Meet the founder
Built by a tradie who lived the project admin.
BuilderTrade began with the real cost of incomplete scopes, disconnected quoting and job information spread across calls, messages and spreadsheets.
The story
Quoting was eating my business alive
I'm a qualified tiler from the Sunshine Coast. Like most trade business owners, a huge chunk of my week went into work I never got paid for: driving out to jobs, measuring up, going home, putting a quote together, sending it off — and then hearing nothing back. The hours I spent quoting were hours I wasn't on the tools earning.
And it cut both ways. When I did win work, I was often signing on with builders I knew nothing about — no track record I could check, no way to know if they paid on time or ran a decent site. Finding good builders I could trust was just as hard as finding the work itself.
I built BuilderTrade because this shouldn't be so hard. Builders set up a proper project record once, invite their regular subcontractors and open selected packages to verified trades only when needed. The same plans, scope and decisions then follow the job through quoting, award, site activity and completion.
Why vetting matters
The bar I wished every platform had
I know what it's like to stake your week on someone you've never met. That's why every verified trade on BuilderTrade has to clear these checks before they carry the badge.
Licences checked
Every trade's licence number is checked against the relevant state register before a verified badge is issued.
Insurance verified
Public liability and workers compensation certificates of currency are reviewed — and expiry dates are tracked.
Real work photos
Trades upload photos of completed work to their portfolio, so builders can judge quality before they pick up the phone.
See exactly how we vet every trade ·Verification & compliance explained
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BuilderTrade is an Australian residential construction operating platform connecting builders with verified trade businesses. See how the connected workflow runs from plans to completion using your own projects and processes.
Queensland, Australia
Founded 2026 · Australian owned
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Residential builders
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Put your next job in front of verified, licensed trades — and get quotes you can actually compare.
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