16 February 2009
Taking the pain out of finding good tradespeople with the click of a mouse
Archicentre, the building advisory service of the Australian Institute of Architects has launched a new web based service for Australian homes owners to find quality tradespeople as part of its national J For Jobs program to encourage employment in the building industry.
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David Hallett, General Manager of Archicentre said the need for this service was identified as a result of the thousands of property inspections undertaken by Archicentre each year. "So many people ask us for recommendations so we have teamed up with Service Central, one of Australia's leading suppliers of trade services, to help them out. "Each Archicentre property inspection report contains detailed information on the property's defects and what actions need to be undertaken to rectify the issues." Archicentre has identified that it was often difficult for homeowners to find pre qualified tradespeople to undertake these works which could range from major renovations to smaller plumbing, painting and maintenance repairs. "Partnering with Service Central helps overcome this issue by making it easy for consumers to find local tradespeople and obtain professional quotes from which they can make an informed decision. "Rather than trawling through the telephone book trying to find tradespeople, homeowners can now post a job request through the Archicentre website and the tradespeople that want the job will call them back. "This service is backed by Service Central's powerful matchmaking software that pinpoints the right tradespeople for the job and arranges for the tradespeople that are available to contact the homeowner." Bruce Ahchow, CEO of Service Central said with a network of over 3,500 pre qualified tradespeople Service Central is at the forefront of delivering quality home improvement services to consumers. "There are so many good tradespeople out there that we want to make it easy for people to find them." |
The J For Jobs Tradesmen's Service is available now through http://www.archicentre.com.au/html/home_repairs.php
Archicentre
Archicentre is the building advisory service of the Australian Institute of
Architects. Since 1981 Archicentre has offered a range of inspection, design
and advisory services to home buyers, new home builders and renovators. With
over 900 architects Australia-wide and offices in all capital cities as well
as a number of regional branches, Archicentre can promptly respond to requests
for professional services.
Service Central
Service Central is Australia's leading online marketplace for services. Consumers
simply list their job requests with Service Central, and local businesses that
are interested and available contact the customer to win the work. Launched
in 2005, over 150,000 consumer job requests have been made already.
Media Enquiries:
David Hallett General Manager Archicentre (03) 9819 4577 Mobile: 0439 439 115
Ron
Smith Corporate Media Communications (03) 9818 5700 Mobile: 0417 329 201
