Earthmoving
Excavators, dozers, graders, loaders, dump trucks
Elevated Work Platforms
Scissor lifts, boom lifts, cherry pickers, spider lifts
Cranes & Lifting
Franna, mobile cranes, telehandlers, forklifts
Compaction
Wacker plates, rollers, rammers, trench compactors
Concrete & Masonry
Mixers, pumps, floor saws, core drills, vibrators
Pumps & Dewatering
Submersible, trash pumps, wellpoint, water tanks
Power & Lighting
Generators, light towers, welding sets, compressors
Scaffold & Access
KWIKSTAGE, tube & coupler, suspended, propping
Demolition & Breaking
Hydraulic breakers, jackhammers, demolition robots
Trailers & Transport
Tipping, flat deck, low loaders, plant trailers
Landscaping
Stump grinders, chippers, turf cutters, mini loaders
Site Services
Site sheds, toilets, skip bins, fencing, survey gear
Three steps. Competitive by design.
Post your need.
Equipment, location, timing and budget — under a couple of minutes to describe the job.
Watch bids drop.
Hire companies quote for the job, so you compare prices instead of ringing round for them.
Select & win.
Compare what comes back side by side and go with whoever suits the job and the price.
What's live. What isn't.
Post a request
Submit your job and it reaches me directly. I contact hire companies and send you the quotes I get back.
Supplier sign-up
Hire companies can register interest. Suppliers are not yet verified by HireBid. For suppliers →
Live bidding dashboard
Concept preview only. Illustrative data.
Market intelligence
Concept preview only. Needs real quote data first.
Supplier matching
Concept preview only.
Secure booking
Concept preview only. No payments are taken or held today.
HireBid is in early access — a concierge sourcing desk, not a self-serve marketplace yet. I take requests from anywhere in Victoria and source them personally: standard turnaround (2–3 business days) right across metro Melbourne — inner, north, east, south-east and west, no corner of it skipped — and quoted on request for Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Gippsland and other regional centres. The bidding board comes once there are enough hire companies on it. Post a request.
What the live bid board will feel like.
Blind competitive bidding: a requester sees how many suppliers are in, and a countdown to close. A supplier sees their rank, never anyone else's price. Mocked up below with sample figures so you can see the shape of it — switched on once there are enough hire companies on the board.
Time left to bid, sample request
Your rank only — never a rival's price
Bid on matched jobs. Keep what you win.
No listing fees, no upfront cost. There are no listing fees and no upfront cost while HireBid is in early access.
Browse matched jobs
Filter by location, equipment category and budget range.
Quote on real jobs
Send your rate on requests that suit your fleet and area.
ABN check
Your ABN is checked against the public ABN Lookup before you are listed.
Any fees will be explained in writing before they apply. Register as a supplier →
One person. Not a platform.
"Ringing round five hire companies for one job shouldn't be the job."
HireBid is run by me, Luke, and a small crew, alongside LeadForge — a decade+ around builders, tradies and quarries between us. Right now I do the sourcing by hand, so I can learn what hirers and hire companies actually need before building more.
Missed calls are costing your trade business jobs.
LeadForge is MatStone's flagship lead-capture service. Every missed call gets answered, qualified and logged in your business's name — keeping the lead warm while you're on the tools.