BehindThe Build

Built around the trade.
Not around software.

Nomates Rates started with one simple idea: tradespeople don’t need more complicated software.

They need a quicker way to get the job done.

After more than 20 years involved in building, property development and renovations, founder Jamie Stephens had seen the same problem repeatedly.

Brilliant tradespeople were finishing a full day on site—then going home to spend their evenings creating quotes, chasing invoices and fighting with software that was never designed for them.

There had to be a better way.

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A tradesperson checking a quote on his phone inside a residential renovation.

The problem was obvious

The problem
was obvious.

Too many screens.
Too much setup.
Too much stuff
nobody uses.

Most quoting systems had become big, bloated CRM platforms.

Too many screens. Too much setup. Too many features most tradespeople would never use.

They were designed for offices, admin teams and desktop computers—not for someone standing beside a van with another job to get to.

Meanwhile, quotes were being scribbled in notebooks, buried in WhatsApp messages or left until later that night.

That’s where Nomates Rates came from.

Cluttered desktop quoting software compared with the simple Nomates Rates phone app being used on a residential job.

So, we stripped it back

So, we
stripped it back.

Nomates Rates puts the tools that matter in the palm of your hand.

No training manuals. No complicated setup. No need to become a software expert.

Just a fast, professional way to manage the paperwork while you’re still on the job.

Quote on site.Not at night.

Create.Build quotes in minutes.
Quote.Send it. On site.
Invoice.One tap. Done.
Get paid.Get paid quicker.

Genuine Nomates Rates screen for sending a completed customer quote.

Our line in the sand

Our line
in the sand.

If it doesn’t make a tradesperson’s working day easier, it doesn’t belong.

Nomates Rates will never become another bloated, desktop-first CRM trying to control every part of your business.

We’ll keep building—but every new feature must pass one simple test:

Does this make a tradesperson’s working day easier?

If it doesn’t, it doesn’t belong.

That means less admin, fewer missed opportunities and more time spent doing the work that actually pays.

Nomates Rates isn’t trying to be everything. It’s built to be the tool you actually use.

Jamie Stephens wearing workwear inside a residential building project.

Built by Jamie Stephens

Built by
Jamie Stephens

I’ve spent more than 20 years around building projects, property renovations and the people who make them happen.
I didn’t want to build another massive CRM. I wanted to create something tradespeople could pick up, understand and start using straight away.
Simple. Quick. Job done.

Jamie StephensFounder, Nomates Rates