Built for the work.
And everything behind it.
Trade Insight began with the realities of running a structural steelwork business, not a list of software buzzwords.
Built from doing the work.
Founded by Tom Shanks, BEng (Hons). Business owner with practical structural steelwork experience.
Trade Insight grew out of running a structural steelwork business: keeping track of projects, employee time and the costs that determine whether a job pays.
That experience shapes the product. Practical tools, connected records and a clearer view of the business behind the work.
The story behind Trade Insight ↗Tom Shanks, BEng (Hons)
I have run businesses for many years, including a structural steelwork business. Trade Insight and Staxis grew from the practical work of organising projects, managing employee time and understanding the costs behind a job.
That experience shapes what I build: software that helps the people doing the work see their projects and business records more clearly.
Explore Trade Insight payroll → Explore Staxis steel modelling ↗
My engineering qualification and business experience inform the products. Payroll guidance links to official sources; Staxis models and outputs require qualified review before use.
The job is only part of the job.
There are people to organise, purchases to track, invoices to prepare and paperwork to keep in order. When those records live in different places, understanding the business becomes another job in itself.
Trade Insight brings those practical workflows together. The aim is straightforward: help trade business owners see their work and its costs more clearly, with personal support for getting started.
Trade Insight Ltd · 1 Corvine Way, Greengairs, Airdrie, ML6 7FL.