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contender.co.uk

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contender.co.uk
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Sailcloth, sail hardware and fittings, and outdoor performance fabricsUK leaders in the supply of sailcloth, sail hardware and fittings, and outdoor performance fabrics for sailmakers, cover making, structural and architectural use

contender.co.uk
contender.co.uk as the Internet Archive first saved it, 9 Jul 1998

One of the first images collected of this website on 9 Jul 1998

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2013 05 C360 Solar Sail Cut By Laser For The Surrey Space CentreThe latest video on its YouTube channel

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Business details

Category
Boats and marine
Sells
Physical goods
Sells to
Businesses
Licensed trade
No licence normally needed
Domain age
29 years
Email address
general@contender.co.uk
Phone number
+44 1329 849036
Social media

Customer reviews, accreditations and complaints

No reviews foundWe looked on Trustpilot, SmartCustomer, G2, Capterra, Reviews.io, Feefo, Trustindex, ComplaintsBoard and ConsumerAffairs

Customer satisfactionNot enough reviews to sayFrom independent reviews, weighed by their number

Summary

Is contender.co.uk legit and trustworthy? Truth score 50 out of 100, mixed truth signals: 7 of 10 public checks clear, 1 not found, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: mixed. Customer satisfaction: not enough reviews to say.

contender.co.uk's website address was registered 29 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. No malware or phishing warnings found for its website. We could not find visitor traffic figures or a customer rating.

Positives

  1. Its website address was registered 29 years ago.
  2. No malware or phishing warnings found for its website.

Not found

  1. Visitor traffic information was not found from our checks.
  2. Reviews information was not found from our checks.

Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that it is safe to buy from or that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam.

What they offer

UK leaders in the supply of sailcloth, sail hardware and fittings, and outdoor performance fabrics for sailmakers, cover making, structural and architectural use
— contender.co.uk, in their own words

Latest YouTube video

Correct as of

How to check if contender.co.uk is legit

To check if contender.co.uk is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews (where buyers leave praise and complaints), visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about contender.co.uk; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.

Who they are

Company detailsNo data found from the sources checked.
Country
Where the company is based
UK
Why we believe that
its phone number starts +44
Which countries the company serves
UK
Why we believe that
its address ends .uk, its delivery page says it ships to the UK
Registration
VAT number
Not found
Domain registrationIts website address was registered 29 years ago
  • Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else
Domain age
29 years
Domain transfer lock enabled
Yes
Website detailsWe read 5 of its pages: contact, about, delivery, terms and privacy
  • Company contact email is available
HTTPS enabled
Yes
Contact phone number found
+44 1329 849036
Contact page found
Yes
Hosting company
IONOS SE
What its pages say
In their own words
“Contender UK was founded in 1986 by Martin & Carol Shires to represent the world leading brand of Contender Sailcloth in the UK. In 1989 they were joined by their son Alastair, who now heads the company. Today we have grown to become a major leader in the supply of premium fabrics for sailmaking, covermaking, structural and architectural applications, plus associated sail hardware and fittings.”
Search engines and AILets in every search engine and AI tool

Which search engines and AI tools its robots.txt file lets read the website. Search engines list it in results; AI training tools learn from it; AI answer tools read it to answer someone’s question.

Search engines

All allowed

Google Search
Allowed by defaultGooglebot
Bing
Allowed by defaultBingbot
AI training

All allowed

OpenAI
Allowed by defaultGPTBot
Anthropic
Allowed by defaultClaudeBot
Google AI
Allowed by defaultGoogle-Extended
Apple AI
Allowed by defaultApplebot-Extended
Common Crawl
Allowed by defaultCCBot
Meta
Allowed by defaultmeta-externalagent
ByteDance (TikTok)
Allowed by defaultBytespider
AI answers

All allowed

ChatGPT search
Allowed by defaultOAI-SearchBot
ChatGPT
Allowed by defaultChatGPT-User
Claude search
Allowed by defaultClaude-SearchBot
Claude
Allowed by defaultClaude-User
Perplexity
Allowed by defaultPerplexityBot
Sourcesrobots.txt

Reputation and track record

Customer reviews, accreditations and complaintsNo customer reviews found
  • We found no page for it on any review website, such as Trustpilot
Visitor trafficNo data found from the sources checked.
Web history and authorityThe Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 28 years ago
Website archive history
28 years
Social presenceIt is on 4 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X.com and YouTube); the largest audience is 2,120 followers on Facebook
FoundPlatformAudience
Facebook2,120 followers
Instagram182 followers
X.comUnknown
LinkedIn
YouTube17 subscribers
TikTok
2,319 followers total
YouTube channel
5 videos, 17 subscribers, last upload 20 May 2013
YouTube Data651 views a video, 1 views a day and a new video every 1004.8 days
contenderukinsight@contenderukinsight
Views per video3,257 views ÷ 5 videos
651
Views a day3,257 views ÷ 5,024 days
1
Views per subscriber3,257 views ÷ 17 subscribers
192
New subscribers a day17 subscribers ÷ 5,024 days
0
Subscribers per 1,000 views17 subscribers ÷ 3,257 views × 1,000
5.2
Subscribers per video17 subscribers ÷ 5 videos
3
Days between videos5,024 days ÷ 5 videos
1004.8
Channel age8 February 2013 to 11 November 2026
13 years 9 months
Subscribers
17
Views
3,257
Videos
5
Started
8 February 2013
Country
Not stated
Language
Not stated
Topics
Not stated
Made for children
Not stated
Website in its description
Not stated
Trailer
No

What data this site collects about you

Tracking tools on its homepageGoogle Analytics

Named in its homepage's code when we read it. Others may load later, so this list may not be complete.

Google Analytics
Counts your visits and what you look at.

Safety

Malware and phishingNo malware or phishing warnings found for its websiteThis check is not perfect: it can miss a harmful site, and it can wrongly warn about a safe one.
Malware or phishing threat status
None found
Data breach historyNo known data breach involving the company
Known data breaches found
0
Domain and email securityIts email is not protected: anyone could send mail pretending to be it
Email
MX records
Yes
SPF record
Yes
DKIM key
Yes
Certificate
Security certificate browsers warn about
No
Certificate issuer
Let's Encrypt
Certificate type
DV
Certificate expires
9 Jan 2027
Hosting
Nameservers
ns11.domaincontrol.com
ns12.domaincontrol.com
Address
109.228.37.6

Proof of ownership

What the business has done to prove it runs this website. Each proof adds points to its truth score, up to 5. A proof it has not added is never counted against it.

DNS recordNot added yet+3 possible
What we check
A record the business adds in its domain's settings. Only someone who runs the website can add one.
When we check
On every check. The points stay only while the record is there.
Points
0 of 3 added
Sourcecontender.co.uk's DNS records
Run contender.co.uk? Add the record and 3 points are added to its truth score.Prove you run this website
Email at its own domainNot added yet+1 possible
What we check
That someone at the business has confirmed an email address at its own website's domain.
When we check
When the address is confirmed. It counts from then on.
Points
0 of 1 added
SourceTruth Signal's own records
Run contender.co.uk? Confirm an email address at the domain and 1 point is added to its truth score.Prove you run this website
Lets our checker read itNot added yet+1 possible
What we check
That its robots.txt file names our checker, TruthSignal, and lets it read the whole website.
When we check
On every check. The point stays only while the file allows it.
Points
0 of 1 added
Sourcecontender.co.uk/robots.txt
Run contender.co.uk? Let our checker read the whole website and 1 point is added to its truth score.Prove you run this website
Points added to its truth score0 of 5
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