13/04/2022
We were thrilled to attend the Tradeswomen Australia Workplace Diversity Program launch this week in Burnie with our good friends Sam and Kayla at Kiely Plumbing. They are championing the Department of Communities’ Supporting Women to Succeed grant in collaboration with Keystone and Tas TAFE Kiely is the first business of any trade in Tasmania to partner with them and we are excited to say they have now employed their first woman apprentice, Kayla. It stands to reason their new positioning line, Plumbing with Purpose, is so meaningful.We are excited to share the Kiely re-brand story and how embracing new ideas has led to groundbreaking and life-changing experiences by seeing peopel differently.
It was a privilege to be asked to speak at the Tradeswomen Australia Launch yesterday morning and speak about our journey.
We’ve been operating for 55 years and over that time, we’ve mentored 80 different apprentices. But we’ve never had a woman apprentice or tradesperson… until Kayla approached us.
At the time, we were undertaking some soul searching in preparation for a rebrand, which was achieved with the help of our brand strategist Steve, from We are People Peopel. This helped us to refine our image; we wanted to appear a more attractive prospect to a more diverse audience… and it worked.
Kayla was clearly a great fit for the apprenticeship, and we knew that it was time to make a change.
Since Kayla joined the Kiely family, she’s performed exceedingly well. And we’ve learned that women in trades have made our organisation a better one.
Through this journey we discovered Tradeswomen Australia and we’re incredibly excited to be partnered with such a phenomenal organisation. We’re also very proud to be taking part in the Workplace Diversity Program, championing women in trades. What makes this even more special is that we’re the very first Tasmanian business to partner with them, and to take part in this special program.
We’ve come a long way, but there’s still so far to go. At Kiely Plumbing, we’re proud to be a part of the journey.