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Check your builder before you sign a contract.

TrustSignal Builder Reports consolidate licence, insurance, company, director, insolvency, dispute and credit-risk signals into one plain-English report.

Builder lookup · NSWLive register
e.g. "Metro Build Group"ABN 12 345 678 901Licence 123456C
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NSW reports live now. Other states rolling out progressively through 2026.Delivered digitally · PDF + dashboard · Often available in minutes.

1 · The process

Not a review site. Structured due diligence.

The public record already exists. The problem is it's spread across eight jurisdictions and thirty databases. We run the searches for you and deliver one readable document, the way a lawyer would receive it.

Step 01 · Identify

Search for the company

Start with a name, ABN, ACN, licence number or website. We disambiguate to the correct legal entity, not a trading-name look-alike.
Input · any identifier
Step 02 · Aggregate

We query the registers, live

ASIC, Fair Trading NSW, HBCF, every tribunal and court list, WorkSafe across six states, director histories and related entities. Each hit stored with its source.
Live queries · no stale caches
Step 03 · Read

Receive a sourced document

Q&A format, structured facts, cited by line. Downloadable PDF, emailed on completion. No score, no verdict: just the record.
Output · PDF + email
2 · Principles

We don't score. We cite.

Most "builder review" sites collect opinions. We don't. The public record (company filings, court matters, licence status, insurance coverage, safety notices) speaks for itself. Our job is to find it, verify it, and present it fairly.

Patterns are described factually: "Director has been connected to three liquidated companies since 2019" not "high risk." You decide what it means for your contract.

The TrustSignal editorial principles

Cite every line

Every event in a report links back to the original register, filing or court list.

Principle 01

Live, not cached

Queries run at the moment you request. Every report is timestamped to the minute.

Principle 02

Chronological, not ranked

Events are laid out by date, not sorted to justify a verdict.

Principle 03

No scores or ratings

We refuse to assign a number, colour or badge. Those are judgements, not facts.

Principle 04

No AI verdicts

AI summarises text and extracts dates. It does not judge, predict or recommend.

Principle 05
3 · The report

What a report actually looks like.

Not a dashboard. A document. Built to sit next to your contract, or be handed to a solicitor. Cited by line. Dated to the minute.

Every report follows the same nine-part structure - business history, licence, insurance, director insolvency, disputes, regulatory, trade supply, payment history, and insolvency.

Format
PDF, A4, 12–24 pages
Delivery
Email + dashboard, within minutes
Revalidation
Free re-run within 30 days
Retention
Stored in your account for 24 months
REF · TS-2026-0420-NSW-00274 Complete

Apex Build Group Pty Ltd

ABN 71 612 987 543 · ACN 612 987 543 · Issued 20 April 2026 · NSW · 9 years in business
Licence
Active
BLD 207841 · NSW Fair Trading
HBCF
Project-specific
icare HBCF · per-project certificate
Disputes
5
1 Supreme · 1 District · 3 NCAT
Director net.
1 liquidated
Kowalski Building Services (former)
Highlights · cited in full on the report
  • ·9 years in business, valid licence
  • ·No regulatory sanctions found
  • ·5 court and tribunal cases on the record
  • ·Director linked to 1 liquidated company
  • ·1 payment default on the record ($18,500)
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4 · How it works
1

Enter builder details

Name, ABN, ACN, licence number or website.

2

TrustSignal checks available records

We consolidate licence, company, director, insolvency, dispute and credit-risk signals.

3

Receive your Builder Report

Delivered digitally as a plain-English report you can use before signing or paying a deposit.

See how it worksStart NSW Builder Report
5 · Who this is for

Use a TrustSignal Builder Report before you commit to a builder, especially when the decision is about to become expensive.

Before signing a contract

Check the broader record before you lock yourself into legal commitments.

Before paying a deposit

Know what signals exist before money changes hands.

Before appointing a builder

Compare more than price, promises and presentation.

Before major works

Renovations, extensions and new builds can carry serious financial risk.

When comparing builders

Use the same checks across shortlisted builders before making the call.

6 · Pricing

One price. One report.

Pay per report. No subscription. No premium tier. Same data for everyone.

Builder report · introductory

The full record

Everything thirty-plus nationwide registers say about one NSW company, laid out chronologically and cited.

$199$250AUD · INC GST
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Included in every report
  • Company registration & ABN status
  • Full director history & related entities
  • Licence verification (8 jurisdictions)
  • HBCF insurance & coverage
  • Court matters (federal and state)
  • All building tribunal matters
  • Insolvency & credit history
  • WorkSafe records, six states
  • Chronological master timeline
  • PDF download · email delivery
  • Free re-run within 30 days
7 · Other states

Other state? Join the waitlist.

NSW is live today. VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT and NT are rolling out through 2026–27. Tell us your state and we'll email you the moment it goes live.

Other states coming soon