Helping trades & construction business to scale with confidence

If you’re flat out on the tools, managing a growing team, quoting jobs, chasing suppliers and trying to keep everything running, you’re not alone.

We help trades and construction businesses get organised behind the scenes, so the day-to-day doesn’t fall apart when you’re on-site, off sick, or trying to take a break.

Whether you’re a builder, plumber, electrician, or running a specialist trade business, we bring structure to your operations so you can grow without the chaos.

Helping trades & construction business to scale with Confidence

If you’re flat out on the tools, managing a growing team, quoting jobs, chasing suppliers and trying to keep everything running, you’re not alone.

We help trades and construction businesses get organised behind the scenes, so the day-to-day doesn’t fall apart when you’re on-site, off sick, or trying to take a break.

Whether you’re a builder, plumber, electrician, or running a specialist trade business, we bring structure to your operations so you can grow without the chaos.

THE PROBLEMS WE SOLVE

You know your trade — but running the business is a whole different job

Most tradies don’t get into business to be bookkeepers, schedulers, or admin managers. You’re on the tools because you’re great at what you do. But when you step into business ownership, the

back end of the business suddenly matters just as much as the front.

Many trade and construction business owners find themselves juggling quotes, invoices, timesheets, team issues, job tracking, and compliance, often learning as they go. It’s easy to get buried in admin, miss deadlines, or lose sight of profitability.

Here are the common signs we see:

Quoting and job tracking done manually (or not at all)

Invoices sent late, missed payments, or inconsistent follow-up

No clear system for managing team availability or subcontractors

No visibility on which jobs are profitable and which are draining time and money

Everything lives in your head — not in a system the team can follow

You’re spending nights and weekends catching up on admin instead of growing the business

If the paperwork is piling up and your systems are more reactive than reliable, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure it out alone either.

OUR SOLUTION

What do we do?

Scalability planning

Get your operation ready for that next big job or growth phase. We’ll help future-proof your business so you never have to say ‘no’ to the next big opportunity.

Process optimisation

Sort out the admin and behind-the-scenes tasks. We’ll fine-tune your workflows so everything runs more smoothly (and you can focus on the real work).

Team planning

Make sure you’ve got the right people and roles in place, now and for the future. We’ll help you structure your team to keep projects on track..

Software and automation

We’ll guide you on the right tools so everything talks to each other—saving you time and hassle. From invoicing and scheduling to cost tracking and safety.

Some of our technology partners

Our tools of the trade

WHY IT WORKS

Why trade businesses trust us

We speak your language

Plain, simple advice that cuts through the noise. No jargon, just practical solutions built for trades.

We know the industry

We’ve been behind the scenes with all sorts of tradies—so we know what really works.

We save you time

Cut the clutter so you can take on more work, or just knock off earlier—your call.

TESTIMONIALS

From those who’ve worked with us

Ben, Director

Burlin Electrical, Mechanical & Refrigeration

Aly and Sarah are a great team and awesome to work with. Their contribution has really added another layer of professionalism to our business.

Daniel, Director

Wilkinson Tree Services

The team at Spek’d have helped us at Wilkinson tree services so much. They set us up with new systems for bookkeeping and invoicing. They have patiently worked through our old records and guided us well during the transition. I highly recommend them

Remi, Director

Firefly Electrical

I was having some trouble with my service based software... Sarah has not only opened my eyes on so much I didn’t know existed on the app but has saved me so much time and pain! Highly recommend using Spek’d if you’re a service based business.