Insurance for your business

Carpenters’ insurance tailored for your business

When you are using woodworking tools and machinery there are risks, and having the right carpenters’ insurance is important. But for a craftsman, working with your hands shouldn’t mean filling in endless business insurance forms!

To lighten the load for your business, we’ve made our insurance quotation form simple and our policies quick to buy. Get public liability insurance and employers’ liability insurance, along with optional covers such as tools insurance in one great value policy.

Buying carpenters’ insurance with Simply Business

1. Build your ideal policy using our simple form
2. Compare quotes from a range of trusted insurers
3. Choose a quote and buy it online
4. Speak to our UK insurance team if you get stuck
5. Access your documents online instantly

Building your business insurance policy

It’s easy to tailor a policy to your individual needs, choosing from our range of carpenters’ insurance covers.

These should help you get started:

Public liability insurance – covers the cost of a claim if a customer or member of the public is injured or killed, or if their property is damaged because of your business. Simply Business offers a minimum of £1million in cover, or up to £10 million for businesses operating public sector contracts.

Employers’ liability insurance – if you have employees or hire contractors, casual workers or temporary staff, you are required by law to take out employers’ liability cover. It will pay the cost of a claim from an employee who has been injured at work, or who has become seriously ill as a result of working for you.

See our ‘covers box’ on the right for a further list of suitable covers.

Details to look out for on your policy

• Check the policy documents before you buy for exclusions and excess
• Consider buying insurance for your van so you can keep your business insurance policies in the same place.