About Octacon Trades
Hiring a tradie should be boring — in the best way
Finding a tradie should not involve five apps, three call centres and a week of phone tag. Octacon Trades is a simple loop: describe the job, local tradies quote, you choose — and the whole thing is documented from first photo to final invoice.
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Describe the job
Two minutes. Pick the trade, your suburb, a few details and a photo if you have one. No account, no phone number sold.
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Local tradies quote
A capped number of licence-checked locals who actually cover your postcode send written quotes — not a call-centre queue.
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Compare & choose
Quotes, questions, schedule, variations and the final invoice all live on one job page. Pick the one you like.
Honest by design
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Licences checked, not claimed
For licensed trades (plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling, pest control), tradies must submit licence details and pass review before they can quote. A badge on a quote means we sighted the licence, not that someone ticked a box.
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No lead spam
Job requests go to a capped number of tradies covering your postcode and trade. You will never have your number sold to a call centre, because we never ask for more than the job needs.
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Everything on one page
Quotes, questions, schedule, photos of the work, variations if the scope changes, and the final invoice all live on your job page. If it was agreed, it is written down.
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Reviews only from real jobs
We are a new platform and it shows: review counts start at zero. Every review you will ever read here comes from a completed job, and that is a line we will not cross for growth.
For tradies
Work where you actually work
Pick the postcodes you service, see jobs that match your trade, and quote in minutes with GST handled for you. Licence-verified badges help good operators stand out.
Open the tradie portal →Free to post · written quotes · licence-checked
Ready to get it fixed?
Describe the job once. Local licence-checked tradies quote — you compare and choose. No account, no fees for homeowners.