Hammerloop looks to go national after reaching 1000 users in just a few months

Published by Under the Hard Hat
April 30, 2026
Written By Alexis Nicols




Hammerloop is on a high-velocity journey to transform how the construction industry hires. By reaching 1,000 worker signups in just three months and surpassing its goal for contractor involvement, the platform is proving that workers are ready and willing to build. This milestone shows that the real issue in our industry is not a lack of people, but a lack of modern ways to connect them with the right jobs. Hammerloop founders Chris “CJ” Simmons and Eric Vaughan break down why Hammerloop is catching fire, and what’s next on the platform’s roadmap.

Reaching 1,000 users in roughly 90 days is a massive win for the new construction hiring platform looking to connect trade workers with contractors. Many skeptics argue that trade workers are hard to find given the current labor shortage, but Chris Simmons, founder of Hammerloop, saw otherwise. Once the team started running social media ads, the response was immediate.

Initially, the team decided to market within the San Francisco area, and they saw success right away. The growth didn’t stay in Northern California, either. “We saw profiles starting to come in from other states and other regions within California as well,” says Simmons. “One of the things that surprised us was the amount of organic signups we were getting, which means that people were seeing the ads on Facebook, Instagram, and sharing it amongst themselves.”

Connectivity over labor shortage: The issue plaguing trades

Hammerloop is challenging the common narrative that North America is facing a massive labor shortage. Simmons believes the problem is more about visibility and lack of connectivity. 

“These studies that promote the labor shortage narrative are focusing primarily on jobs that aren’t filled. And there’s a difference between jobs that aren’t filled and people who are willing to work the jobs,” Simmons says. “Looking at where people are dispersed could lead to some of the reasons why jobs aren’t filled. We’re saying there is actually a surplus of competent people willing to work these jobs and we have the capability to track this data more accurately.  Is training necessary?  Yes, just as it is in almost all jobs in some way”.

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