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The state of the trade 2026: what Britain's tradespeople really think (and aren't saying out loud)
Britain's tradespeople keep the country running - but who's actually asking them how it's going? In partnership with Lyrical Comms and Installer Show, Powered Now surveyed thousands of UK tradespeople on the things that actually matter: how busy they are, how confident they feel, how many hours they're losing to admin, how often they're getting ghosted, stiffed, or ripped off - and what they really think of the government, the 60-day payment cap, and the future of the trade.
In this session, Powered Now CEO Benjamin Dyer reveals the findings in full: the shocking number of hours the average trade business loses to evening and weekend admin, the invoices never sent, the money written off, and the worst excuses customers have ever used to avoid paying. He'll share what the data says about confidence heading into the rest of 2026, whether tradespeople would recommend the career to a young person today - and, for the first time, how Britain's trade would vote if an election were called tomorrow.
