hipages

hipages is an online marketplace in Australia where homeowners look for tradespeople and tradespeople find work. It has served both groups for more than twenty years. The company says its aim is to make finding, hiring and managing a trade job simpler for everyone involved.

Products and services

• Tradie search for homeowners: a place to find and hire local tradespeople for jobs around the home.
• Job management: tools for homeowners to handle a job once a tradesperson is hired.
• Business tools for tradies: technology meant to change how trade businesses find work and run day to day.
• Builderscrack: a sister marketplace for home repair and renovation work in New Zealand.

Who it serves

Homeowners who need work done on their property, and local trade businesses looking for customers. The company reports that over two million Australians have used the service.

Key facts

• Based in: Australia
• Operating for: more than 20 years
• Group brands: hipages and Builderscrack
• Structure: described as a medium-sized technology company with an open-plan, flat team