Stagex for electricians

Wire it, test it, get paid for it — guaranteed.

From switchboard upgrades to full rewires and solar, your money for each stage is funded into a regulated trust account before you pull a single cable — and released the moment the work is signed off.

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No credit card. No lock-in. Funds held by a licensed Australian trustee.

The payment problem

Why electricians carry the payment risk

Sparkies carry the materials cost up front and too often carry the payment risk too. Cable, switchgear, inverters — you outlay it, then wait on an invoice.

You fund the materials, then wait

Switchgear, cable and inverters get paid for by you long before the customer settles. Escrow flips that — the stage is funded before you outlay a cent of labour.

Progress on big jobs, paid in dribs

On a rewire or a fit-out, the work spans weeks. Staged escrow means each completed section — rough-in, fit-off, testing — releases as you finish it, not all at the very end.

Compliance done, still chasing

You’ve issued the Certificate of Compliance and the job’s live — but the invoice sits unpaid. With Stagex the funds were ring-fenced before you started; sign-off releases them.

The fix

The money’s funded before you start — released stage by stage.

Your customer funds each stage into a regulated Australian trust account (Zai Pty Ltd, AFSL 461841) before you pick up a tool. You do the work, capture the evidence, and the money releases the moment the stage is signed off — typically 1–2 business days via NPP. That’s the difference between getting paid faster and getting paid, full stop.

Staged, not chased

Example: full house rewire

Each stage is funded before it starts and releases on sign-off. Here’s how a typical job breaks down.

1
Deposit / make-safe
Isolation, temporary supply and materials procurement.
2
Rough-in
New cabling run, points and switch boxes in before sheeting.
3
Switchboard upgrade
New board, RCBOs, mains connection and load testing.
4
Fit-off & testing
Fixtures, testing, Certificate of Compliance and sign-off.

Why it fits electricians

Milestones map cleanly to rough-in, fit-off and testing
Materials-heavy stages are funded before you outlay
Evidence capture pairs with your compliance paperwork
Works for domestic, commercial and solar/EV jobs alike

Trustee-held escrow

Zai Pty Ltd · AFSL 461841

7-day payouts

After milestone sign-off

Dispute cover

Funds already set aside

No lock-in

Month-to-month, cancel anytime

FAQ

Stagex for electricians — your questions

Does Stagex handle electrical compliance paperwork?

Stagex is not a substitute for your Certificate of Compliance or state notification obligations — you still issue those as normal. What Stagex adds is the payment side: each stage is funded into escrow before you start and your milestone evidence (photos, timestamps, sign-off) sits alongside your compliance record.

Can I use it for small call-outs as well as big jobs?

You can, though escrow shines on staged work — rewires, fit-outs, solar and EV installs — where waiting to invoice is a real cash-flow risk. For quick call-outs you may prefer a simple on-the-spot payment; Stagex is built for the jobs where getting paid is the actual risk.

How fast do I get paid?

A milestone releases within 7 days of the customer signing off — typically 1–2 business days via NPP. Because the stage was pre-funded, there’s no invoice to chase after the work.

What does it cost?

Stagex Professional is $59/mo. The first $30,000 funded into escrow per job is fee-free; above that a flat 1.6% escrow fee applies only to the amount over $30,000. No lock-in.

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Bring one staged job through Stagex this week and see what guaranteed, chase-free payment feels like.

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Stage by stage. Always paid.