Need a Subcontractor? Trade Source IRE Can Help

One missing trade can stop a site dead.

You might need a spark for first fix, a carpenter for second fix, a plumber to finish a heating system or an extra crew to get a job over the line. Instead of losing half the day ringing around, Trade Source IRE can help connect you with potentially suitable subcontractors across Ireland.

Our service is available to builders, main contractors, developers, project managers and self-employed tradesmen who need specialist support or extra capacity on a project.

How Trade Source IRE Connects You with Subcontractors

Send us the details once and let us do the legwork. Tell us:

• The trade or specialist contractor required
• The county, town or site location
• The scope of work
• Your preferred start date
• The expected duration
• Whether you need one subbie or a full crew
• Whether the job is labour-only or supply-and-fit
• Any drawings, access issues or site requirements

Trade Source IRE reviews the enquiry and uses its contractor network and industry relationships to help identify suitable trade professionals where availability allows.

Subcontractors for Every Stage of the Job

Trade Source IRE can help source subcontractors for residential, commercial, fit-out, renovation and construction projects. Popular trade categories include:

• Builders and building contractors
• Electricians
• Plumbers and heating contractors
• Carpenters and joiners
• Roofing contractors
• Groundworks contractors
• Plant hire contractors
• Core-drilling specialists
• Concrete-cutting contractors
• Demolition contractors
• Insulation contractors
• Painters and decorators
• Tilers
• Plasterers
• Property-maintenance contractors

You can also browse every trade available through Trade Source IRE.

When Contractors Commonly Need Extra Support

• Extra hands during a busy spell
• Holiday or sickness cover
• A specialist trade outside your own scope
• First-fix or second-fix support
• Help meeting a handover date
• A replacement after another contractor pulls out
• Several trades for the same project
• Subcontractors in another county

Enquiries are accepted from all 32 counties, with availability depending on the trade, location, timing and requirements of the job.

Give Us a Clear Subcontractor Brief

The more detail you provide, the easier it is to identify a suitable match. Instead of simply saying “Need a carpenter next week”, include the project size, exact scope, location, start date, expected duration, whether materials are supplied and any site-documentation requirements.

Photographs, drawings, measurements and programme dates can also help, along with details of who is supplying materials, plant, access equipment and waste removal.

You Choose Who Gets the Job

Contractor applications and business details are reviewed before approval to the Trade Source IRE network. However, the main contractor should still independently confirm each subcontractor's insurance, qualifications and registrations, experience and references, availability, rates and VAT position, safety documentation, certification requirements and suitability for the specific project.

Scope, pricing, programme, payment terms and site responsibilities should always be agreed directly before work starts.

Are You a Subcontractor Looking for More Work?

Trade Source IRE also helps subcontractors and trade businesses get considered for suitable project enquiries. Tradesmen can apply to join the Trade Source IRE contractor network, provide details of their trade, service area and preferred work, and advertise completed projects through the Tradesmen Showcase.

Priority membership can include active consideration for suitable enquiries, but it does not guarantee a fixed number of leads, jobs or income.

Find Your Next Subcontractor

Whether you need a spark, plumber, chippy, roofer, groundworker or specialist cutting crew, Trade Source IRE helps reduce the time spent ringing around and gets your requirement in front of potentially suitable trade professionals.

Submit your subcontractor requirement to Trade Source IRE and include the trade, site location, start date, duration and scope of work so we can route the enquiry effectively.

Keep the programme moving. Find the right subbie. Get the job over the line.

Every Trade. One Trusted Source.