Tradie paperwork wasstealing the afternoon
PDFs on your phone. Details retyped every job. Certs bounced for blank fields. We built Tradie Forms to fix that.
Pick a template, fill it on site, download the PDF, and find it again when someone asks weeks later.
Every tradie knows this job
You finish the work, pack up the van, and realise the compliance form is still sitting in your inbox as a PDF. That was the moment we kept seeing.
Squinting at a PDF on your phone
Pinch, zoom, hunt for the field buried two pages over. One thumb, bright sun, and a layout that was never meant for a small screen.
Typing the same licence number again
Business name, licence, ABN, site address. Third job this week. Same details. Still entering them from memory or old photos.
The cert comes back
Builder or inspector flags a blank field. You are already on the next job. What should have taken ten minutes becomes a desk job tonight.
It started with ccew.com.au
We built ccew.com.au to help NSW electricians finish their Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work on site, not back at the desk.
Sparkies used it to fill the official layout on a phone, catch gaps before download, and complete clean PDFs on site. It worked because it matched how electricians actually close out a job.
When Building Commission NSW moved CCEW lodgement to the eCert online portal, that chapter ended. Most other trade paperwork across Australia is still a flat PDF.
Tradie Forms carries that same approach into a wider platform while regulators slowly digitise form by form.
That is why Tradie Forms exists
One hub for Australian tradies to fill trade paperwork on any device, catch gaps before download, and download clean PDFs ready to hand over. Compliance certificates today, with safety forms, service reports, checklists, daily job records, and custom company forms joining the same workflow.
“Tradies should finish forms at the switchboard, not fight a flat PDF in the carpark.”
We map each form once, whether it is an official PDF or company paperwork. Then every tradie gets guided sections, validation, saved details, and a proper download. Regulators may digitise lodgement form by form; the SWMS, checklists, and job records that fill the rest of the week are ours to fix.
I grew up around the tools
I'm from a tradie family. Ute in the driveway, quote on the kitchen bench, and the paperwork that followed every job home. The work would be done, and someone was still at the table retyping a licence number into a form that asked for it three times.
I took the office path into strategy, finance, and software. Other industries had tools built for the person doing the work. My family got a clunky PDF to fill on a phone, take it or leave it. So I built ccew.com.au for NSW sparkies, then Tradie Forms for the rest of the trades: map each PDF once, fill it on site, and download before you leave.
“Nobody gets a licence because they love forms. We design for the person filling it in at the job.”
What we built instead
Not another PDF editor. A faster way to get on top of compliance and job paperwork without fighting the layout.
Finish the form on site
Pick a template, fill it while job details are fresh, preview the layout, and download a PDF ready to send, save, or complete.
Guided sections on the official layout
Each field sits where the regulator PDF expects it. No guessing which box is which.
Gaps flagged before you download
Missing fields surface while you are still on site, not when someone rejects the form.
Details that carry job to job
Save licence, business, and site details once. Stop retyping the same block every afternoon.
Job details from your system
Pull job and contact details from ServiceM8, Fergus, and Xero into supported fields.
For tradies on the tools
Solo operators and small crews across Australia who need the paperwork done before they leave site, not back at the kitchen table.
If the paperwork has to be done before you leave site, Tradie Forms keeps the work simple: guided fills, saved details, and clean PDF downloads on official layouts.
One workflow from the switchboard to the office inbox.
Electricians
Compliance certificates and electrical paperwork across states.
Plumbers and gasfitters
Plumbing, gas, and backflow forms as the library grows.
Builders
Building compliance and inspection paperwork on official layouts.
Fire safety contractors
Fire safety certificates mapped to regulator PDFs.
Cablers and HVAC
Telecommunications and mechanical paperwork in the same hub.
Office admins and team leads
Shared drafts, team billing, and one workspace for the crew.
What we will always be straight about
We help you fill and download paperwork faster. You stay responsible for lodging, issuing, and keeping records.
Not a government agency
We are not affiliated with any Australian state, territory, or statutory authority.
No lodging on your behalf
We do not lodge forms with regulators or networks. You issue, lodge, and keep records under current rules.
Not legal or compliance advice
Guides explain how forms work in Tradie Forms. When you are unsure, check with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser.
Your professional judgement still matters
Always review the finished PDF before you hand it to a builder, inspector, council, or customer.
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