Trades & compliant pay

Find the trades. Pay them compliantly.

Sourcing labour and paying it compliantly are two problems every contractor has. We've solved both in one loop — the engine behind every Leo project, now built to run for other contractors too.

30k+
Trades registered
850+
Placed on site
150+
Employers
100%
CIS-compliant by default
The labour pipeline

We don't subcontract the labour problem.

"Direct to trade" only works if you can actually get the trades. We own a construction recruitment platform — so we mobilise vetted, CIS-compliant labour directly, and the main-contractor margin stays in your scheme.

  • Vetted, CIS-compliant trades sourced directly
  • No agency mark-up, no labour-shortage risk to programme
  • Cost controlled by our own QS, end to end
Powered by Jobs With Skills

Our own trades network.

30k+
Trades registered
850+
Placed on site
150+
Employers
CIS-compliant by default. Every placement screened for skills, reliability and compliance before they reach your site — and paid through Petl Pay, our CIS payments partner.
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The engine — now a product

Source, deploy, pay — one loop.

Book the trades, get them screened onto site, and pay them compliantly without standing up a payroll function. The same rail runs every Leo site, and it's packaged to run for other contractors too.

01 — Source

Jobs With Skills

30k+ vetted, CIS-ready trades, matched to the job.

02 — Deploy

On site, screened

Skills, reliability and compliance checked before they start.

03 — Pay

Petl

Billing, CIS deductions and payments handled automatically.

01 · Access

Book trades over WhatsApp

No new app to learn. Message the number, describe the job, and get matched trades back — booked and onboarded to Petl in the same thread.

petlPayments · CIS · Verification
£48,250
Paid this week
32
Subcontractors
£9,650
CIS deducted
Marek K · Plasterer£1,240 CIS ✓
Danny O · Plasterer£1,180 CIS ✓
Priya S · Electrician£1,520 CIS ✓
Tomas R · Plasterer£1,180 CIS ✓
02 · Pay

Compliant pay, handled in Petl

Every booked trade flows into Petl — verified, billed, CIS deducted and paid, with the paperwork done. One dashboard for the whole subcontractor base.

The output: compliant labour, deployed and paid — an outcome, not just software. Available as one bundle to other contractors, not only our own sites.

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For contractors & developers

Need trades on site? Or a compliant way to pay them?

Tell us what you're building and where. We'll come back with availability, rates and how quickly we can mobilise.