For contractors
Commercial tradespeople, employed and insured by ProTrade
Every worker is our W-2 employee. Payroll, taxes, workers' comp and general liability stay with us. You direct the work on site.
What goes wrong with agency trade labor, and how we handle it
Three common complaints about agency labor.
The problem
How ProTrade handles it
The agency sent a warm body, not a tradesperson
The overtime shows up as a surprise on the bill
Someone doesn't show, and the agency sends them back next week
Three kinds of crews we put on commercial jobs
Sheet metal, the mechanical trades and the licensed trades, with general labor to support all of them.
Sheet metal
Duct, layout and fabrication crews
Duct installers, layout hands and helpers for new construction, fit-out and tie-ins. Massachusetts licensing matched where the scope requires it.
Sheet metal staffing
Mechanical
HVAC and pipefitting crews for the mechanical scope
Equipment setting, refrigerant piping, hydronic and process piping. We match on EPA 608, state licenses and welding qualifications where the work calls for them.
HVAC staffing Pipefitting staffing
Licensed trades
Plumbers and electricians licensed for your state
Journeymen matched to the license the job and the state require, and registered apprentices working under your licensed supervision.
Plumbing staffing Electrical staffing
Roles contractors ask us to fill
If the role you need is not here, ask.
What contractors say
Sheet metal
“For the past six years, ProTrade Staffing has always been easy and accommodating to work with. When ProTrade sends us guys, they make sure to find the best fits to meet our requirements and succeed nearly 100% of the time.”
Gary S.
President and CEO
HVAC
“ProTrade has consistently provided reliable, skilled workers who are ready to go from day one. Their responsiveness and ability to match us with quality labor, often on short notice, has made them an invaluable partner.”
Kyle N.
Operations Manager
General labor
“I've used different temp staffing agencies for 20 years, they've all claimed to be reliable and fast but ProTrade really does get it done. The guys we get are always top notch professionals and the communication is almost instant.”
Jose R.
Project Manager