Site has lowdown on tradesmen

Property developer Antony Green plans to roll out Decision2day, his home improvement website, around Britain.

His backers include Jonathan Hick, the founder of Yorkshire-based Directorbank, which has become one of Britain's biggest providers of directors to private equity and venture capital backed companies.

Users looking for, say, a plumber, are given a list of plumbers close to where they live along with a star rating based on previous customers' views of their performance.

Decision2day recently expanded into the North-West with the sale of its first franchise. Rochdale businesswoman Andrea Bolton acquired the franchise for Rochdale, Bolton, Oldham, Bury, Manchester and Salford.

Further franchises are planned in cities such as York, Newcastle and Hull.

The company is about to launch a sister site – Convey2day – which will provide fixed-fee "fast-turnaround" conveyancing through a panel of solicitors.

Mr Green, from Barnsley, said: "I am launching it to generate revenue and to get the '2day' brand out there.

"We give you information so you can make a decision."

Other initiatives in the pipeline include another sister site, Rent2day, which will be operated in association with the independent Landlords' Association.

Mr Green said the website would provide a list of reputable properties for rent.

The Leeds-based company behind Decision2day employs 12 staff.

Mr Green formed his own construction firm in 1988, and has worked

with blue chip clients including the National Grid.