The Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Business has opened the South Hedland Tradie Hub in Wedgefield, offering a much-needed co-working house for native tradespeople.
The official opening, which came about on March 22, was a powerful success, with native enterprise homeowners, politicians, and neighborhood members in attendance.
The South Hedland Tradie Hub, situated at 1/14 Manganese Avenue, Wedgefield, is about to change into a central hub for the area’s tradespeople, providing a spread of providers together with workshops, networking alternatives, small enterprise teaching, and workshop house.
The thought for the hub got here from an analogous enterprise in Perth known as “Tradie HQ,” created by Dan Bailey, who was engaged by the Chamber for the South Hedland Tradie Hub.
The house is versatile and can be utilized for a spread of trades, from electricians to builders, and all the pieces in between, with the flexibility to accommodate eight full-time tenants.
Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce chief govt Claire Boyce mentioned the chamber was thrilled with the response to the hub.
“In 2020 the Chamber obtained funding from BHP to finish a feasibility examine and map the hole in wants for native companies in Port Hedland,” she mentioned.
“From that, we noticed a big want for coworking house for tradespeople in Hedland – one thing that would cut back the barrier for entry for commerce companies in a city like Port Hedland.
With the Pilbara industrial actual property market extraordinarily tight, Ms Boyce mentioned the Hub would permit tradespeople who weren’t half of a bigger firm to stay aggressive within the native market.
“It is also concerning the networking alternative a spot just like the Tradie Hub supplies – it permits tradespeople to come back collectively, and possibly even get to a degree the place they will collectively apply for tenders,” she mentioned.
“The hub will present much-needed help and assets for native tradespeople and assist to construct a stronger, extra resilient neighborhood in Hedland”
