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Security report for treste.co.uk

Treste Hire & Sales Ltd · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Treste Hire & Sales Ltd is a small UK-based company specializing in the hire and sales of welding, lifting, and site equipment along with consumables and personal protective equipment. The company targets businesses and contractors requiring specialized equipment and consumables, positioning itself as a regional specialist in Chesterfield. The website reflects a professional business model focused on equipment hire, sales, and service support. Technically, the website uses a variety of JavaScript libraries including jQuery and RequireJS, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, no CMS or hosting provider details are evident, and SEO practices appear adequate with proper meta tags and structured navigation. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS assumed but no visible security headers or advanced protections. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent banner present but no privacy or terms of service pages. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation, which reduces trustworthiness from a domain registration perspective. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security and compliance documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
47
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
61

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company operates in the manufacturing and retail sectors, focusing on equipment hire and sales. Its business model consolidates multiple product categories under one supplier, offering cost and administrative efficiencies to customers. The website indicates a clear target audience of contractors and businesses needing welding and lifting equipment. The presence of a Facebook page suggests some social media engagement, though limited. The company appears to be independent with no parent or subsidiary companies listed. The lack of detailed WHOIS data and absence of privacy and terms policies are notable gaps. The company’s partnership with Wida Group for web design indicates some external collaboration. Overall, the business is positioned as a niche regional provider with a straightforward service offering.

Security posture

The security maturity level is basic to moderate. The website uses HTTPS (implied by canonical URL), but no security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options are detected. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present. The cookie consent banner indicates some awareness of privacy compliance, but the absence of privacy and terms policies is a compliance gap. No incident response or abuse contact information is found. The WHOIS lookup failure and domain naming irregularity raise concerns about domain registration legitimacy, though the website content and contact details appear consistent and professional. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small business but requires improvements to meet best practices and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance website security.
  3. Add a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Verify and correct domain registration details to resolve WHOIS lookup errors and improve legitimacy.
  5. Enhance incident response readiness by providing clear security contact channels and policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Treste Hire & Sales Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Treste Hire & Sales Ltd
Description
Specialists in the hire of welding and lifting equipment and consumables sales including hand & power tools, welding wires, abrasives, head to toe personal protective equipment and janitorial supplies.
Key services
Hire of welding and lifting equipment, Sales of consumables and tools, Service and support for equipment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.2.1, RequireJS, Superfish, Magnific Popup, jQuery Validate, Enquire.js, Cycle2
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No privacy or terms of service pages found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Cookie consent banner is present and functional.
  4. Contact information is clearly displayed in header and footer.
  5. No security.txt or incident response contact information found.
  6. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations detected.
  7. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation error.
  8. Website uses multiple JavaScript libraries for UI and form validation.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  10. Social media presence limited to Facebook only.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a combination of JavaScript libraries including jQuery 3.2.1, RequireJS for module loading, Superfish for navigation menus, Magnific Popup for modals, and jQuery Validate for form validation. The site uses custom CSS and scripts served from its own domain. The HTML is well structured with meta tags for SEO and viewport settings for mobile responsiveness. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. Accessibility features such as skip links are present but could be improved. No CMS or hosting provider information is evident. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal user tracking. The site is functional and professional but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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