradespeople while on the job

A new study by Markel Direct, the specialist insurer of tradespeople, has revealed the most common injuri ...

A new study by Markel Direct, the specialist insurer of tradespeople, has revealed the most common injuries faced by those working in the construction industry. The survey, which asked over 300 trades ...

28 March, 2025
Read more
Half of tradespeople have experienced a loss of income as a result of an injury at work

|Date: 19 February, 2025

Half of tradespeople have experienced a loss of income as a result of an injury at work

A new study by Markel Direct, the specialist insurer of tradespeople, has highlighted the loss of earning ...

A new study by Markel Direct, the specialist insurer of tradespeople, has highlighted the loss of earnings construction workers experience due to injuries sustained whilst at work. The survey, which a ...

19 February, 2025
Read more
Markel Direct brings back the search for The Nation’s A* Trades Apprentice, with a prize worth over £5,000

|Date: 11 February, 2025

Markel Direct brings back the search for The Nation’s A* Trades Apprentice, with a prize worth over £5,000

Markel Direct, the specialist tradespeople insurer, has announced the return of The Nation’s A* Trades Ap ...

Markel Direct, the specialist tradespeople insurer, has announced the return of The Nation’s A* Trades Apprentice award in line with National Apprenticeship Week 2025. The award aims to celebrate the ...

11 February, 2025
Read more
Electrical Apprentice named winner of The Nation’s A* Apprentice Award

|Date: 4 April, 2024

Electrical Apprentice named winner of The Nation’s A* Apprentice Award

Dakota O’Brien, an electrical apprentice from Moston, Manchester, has been announced as one of three winn ...

Dakota O’Brien, an electrical apprentice from Moston, Manchester, has been announced as one of three winners of The Nation’s A* Apprentice Award 2024. The award, launched by Markel Direct, the specia ...

4 April, 2024
Read more
Markel Direct launches search for The Nation’s A* Apprentice, with a prize worth up to £5,000

|Date: 15 February, 2024

Markel Direct launches search for The Nation’s A* Apprentice, with a prize worth up to £5,000

Markel Direct, the specialist tradespeople insurer, has announced the launch of The Nation’s A* Apprentic ...

Markel Direct, the specialist tradespeople insurer, has announced the launch of The Nation’s A* Apprentice award. The award aims to celebrate the outstanding work skilled trades apprentices all over t ...

15 February, 2024
Read more
Markel Direct launches insurance policy tailored to the trades sector

|Date: 27 October, 2022

Markel Direct launches insurance policy tailored to the trades sector

Markel Direct, the insurer of the self-employed and small businesses, has launched a specialist insurance ...

Markel Direct, the insurer of the self-employed and small businesses, has launched a specialist insurance policy tailored to the skilled trades sector. The award-winning insurance company has announce ...

27 October, 2022
Read more