Community

Being a locally owned and operated businesses in both the South West and Perth regions of Western Australia, Perkins recognizes our corporate social responsibility to local and global communities. As such, we have chosen to partner with a number of reputable and like-minded organisations in order to meet our responsibilities in a meaningful and innovative way.

Perkins has established and grown long term partnerships with a number of local charities and community organisations. Our partnerships extend from well-known global charity organisations, to local sports team and arts centres. In addition to this, we have sponsored or participated in a variety of charity and community events such as the Karri Cup, the Val Lishman Foundation Truck Pull, The Great South-West Bed Race, Camp Quality esCarpade, Movember, Relay for Life, Jeans for Genes Day, the Lexus Telethon Ball, the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea, Fly the Flag for Mates in Construction and the South West Young Achievers Program to name just a few!

The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander men and by doing so, equips them to participate meaningfully in society. Since opening its first Academy for 25 boys in 2000 the Foundation has grown to cater for over 5,600 boys in 92 schools across Western Australia, Northern Territory, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

As part of Perkins commitment to the PIE aswell as the employment of the next generation of builders from local communities, Perkins has signed a partnership with the Clontarf Foundation. Perkins has participated in the Foundations partner events as well as the employment of the academies graduates into apprenticeships and traineeships.

If you would like to learn more, please visit their website.

Supply Nation is a simple and effective collaboration between Government, Corporate and Indigenous Australia. Supply Nation’s mission is to facilitate, encourage and promote business between these sectors and Indigenous owned businesses. Perkins membership with Supply Nation represents our commitment to diversity in our procurement process, and a step forward in closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage.

Since becoming members, we have engaged in business relationships with a number of Supply Nation certified businesses, aswell as annual attendance at the Supply Nation Connect Conference held in Sydney each year.

If you would like to learn more, please visit their website.

The Girls Academy is an initiative of Role Models and Leaders Australia (RMLA), a not-for-profit charitable organisation founded in 2004 by Olympian and champion basketballer Ricky Grace. The Girls Academy develops and empowers Aboriginal girls through leadership training, mentoring, sport and extra-curricular programs. Their goal is to create an environment within schools where the girls receive the support and programs needed to help them realise their full potential.

Perkins are proud to partner with the Girls Academy to provide future employment opportunities and meaningful engagement with local academies.

If you would like to learn more, please visit their website.

The Tabitha Foundation operates to help the poorest people in Cambodia through programmes that focus on personal and financial development. Since 1994, the Tabitha Foundation has reached over half a million people, in an attempt to break the vicious cycle of extreme poverty.

In February 2017, Perkins sent 10 employees to Cambodia, to participate in the House Building Project run by the Tabitha Foundation. Following on from the success of this trip, we then sent another group of 9 employees in November 2018. This program saw Perkins staff fund and build 18 houses for families living below the poverty line over the two trips.

If you would like to learn more, or donate to this charity, please visit their website.