Builderscrack.co.nz

The idea of an internet marketplace came after Mark Dickson, one of the co-founders, and his wife were seeking tradesmen to renovate their house: "Some tradesmen sounded keen but didn't turn up, others were simply too busy or not interested." The lack of a place to bring together supply and demand in the market for tradespeople and lack of availability of information tracking the quality of tradesmen led him and the other site co-founders to the idea of starting a website that could fulfill these requirements. The other co-founders were Jeremy Wyn-Harris, software developer, who began work on the website and Keith Roberts, business man who helped to develop the concept and market it.

The website was launched in 2006 and it gained momentum especially from 2008 onwards, helped by New Zealand's property market slump. As the market faltered, homeowners focused on improving the appearance of their homes before putting them on the market. As the economic slowdown hit, consumers became more focused on getting better deals, and increasingly looked to compare what different tradesmen could offer.

In the wake of 2010 Canterbury earthquake, the website posted a special link to match tradespeople with affected homeowners, making it easier for tradesmen from around New Zealand to be involved in the subsequent reconstruction effort.

By the beginning of 2012, the website underwent a major redesign and also added a new feature enabling the display of accreditation information, including whether builders meet the government's Licensed Building Practitioner scheme requirements.

In December 2021 Builderscrack was acquired by hipages.