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Powered Now, the UK software company built for trade businesses, has launched Powered Now Receptionist, designed to immediately engage with customers even when tradespeople are on the tools. The receptionist holds a natural conversation, asks the right questions for the job, on a ladder, under a boiler, or mid-job with no way to stop and […]

Benjamin Dyer – CEO and co-founder of Powered Now – shares his concerns about the lack of heating engineers in the UK: Some national mistakes take decades to mature, quietly, like a cheese or a landfill. You cannot see them happening. Each individual decision seems reasonable, even sensible, at the time. And then you find […]

Benjamin Dyer – CEO and co-founder of Powered Now – shares his DIY experience gone wrong: Against the advice of my wife, George, my chiropractor, and every instinct I have ever possessed, I decided one Sunday to fit an under-sink water purifier myself. I had wanted the sensible BWT one, the German choice people who […]

Ninety-three per cent of UK tradespeople experience stress or anxiety from running their business, with almost half saying it happens regularly, as admin and cashflow pressures eat into their evenings, weekends and time off – according to new national research. The NOW Report: National Outlook on the Trades Workforce 2026, commissioned jointly by Powered Now […]

Bank transfer has become the dominant payment method among UK tradespeople, according to new research from InstallerSHOW. The survey found 69% of installers now typically take payment via bank transfer, comfortably ahead of cash, which remains in use among 29% of respondents. Online payment links and apps are also gaining traction, used by almost one […]