Listen to the trade.
Start with the people on site and the disagreements they have actually encountered.
THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANION WORLDWIDE JOURNEY
Built by the trade.
Made for the world.
Established in the United Kingdom in 2008 and in the United States in 2010, Construction Companion has spent years developing practical construction contracts around real trade experience. From our established UK and USA ranges to the markets we're building for next, our approach stays the same: understand the trade, then respect the law in each location.
ONE IDEA. DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
The trade comes first.
The law comes with it.
Roofers, plumbers, electricians, builders and other tradespeople know exactly where a job can go wrong. Late payments. Variations. Delays. Poor access. Difficult customers. We build contracts around that real-world knowledge, then adapt the legal terms for the place where the work takes place.
42UK construction contracts
Excluding HR documents
Excluding HR documents
1,600USA state-specific contract editions
32 contract types × 50 states
32 contract types × 50 states
1,642UK contracts and US state editions
Our combined UK and USA library count
Our combined UK and USA library count
The USA total counts state-specific editions, not 1,600 different contract types. The UK figure excludes HR documents.
Respect local rules.
Check the legal landscape, customer protections and construction practices in each jurisdiction.
Make it usable.
Clear, practical contracts without unnecessary legal jargon or a one-size-fits-all approach.
01 / OUR BEGINNING
UK
UNITED KINGDOM
Where the idea became a business.
Established in 2008. Shaped by firsthand trade experience.
Construction Companion began with a simple belief: a construction contract should understand the work, the people doing it and the problems that can arise. We began with tailored contracts and developed that experience into accessible templates for UK tradespeople.
Our United Kingdom range includes 42 construction contract templates, excluding our separate HR documents. These cover different trades and work types, built around the disputes and responsibilities tradespeople encounter on the job.
We don't believe contractors should have to decipher pages of heavy legal language just to set out what they're doing, when they'll be paid and what happens if the job changes.
EXPLORE UK CONTRACT TEMPLATESFour nations. Different legal considerations.
Construction contracting isn't governed by identical laws across the whole United Kingdom. Scotland has its own distinct legal system, and Northern Ireland is a separate legal jurisdiction. England and Wales share a legal jurisdiction, although some devolved requirements may differ.
That is why UK construction contract terms, payment provisions and consumer protections must be considered in the context of where the work takes place, not treated as interchangeable across all four nations.
EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland
A UK label alone doesn't make a contract suitable for every type of job or every legal jurisdiction.
02 / ESTABLISHED IN THE USA
US
UNITED STATES
Established across America's 50 states.
Established in the USA in 2010 — just two years after our UK beginnings.
American contractors face familiar job-site problems, but they also work under different state rules, licensing requirements and customer-protection laws. Our US construction contracts are built around each state and trade — not a generic document with an American flag on the cover.
Our USA library covers 32 construction contract types, with a state-specific edition for each of America's 50 states — 1,600 contract editions in total. The range reflects our long-established, state-by-state approach to construction contracts.
From roofing and solar installations to electrical, plumbing, HVAC and other construction services, the aim remains the same: useful paperwork built with trade experience and informed by legal knowledge.
32 CONTRACT TYPES. 50 STATES.
1,600editionsEstablished reach. State-specific thinking.
Each of our 32 US construction contract types has 50 state editions. Payment terms, notices, lien rights, cancellation provisions and residential construction rules vary by state, so the detail matters just as much as the scale.
EXPLORE THE USA STORESTATE-SPECIFIC US CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
ONE
INDUSTRY.
50
RULEBOOKS.
Construction is a national industry, but the rules aren't the same everywhere. Payment requirements, licences, consumer protections and lien rights can change from one state to the next. Your contract needs to recognise where the work actually takes place.
CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE. ATTORNEY KNOWLEDGE.32 contract types. 50 state-specific editions per type. Built around the work and the requirements of each state.
The United States
50 states. Different legal requirements.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
ONE COUNTRY / 50 STATES
BROWSE CONTRACTS BY STATE
03 / IN DEVELOPMENT
PLANNED: SPRING 2027CA
CANADA
One country. Thirteen distinct jurisdictions.
10 provinces. 3 territories. No shortcuts.
Canada is a natural next chapter for Construction Companion, but a single nationwide construction template cannot capture every provincial and territorial difference.
We're developing our Canadian approach around contractors' actual working conditions, payment problems, variations, project delays and local legal requirements. Topics for local review include construction liens, holdbacks, prompt-payment rules and consumer protections. Quebec's civil-law setting and French-language considerations require particular attention.
Canada is in development. Planned release: spring 2027, subject to trade input, jurisdiction-specific testing and legal review.
Where local contracts need local thinking.
Our intended coverage is organised around all ten provinces and three territories. Listing a jurisdiction here describes our development scope, not an available or legally approved edition.
WESTERN CANADA
British Columbia · Alberta · Saskatchewan · Manitoba
CENTRAL CANADA
Ontario · Quebec
ATLANTIC CANADA
New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Prince Edward Island · Newfoundland and Labrador
NORTHERN TERRITORIES
Yukon · Northwest Territories · Nunavut
CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES
Contractors first. Local trade feedback, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction legal research, practical testing and qualified legal review before release.
04 / IN DEVELOPMENT
PLANNED: UK SUMMER 2027AU
AUSTRALIA
Designed with the trade. Tested before release.
Some Australian contract drafts have already been made. The work isn't finished.
We're developing construction agreements with input from people who understand Australian worksites. That means going beyond the trade name on the cover to consider late payments, variations, weather delays, site access, defects, cancellations and customer expectations.
Our current drafts remain under review. Next comes practical field testing and further trade feedback, followed by checks with appropriately qualified Australian legal professionals. We will not treat a draft as ready for sale merely because its wording looks complete.
Target: UK summer 2027. Availability depends on local trade testing and completed legal checks; the date is a plan, not a promise of approval or release.
Six states. Two main territories.
Australia has shared national consumer-law principles, but construction contracting, licensing, domestic building requirements and security-of-payment rules need to be checked for the state or territory concerned.
STATES
New South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmania
MAINLAND TERRITORIES
Australian Capital TerritoryNorthern Territory
Each location has its own practical and legal considerations. These are regions under consideration, not currently available editions.
WHAT STILL HAPPENS BEFORE A CONTRACT REACHES THE TRADE
01Trade experience
Contributors identify the disputes and difficulties they have faced on actual jobs.
02Field testing
Drafts are tried in real working conditions and reviewed against practical feedback. This stage is still required.
03Australian legal review
Qualified local professionals assess the wording against applicable national and state or territory requirements. Still required.
04Release by location
Only editions that complete the checks move towards launch; timing may vary between jurisdictions.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Our ambition doesn't
stop at four countries.
From the United Kingdom and United States to Canada and Australia, our aim is to build a genuinely international library of construction contracts. Not one document for everywhere, but documents developed for the contractors, the trade and the law in each place.
THROUGH 2030 AND BEYOND
Europe, one jurisdiction at a time.
We intend to develop across European markets in phases through 2030. Different countries mean different languages, legal traditions, payment rules and consumer protections. Each market must earn its place in the library through local trade understanding and appropriate legal review.
The same rule applies wherever we go: understand the job before writing the contract.
FOLLOW THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANION STORY
Built by the trade.
Still being built by the trade.
Our next chapter will be shaped by the tradespeople who help us understand the work and the disputes worth preventing.