Built for every UK trade

One app, sixteen trades, one price

Quotes, jobs, invoices, payments and UK tax are the same for everyone. The certificates, variations and compliance change depending on what you do. Here is what that actually means, including the parts we would rather say out loud than dress up.

Pick your trade

Each page covers the terminology, paperwork and workflow for that trade.

Plumbers

Issue CP12s and boiler service records from the job, then invoice on the doorstep.

Software for plumbers

Electricians

EICR, EIC and Minor Works certificates built in, with C2s turned into remedial quotes.

Software for electricians

Builders

Stage payments, CIS and the VAT reverse charge without a spreadsheet.

Software for builders

Roofers

Reschedule around the weather and keep before-and-after photos for insurance work.

Software for roofers

Painters & Decorators

Quote by room or phase and bill snags against the original job.

Software for painters & decorators

Plasterers

Price by the metre, schedule around drying times, apply CIS automatically.

Software for plasterers

Landscapers

Staged garden builds and recurring maintenance rounds, with sites and rotas for grounds crews.

Software for landscapers

Joiners & Carpenters

Mix day rate and fixed price on one quote, with FENSA and fire-door records kept on the job.

Software for joiners & carpenters

HVAC Engineers

PPM and service contracts billed on a cycle, with F-gas records on the equipment and REFCOM packs that sample five years.

Software for hvac engineers

Tilers

Quote by the square metre with tanking and prep priced separately.

Software for tilers

Gas Engineers

CP12s, service records and warning notices issued in the app, renewals that come back yearly.

Software for gas engineers

Bricklayers

Quote per thousand or day rate, manage gangs, CIS handled automatically.

Software for bricklayers

Flooring Fitters

Quote LVT, laminate, carpet and wood by area, with subfloor prep priced in.

Software for flooring fitters

Kitchen & Bathroom Fitters

Staged deposits, a clear scope, and snagging cleared on the same job.

Software for kitchen & bathroom fitters

Handyman Services

Quote small jobs in seconds and bill landlords and agents with photo evidence.

Software for handyman services

Drainage Engineers

Jetting, CCTV surveys and repairs quoted fast, with reports on the job for insurers.

Software for drainage engineers

The same core for every trade

Whatever you do, the job runs enquiry, quote, schedule, work, invoice, paid. These are the same on every plan and for every trade.

Quotes customers accept online

Itemised parts and labour, optional extras, deposit links, automatic follow-ups.

Scheduling with real durations

Jobs on a calendar with real durations, team assignment and appointment reminders.

Invoicing that chases itself

One tap from job to invoice, a deposit then a final with the deposit already netted off, automatic payment reminders.

Paid on the doorstep

Card links, Tap to Pay on iPhone, bank transfer and direct debit for service plans.

UK tax built in

VAT threshold tracking, the domestic reverse charge, CIS deductions and statements.

Certificates issued in the app

CP12s, service records, EICRs, EICs, Minor Works, PAT, alarm and emergency lighting certificates. Only the types that are actually switched on.

Customer messaging

Two-way messages, appointment reminders, review requests and a customer portal for quotes and invoices.

Teams and subcontractors

Assign jobs, role permissions, shared photos and notes, temporary access for subbies.

iPhone, Android and web

The same workspace in the van, in the office and on the accountant’s screen.

Where the certificate is the job

Most job-management tools treat a certificate as a PDF you upload at the end. We treat it as the job, which is the whole reason the product exists. These four are where we would argue Traddie is genuinely different.

Electricians

An EICR is filled in, sanity-checked and issued from the phone. Photograph the consumer unit and it reads the board into the schedule. Photograph the tester screen for Zs, R1+R2 and RCD times, as suggestions you confirm. A check before you issue flags a Zs above Table 41.3 (compared at 80 percent), a socket circuit with no 30 mA RCD, or insulation under the limit. Advisory only. C2s become a priced remedial quote. NICEIC, NAPIT, ELECSA or Stroma assessment packs sit in the web app today.

Electricians

Gas engineers

The service record will not issue until it holds what Gas Safe expects. Combustion at max and min rate, or it does not go out. Unsafe situations follow GIUSP. It knows a service is not a CP12, and it says so on site. Photograph the data plate for make, model, serial and GC number. Gas Safe inspection packs sample the twelve months of gas records since the last visit.

Gas Engineers

Plumbers

Half of plumbing is priced on the doorstep after you have looked at it. Scope it on arrival, send the quote for acceptance while you are still standing there, take a deposit, and net it off the final invoice. Customer-supplied kit comes off the bill and out of the CIS sum. The same three gas records as above, with the same pre-issue checks. A plumber who does not touch gas gets no certificates from us. Unvented (G3), water regulations and Legionella are not in the product.

Plumbers

HVAC and F-gas

The F-gas duty attaches to the equipment, not to the company. Charge in kg converts to tonnes CO2 equivalent under GB retained Regulation 517/2014 (AR4 GWPs, not EU 2024/573). REFCOM assessment packs sample five years, because the record-keeping duty runs five years. The Article 6 logbook PDF generator is live. The logbook screens are on iPhone and Android. There is not yet a web screen for adding systems. Boiler Upgrade Scheme tracking is built but not launched, so we do not list it.

HVAC

Where extras and getting paid are the job

No certificate regime, but the jobs run long enough that the margin is lost between somebody asking for something and anybody writing it down.

The variation link

Price the extra, send a link, and the customer approves a gross figure that lands on the invoice unchanged. The link is a one-time cryptographic token, not a guessable id, and it expires after 30 days. Builders: the extension nobody priced. Roofers: the rotten battens when the felt comes off. Kitchen and bathroom: while you are here. Joiners: we said oak in the end. Bricklayers: verbal instructions on site that need a paper version. Also across these five: a quote check against your own cost rates before you send, deposit then final netted off, CIS at 20 percent or 30 percent with materials excluded, and the VAT domestic reverse charge on qualifying work.

BuildersRoofersKitchen & BathroomJoinersBricklayers

Where the round and the volume are the job

Traddie runs these well. So do several others. The useful bits here are the ones that actually change how a week looks, rather than a certificate we do not issue.

Landscapers and grounds maintenance

A maintenance round is a different business from a list of jobs. Each visit writes a report against the site. Required-next materials carry forward. Ask for a pack list across a date range and it totals what every site has asked for, so the van gets loaded once on Monday. One invoice a month per customer: every completed unbilled job pulled into a single draft on their billing day.

Landscapers

Handymen and drainage engineers

Six small jobs a day generates six of everything. Monthly consolidated invoicing for the letting agent who gives you ten jobs. Mileage suggested from the work actually done. Drainage gets a visit report per job, which on a survey is the product rather than the invoice.

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Plasterers, tilers, flooring fitters, painters

Priced by area, paid by the day. The quote check against your own cost rates before it sends. Repeat work chases itself even when no certificate was ever issued, so a repaint from eighteen months ago comes back with a message drafted. Customer-supplied materials off the invoice and out of the CIS sum.

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What it does not do

If you are working out strong fit versus option, here is the other half of it.

  • No water-side certificates. Unvented hot water (G3), water regulations and Legionella risk assessments are not in the product.
  • EV charger, solar PV and battery storage certificates are built but not launched. Please do not list them.
  • RAMS are not launched, so anyone buying primarily for site safety paperwork is not our customer yet.
  • Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant tracking is in the database but the screens are not launched. Please do not list it.
  • The F-gas logbook screens are on iPhone and Android. The PDF generator is live. There is not yet a web screen for it.
  • We are not a scheme notification tool. Part P and Gas Safe building notifications still go through NICEIC, NAPIT or the Register.
  • We are not a certification body. An assessment pack is preparation, not approval.
  • We are younger than Tradify, Jobber and Commusoft. A reader who wants a decade of other people’s mileage should weigh that.

Questions from multi-trade firms and reviewers

Is Traddie built for one trade and adapted for the rest?

No. Quoting, scheduling, invoicing, payments, tax and accounting sync are the same for every trade because they are the same problem. What changes by trade is the compliance layer: gas engineers get CP12s and service records, electricians get EICRs, EICs and Minor Works, and a roofer or landscaper sees a clean job management app with none of that in the way.

Where is Traddie a genuinely strong fit?

Electricians, gas engineers, plumbers who do gas, and HVAC or F-gas engineers, because the certificate is the job rather than a PDF you upload at the end. Builders, roofers, kitchen and bathroom fitters, joiners and bricklayers, because extras, deposits and CIS are where the margin actually goes. For plasterers, tilers, painters and the rest, Traddie runs the job well, but so do several others, and we would rather say so.

Does every trade pay the same?

Yes. Solo is £9.99 a month, Pro £19.99 and Team from £49.99 for three users. Certificates are included on the plan, there is no certificate add-on and no per-certificate charge.

What if my trade is not listed?

Most trades sit under one of the groups above. If you are a locksmith, glazier, scaffolder, cleaner or anything else that quotes, schedules and invoices, the core app fits as it is. The trade pages show you the parts that matter most for your work.

Which accounting software does it sync with?

Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and FreeAgent. Invoices, payments and expenses sync both ways, with VAT and CIS carried across correctly.

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