Our History
Timeline
- 1987 Purchased North Coast Joinery business in Nambour with 1 employee.
- 1988 Our first apprentice was a young lady
- 1989 Started our 2nd apprentice in Timber Joinery
- 1991 Another apprentice indentured
- 1993 Allen, Lyn and family did 4 months volunteer work in Vanuatu
- 1993 Visited Londua Technical College and started involvement in encouraging training in Vanuatu
- 1994 Two young men from Vanuatu arrived to train with us for 4 months
- 1994 Our apprentice won a Training Award
- 1994 Commenced Work Experience placements from 5 different local high schools
- 1996 First Certified Kitchen Designer finishes training
- 1997 Second Certified Kitchen Designer finishes training
- 1997 Retrained a Mum who had been out of the Workforce for 12years
- 1998 Final year apprentice wins Training Award
- 1999 Signed up first Indigenous Apprentice.
- 1999 Commenced work experience training to “at risk” students through Noosa Youth Service
- 2000 Moved business to larger premises at Forest Glen
- 2000 4th year apprentice wins Training Award
- 2000 Commenced Industry placements for Tafe students
- 2000 Final Year apprentice won Advanced Training Award
- 2001 Finalist, Kitchen Project under 15 square metres
- 2001 Retrained a mature age person from a totally different industry
- 2001 4th Year apprentice won Outstanding Achiever Award
- 2001 Finalist Kitchen Designer of the Year
- 2002 Young man arrives from Vanuatu to work and train with us for 4 months.
- 2002 First Office Trainee commences.
- 2004 Training offered for Kitchen Design Course
- 2004 Winner of Construction Training Queensland Excellence Award
- 2005 Signed up our 4th Joinery Apprentice in 4 years.
- 2005 Winner Small Employer of the Year Wide Bay/Sunshine Coast
- 2007 Winner Small Business Partner of the Year for Queensland
- 2008 Young lady arrives from Vanuatu for work experience
- 2008 Lyn and Allen volunteer as Resource Administrators for Londua Technical College
- 2009 Apprentice taken to Londua Technical College for 1 weeks work and teaching
- 2010 4th year apprentice wins Phil Boron Highest Achievement Award
- 2010 Winner HIA/CSR Sunshine Coast/Wide Bay Kitchen over $30,000
- 2010 Office manager taken to Londua Technical College to assist with accounts
- 2011 Winner HIA Sunshine Coast/Wide Bay Kitchen over $50,000
Some of the machinery still being used today
