We are pleased to announce that No Rogue Traders Here will now be hosting Solihull Trading Standard's Shipshape list. Together we will offer a more comprehensive consumer protection service, in a partnership that already incorporates Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Trading Standards Services.

The Shipshape list was set up almost ten years ago by Solihull Trading Standards and has been a true trailblazer for consumer protection. It enabled consumers to choose a reliable business, to carry out their home improvements. They would be safe in the knowledge that if things should go wrong, there would be someone to turn to for free help and assistance.

As we follow in the footsteps of the people who designed and implemented the Shipshape list, we at No Rogue Traders Here would like to acknowledge our gratitude to the council, Trading Standards and the dedicated Shipshape team for all of the groundbreaking work they have done over the years.

The new system being offered by No Rogue Traders Here will not significantly change any structures already in place. You will still deal with traders who have passed a whole host of checks and have been thoroughly vetted and interviewed. Instead, we will simply be increasing the level of consumer protection available, in order to make it an even more comprehensive service.

In addition, Shipshape's many loyal customers and professional members, will be happy to learn that they can now have a choice of how they appoint a business, to carry out work for them. They can either make contact with us via our website www.noroguetradershere.com or simply pick up the phone and call our freephone number 0800 233 5000 during office hours.

Since we at No Rogue Traders Here have taken over the work of Shipshape, on behalf of Solihull Trading Standards, we have committed ourselves to providing a service that will do justice to our predecessors. We would like to assure you that Solihull Trading Standards remain fully involved. If you are one of the many customers or home improvement professionals who were part of the Shipshape list we hope you will find our new service as helpful as the service you received in the past. We look forward to working with you all. Here's to a future free of Rogue Traders!