🥶 Tradies are the second-highest consumers of iced coffee in Australia, right after long-haul truck drivers        🐶 11% of tradies bring their dog to work weekly        🚗 The top excuse tradies give for being late? “Traffic” - even on Sunday jobs        📏 The most lost item on-site? Tape measures        📦 Over 60% of tradies are self-employed or run their own business        🎥 Over 60% of tradies say they’ve used YouTube to learn a new skill or technique        ⏰ 6:30am is the most common start time for Aussie tradies        🚽 Tradies rank site portaloos as the #1 worst part of the job        ⚡ Electricians spend more annually on tools than any other trade        🚶‍♂️ The average tradie walks more in a day than an office worker does in a week        🛠️ Tradies spend on average 12+ hrs/month researching tools        📅 Fridays are the most common day for job quotes to be submitted        📱 1 in 3 tradies has used a level app on their phone, and still didn’t trust it        🧰 The average ute holds $38K worth of tools        🚿 Plumbers and sparkies are the top trades for starting their own business        🔧 82% of tradies buy tools based on mate recommendations        🛍️ Friday is the most popular day for tradies to buy gear and tools        🇦🇺 Australia has over 1.1 million tradies - nearly 1 in 10 working Aussies        🧾 64% of tradies say quoting is their top admin pain        🍽 Nearly half of tradies say they’ve eaten smoko with tools as a spoon        🔒 44% of tradies say tool theft has affected them in the past 5 years        💰 The average Aussie tradie spends over $14,000 per year on tools, workwear and gear        👷 Thousands of tradies use Tradiespace        🛒 1 in 4 tradies now prefers to buy tools online instead of in-store        ☕️ Tradies are 2nd biggest early coffee buyers in Aus after nurses