Construction Business Coach

Know Which Builds Make Money Before the Next One Starts

Matey is the AI business coach for builders and contractors. It works out your margin on every job, chases progress payments the moment they slip, and gives you a plain-English plan every Monday morning.

  • Profit per hour on every completed job
  • Progress invoices chased automatically at 7 days overdue
  • A Monday brief that tells you what to fix this week
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Labour, materials and subbies costed against the quote
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Profitable, breakeven or loss verdict on every job
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Best and worst job types each month
Job Margin Intelligence

A $37k Job at 15% Is Worse Than a $9k Job at 40%

Most builders know their revenue and nobody knows their margin. Close a job in Matey, confirm the hours and materials, and get a verdict in dollars per hour. After a few jobs Matey tells you which types of work are carrying the business and which are quietly costing you.

  • Labour, materials and subbies costed against the quote
  • Profitable, breakeven or loss verdict on every job
  • Best and worst job types each month
Features

Everything Construction Pros Need

01

Job Margin Verdict

Enter actual hours and material cost when you close a job. Matey calculates labour cost, total cost, margin and profit per hour, then tells you if it was worth doing.

02

Monday Business Brief

Every Monday at 8am: what you invoiced, what's overdue, which job made the best margin and the one action for the week. Carried forward if it didn't get done.

03

Progress Payment Chasing

Milestone invoices that go 7 days overdue surface at the top of your screen with the reminder already drafted. One tap sends it.

04

Quick Estimates & E-Sign

Build detailed estimates on site and let clients approve on their phone. Matey tracks which quotes convert and how often you discounted to win.

05

Purchase Orders Against the Job

Order from suppliers and subcontractors with every cost tracked to the job it belongs to, so your margin is real, not a guess.

06

Client History & Payer Risk

Every job, document and payment per client, with a flag on the ones who pay late so you can ask for a deposit next time.

Why Construction Businesses Choose Matey

Margin on every job, not just revenue
Progress billing chased for you
Deposit and milestone invoicing
Estimates clients sign on their phone
GST-ready, synced to Xero
Built for a phone on site
Loved by Construction Pros

What Our Customers Say

"I used to spend evenings doing paperwork. Now I send estimates from the job site and get paid the same week. Game changer."

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Marcus W.
Owner, MW Construction

"The estimate-to-invoice conversion is so fast. Clients approve, I click convert, done. Never going back to spreadsheets."

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Damien R.
Riverside Builders

"Payment tracking alone is worth it. I know exactly who owes me what every single morning."

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Josh C.
JC Contracting

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Matey work out whether a construction job made money?
When you close a job you confirm actual hours and material cost. Matey multiplies hours by your hourly labour rate, adds materials and any purchase orders, and compares the total against the quoted amount. You get margin, gross profit and profit per hour, plus a verdict: profitable above 20% margin, breakeven between 0 and 20%, loss below zero.
Does Matey handle progress billing on larger builds?
Yes. Invoice at deposit, lock-up, fix and completion, or any stages you like. Each milestone invoice is tracked separately, and any that go 7 days past due get an AI-drafted reminder surfaced at the top of your screen.
What's in the Monday brief for a builder?
Four short paragraphs: last week's numbers, what's working, what needs attention and one action. For example: 'Riverside extension finished at 38% margin, your best this month. Invoice #47 to ABC Constructions is 14 days overdue. Call them today; here is what to say.'
Can I include subcontractors and materials in the margin?
Yes. Purchase orders and expenses recorded against a job flow into its total cost automatically, so the margin verdict reflects what the job actually cost you, not just your own hours.

Build More. Know What Each Build Made You.

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