Building a listed tool
Gorden Pretorius
Named behind 2 listings on Anchor Terminal.
What Gorden builds
Checkatrade E · Home services & local trades
UK marketplace of vetted tradespeople. Its keyless MCP server searches local trades by postcode and books fixed-price Express jobs, and a separate affiliate API lets approved partners send job requests to tradespeople.
Chief Technology Officer, researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it
Rated People F · Home services & local trades
Rated People is a UK website and app where homeowners post a job free and are matched with tradespeople, who contact them to quote. It is part of Checkatrade Group.
Chief Technology Officer, Checkatrade, researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Dan Cook Director of Engineering
- Kevin Byrne Historical founder (sold company in 2017)
- Jambu Palaniappan Chief Executive Officer, Checkatrade
Questions
Who is Gorden Pretorius?
Gorden Pretorius is chief Technology Officer and chief Technology Officer at Checkatrade.
What does Checkatrade (Vetted Limited), Rated People brand and website (Checkatrade Group) make?
Anchor Terminal lists Checkatrade and Rated People from Checkatrade (Vetted Limited), Rated People brand and website (Checkatrade Group). UK marketplace of vetted tradespeople. Its keyless MCP server searches local trades by postcode and books fixed-price Express jobs, and a separate affiliate API lets approved partners send job requests to tradespeople.
How are Gorden's tools graded?
Checkatrade is graded E, 44.1 out of 100; Rated People is graded F, 16.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (9)
- https://careers.checkatrade.com/leadership
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-pretorius/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-cook-tech/
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kevin-byrne-obe-bcab-03851515
- https://www.checkatrade.com
- https://www.checkatrade.com/support
- https://www.ratedpeople.com/blog/rated-people-joins-checkatrade-group
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jambu-palaniappan-7358211a/
- https://www.ratedpeople.com/
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