{"id":1960,"date":"2026-05-21T13:47:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builders24.co.za\/?page_id=1960"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:16:53","slug":"contractor-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/builders24.net\/za\/contractor-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1960\" class=\"elementor elementor-1960\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fbbcb e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84fbbcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadf7ab e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cadf7ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29fee03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29fee03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your trade. 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On time. Will use again.\"<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"ca-card ca-card-4\">\r\n        <div class=\"ca-card-icon\"><i class=\"ti ti-file-check\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"ca-card-title\">Jobs completed<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"ca-card-val\">38<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"ca-card-sub\">Since joining the network<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8df4a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-7e8df4a-cb6744f \" data-id=\"7e8df4a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"7e8df4a\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329545e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"329545e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- BUILDERS24 \u2014 CONTRACTORS\/JOIN \u2014 WHY \u2014 builders24.co.za\/contractors\/join 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Our network.<br><span>Together we build more.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n    <p class=\"cw-sub\">We bring the clients, the contracts and the platform. You bring the skill. Everything else we carry together.<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"cw-grid\">\r\n      <div class=\"cw-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"cw-icon-wrap\"><i class=\"ti ti-hammer\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"cw-title-card\">Your skills, our reach<\/div>\r\n        <p class=\"cw-desc\">Builders24 markets across South Africa and Zimbabwe so your trade gets in front of clients you would never reach alone. 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