Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Tradies in Tasmania
- Tradies compared
- 1,942
- Google reviews
- 47,363
- Median rating
- 5.0
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading tradies in Tasmania on Town Proven are Bob De Groot Painting Services Pty Ltd (started in 1950; 4.3 from 23 Google reviews), Petterd's Plumbing (started in 1950; 4.1 from 18 Google reviews) and Pelham Painters (started in 1953; 5.0 from 51 Google reviews).
Tradies in Tasmania: the top 50
- 1
Bob De Groot Painting Services Pty Ltd
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 1950
Shop/3 Mertonvale Cct, Kingston TAS 7050
- 2
Petterd's Plumbing
from 18 Google reviews
Started: 1950
19 Petty St, West Hobart TAS 7000
- 3
Pelham Painters
from 51 Google reviews
Started: 1953
22 Hakea Dr, Tolmans Hill TAS 7007
- 4
Solahart Hobart
from 113 Google reviews
Started: 1953
159 Main Rd, Moonah TAS 7009
- 5
Solahart Northern Tasmania
from 16 Google reviews
Started: 1953
Launceston TAS
- 6
Associated Projects
from 14 Google reviews
Started: 1953
85 Macquarie St Level 3, Hobart TAS 7000
- 7
Burnie Plumbing Supplies
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 1957
19-21 Queen St, Burnie TAS 7320
- 8
Choices Flooring Devonport
from 224 Google reviews
Started: 1959
37 Formby Rd, Devonport TAS 7310
- 9
Choices Flooring Kingston
from 55 Google reviews
Started: 1959
Budget Carpet Choice, 6 Mertonvale Cct, Kingston TAS 7050
- 10
Choices Flooring Burnie
from 22 Google reviews
Started: 1959
127-133 Bass Hwy, Burnie TAS 7320
- 11
Kiely Plumbing
from 44 Google reviews
Started: 1967
9 Dysons Ln, Ulverstone TAS 7315
- 12
20th Century Plumbing
from 45 Google reviews
Started: 1968
Glenorchy TAS
- 13
Mersey Sheet Metal
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1968
80-82 Hiller St, Devonport TAS 7310
- 14
GA Davis Plumbing
from 25 Google reviews
Started: 1969
6/76 Mornington Rd, Mornington TAS 7018
- 15
Southern Plumbing
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1969
Unit 1/10 McIntyre St, Mornington TAS 7018
- 16
Express Plumbing
from 270 Google reviews
Started: 1970
- 17
Kleen Green Plumbing
from 101 Google reviews
Started: 1971
Launceston TAS
- 18
Premier Locksmith Services
from 43 Google reviews
Started: 1972
Launceston TAS
- 19
Access Hardware Melbourne
from 81 Google reviews
Started: 1975
- 20
Access Hardware Launceston
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1975
- 21
Cunic Homes
from 41 Google reviews
Started: 1975
209 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 22
Hotondo Homes - Launceston
from 25 Google reviews
Started: 1979
303 Invermay Road, Invermay TAS 7248
- 23
Dobson Electrical
from 114 Google reviews
Started: 1981
- 24
Choices Flooring Midway Point (by Boxall)
from 136 Google reviews
Started: 1982
- 25
Howrah Plumbing - Kingston
from 38 Google reviews
Started: 1982
Kingston TAS
- 26
Howrah Plumbing - Hobart
from 154 Google reviews
Started: 1982
Office 12/11 Morrison St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 27
Howrah Plumbing
from 424 Google reviews
Started: 1982
3/10 Electra Pl, Mornington TAS 7018
- 28
WD Bryan Joinery House
from 28 Google reviews
Started: 1982
14 Hull St, Glenorchy, TAS, 7010
- 29
Choices Flooring Moonah (by Advance)
from 58 Google reviews
Started: 1982
34 Albert Rd, Hobart TAS 7009
- 30
Instant Windscreens Burnie - Repairs & Tinting
from 93 Google reviews
Started: 1983
9 Bourke Street, Burnie TAS 7320
- 31
Instant Windscreens Devonport - Repairs & Tinting
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 1983
- 32
Instant Windscreens Cambridge - Repairs & Tinting
from 20 Google reviews
Started: 1983
- 33
Instant Windscreens Launceston - Repairs & Tinting
from 161 Google reviews
Started: 1983
127 Invermay Road, Launceston TAS 7250
- 34
Merritt Joinery
from 11 Google reviews
Started: 1983
412 Hobart Rd, Launceston TAS 7249
- 35
Bishop Auto Electrics
from 136 Google reviews
Started: 1984
1 Jannah Ct, Hobart TAS 7018
- 36
MG Roberts Plumbing Pty Ltd
from 25 Google reviews
Started: 1984
- 37
Kingston Decor
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1985
- 38
DES Electrical & Solar
from 150 Google reviews
Started: 1986
113 Don Rd, Devonport TAS 7310
- 39
Beecheys Service Centre
from 73 Google reviews
Started: 1986
1 Holbrook St, Invermay TAS 7250
- 40
Brierley Industrial
from 37 Google reviews
Started: 1986
- 41
Eastern Shore Radiator Repairs
from 29 Google reviews
Started: 1988
312 E Derwent Hwy, Geilston Bay TAS 7015
- 42
TasMobile Locksmith
from 1,824 Google reviews
Started: 1989
13/31 Cambridge Rd
- 43
Tas Mobile Locksmith
from 1,789 Google reviews
Started: 1989
13/31 Cambridge Rd, Bellerive TAS 7018
- 44
Tas Mobile Locksmith
from 1,785 Google reviews
Started: 1989
- 45
Jim's Diggers Claremont
from 17 Google reviews
Started: 1989
- 46
Clark Auto Electrics
from 152 Google reviews
Started: 1989
Shed 1 25 Mason Street, Ulverstone TAS 7315
- 47
Wilson Homes - Kingston Display Home
from 15 Google reviews
Started: 1989
Kingston TAS
- 48
Tasmanian Locksmiths Pty Ltd
from 283 Google reviews
Started: 1990
115 Harrington St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 49
David Short Automotive
from 29 Google reviews
Started: 1990
320 Elizabeth St, North Hobart, TAS, 7000
- 50
Launceston Kitchen Centre
from 41 Google reviews
Started: 1991
21 Dowling St, Launceston TAS 7250
Town Proven compared 1,942 tradies in Tasmania, with 47,363 Google reviews between them. Of these, 118 meet this list's method. The median rating is 5.0 from a median of 6 reviews.
Of the tradies compared, the most reviewed is Bunnings Glenorchy, with 2,174 Google reviews at 4.3.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.
The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which tradies in Tasmania have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading tradies in Tasmania on Town Proven are Bob De Groot Painting Services Pty Ltd (started in 1950; 4.3 from 23 Google reviews), Petterd's Plumbing (started in 1950; 4.1 from 18 Google reviews) and Pelham Painters (started in 1953; 5.0 from 51 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank tradies in Tasmania?
- Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
- How many tradies in Tasmania did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 1,942 tradies in Tasmania, with 47,363 Google reviews between them. Of these, 118 meet this list's method. The median rating is 5.0 from a median of 6 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.