# Richard Harpin

> Richard Harpin is chairman. Checkatrade on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Chairman.

Richard Harpin chairs Checkatrade. He started HomeServe in 1993 and grew it into a FTSE 250 company; HomeServe bought Checkatrade in 2017. He began his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble and in consulting at Deloitte, and founded The Enterprise Trust.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rharpin/

## What Richard builds

- [Checkatrade](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/checkatrade.md), graded E, 44.1/100, in 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. Chairman, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Dan Cook](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-cook/), Director of Engineering
- [Gorden Pretorius](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/gorden-pretorius/), Chief Technology Officer
- [Jambu Palaniappan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jambu-palaniappan/), Chief Executive Officer
- [Kevin Byrne](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kevin-byrne/), Founder, exited the business in 2018

## Questions

### Who is Richard Harpin?

Richard Harpin chairs Checkatrade. He started HomeServe in 1993 and grew it into a FTSE 250 company; HomeServe bought Checkatrade in 2017. He began his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble and in consulting at Deloitte, and founded The Enterprise Trust.

### What does Checkatrade (Vetted Limited) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Checkatrade from Checkatrade (Vetted Limited). 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 Richard's tools graded?

Checkatrade is graded E, 44.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- 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

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