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At RPR Trades, we’re proud to stand out. We believe in the importance of people and service. Our company is built on five core values that shape our behavior and five key pillars that govern our operations.
It might seem straightforward, but we wholeheartedly embrace this successful approach to consistently satisfying our clients, candidates,
and on-hire employees.
The current team established the business as Davidson Trades in October 2012, a part of the Davidson Group, specialising in the recruitment of skilled and semi-skilled blue collar employees on a temporary, contract and permanent basis, predominantly in Queensland. We serviced needs in Construction, Resources, Engineering & Infrastructure, Energy, Operations & Maintenance, Manufacturing and Government.
RPR Trades was formed in November 2015 following a management buy-out of the Davidson Trades business, with the entire staff transitioning to the new company together with clients and candidates, as well as the addition of some renowned industry talent.
Our specialised team is highly experienced in helping clients and candidates in metropolitan, regional and remote locations across Australia, on projects of varying size and scope across Industries.
We are passionate about delivering on our vision to become the pre-eminent provider of safety-focussed, high performance industrial workforce solutions in Australasia, and look forward to futher expansion beyond our current operations in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Our vision will be realised through genuine commitment to our clients, our candidates, and each other, and by honouring our values (the way we behave) and our pillars (the way we operate).
We take great pride in honouring commitments, and in exceeding the expectations of anyone we might assist, always working with the utmost of urgency. We delight in helping others.
Our business is entirely people-focused, and we relish the opportunity to nurture long-lasting relationships, built through trust, integrity, sincerity, humility, mutual respect and the highest degree of ethics.
We understand the importance of having both personal accountability and responsibility, as well as a collaborative and collegiate team approach, in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
We are committed to creating a blame-free culture where we help each other to be the best we can be. We take our jobs seriously but not ourselves; we enjoy our time working together and we love a laugh.
We set audacious goals, for we know that simply by striving to achieve them, by pushing ourselves and being hungry to learn and improve, we will succeed. We back ourselves to achieve, for we are passionate and prepared to work harder than anyone else, in the knowledge that persistence, determination and wholehearted effort will win.
There is simply no higher priority than ensuring the safety and wellness of our employees.
We approach every task, every conversation and every action with the utmost of professionalism, where speed, quality and high performance are our hallmarks.
We maintain absolute focus on our core markets and skills, developing a deep understanding, empathy and knowledge, that is valued greatly by our clients and candidates.
Entrepreneurial by nature, we are thirsty for knowledge and new ideas, constantly seeking better ways to deliver great solutions.
We understand the critical importance of optimal systems, structures and operating tools, in enabling our clients, our people and our business to succeed.
Regional Manager South East Queensland
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At Queensland Leaders, we inspire the next generation of leading privately-owned companies.
Established in 2006, we have an ever-growing alumni of more than one thousand companies right across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Our big difference is that we surround Members with a highly supportive and trusted community of Industry Experts and likeminded peers. You will have both in person and online access to knowledge, connections and resources.
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RPR Trades is a registered supplier to Local Government through the Local Buy purchasing scheme
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White Ribbon Australia seeks to change the attitudes and behaviours that lead to and perpetuate men’s violence against women, by engaging boys and men to lead social change
RPR Trades is a registered supplier with ICN Gateway
RPR Trades has engaged Acacia Connection to provide our Employee Assistance Program for counselling services for employees, on-hire employees and their families.
At Nudge On, we build confidence of your workforce by behavioural e-learning solutions that truly stick, speak to your people, and effectively convert essential learning into action on the ground.
Founded with a mission to shake up digital learning experiences, we focus on developing engaging and impactful programs tailored to front-line and hands-on industries from allied
health and care to construction, accommodation, professional sports and hospitality.
Our people-first approach sets us apart from the typical tick-and-flick e-learning. We make learning feel fun, not like an endless commute, by creating story-based experiences that focus on memorability and recall. We adapt learning environments to the worlds that
learners walk in, ensuring that it resonates and is easily applied in real-world situations.
We make our decisions based on data, not assumptions about learners, ensuring that our solutions are effective, targeted and measurable.
Our custom-built experiences are designed to nudge your workforce to enhance their skills, improve performance, and boost confidence. We are driving meaningful change and
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Please report any potential safety issue or incident
or contact a Risk Manager
07 3456 5600
safety@rprtrades.com
Great day out in the field! Erika, our NSW Operations Leader, visited one of our amazing clients to connect on-site and see our team in action. Building strong partnerships and supporting our talent is what we’re all about! 💪✨
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Our Brisbane operations leader, Janine Bradley has been out and about this week visiting the On Hired Employees to drop off PPE and deliver toolbox talks on heat & hydration. This morning, she visited Romeo Amaya working at a Road Construction crew in Cedar Grove! 🔨🧱👷🏻♀️👷🏻♂️
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Dennis McGlashan - RPR Star award for safety! Congratulations and thank you ⭐️
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VICE TEAM - Ladies out on client visits 💪🏽👷🏻♀️👷🏻♀️🟠
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Brisbane
Building 10 Freeway Office Park
2728 Logan Rd
Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113
Phone : 07 3456 5600
Darren founded RPR Trades following his successful establishment, then acquisition, of the Davidson Trades business.
Qualified in HR and Industrial Relations, and with consulting, management and executive experience honed over 25 years in the industry, Darren takes pride in listening to and understanding client needs, whilst applying a holistic approach to deliver valued solutions.
As Managing Director, Darren sets the strategic agenda for RPR Trades together with the leadership team, and also takes a hands-on role in developing and nurturing client relationships.
As the leader of the business, he places particular emphasis on assembling a highly talented and driven team, and enabling an environment that fosters enjoyment, fulfilment and success.
Andrew has over 20 years’ experience working with Australian and foreign owned entities.
As a Bachelor of Financial Administration and a CPA, Andrew is a strategic, operationally oriented finance executive with an innate understanding of how recruitment businesses work, gathered through 15 years in the industry.
As CFO for RPR Trades, Andrew leads the compliance and corporate governance requirements, as well as all finance, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, management and systems accounting, procurement and ICT functions.
Andrew is focused on enabling a flexible and efficient business that is able to respond to client demands in a timely and affordable manner.
‘Kevin has more than 9 years’ experience in the blue collar – labour hire sector in the Sydney metro and regional markets in both boutique and predominantly international blue-chip recruitment firms. Mainly specialising in mechanical trades across the infrastructure, defence and manufacturing spaces he has worked with job candidates ranging from mechanical fitters, boilermakers to trades assistants. Having a background in Business/HR (MBA) he prides himself on getting the recruitment process correct the first time.
With Kevin having a genuine passion for the industries he is recruiting in he can provide not only a recruitment service but an added consultative approach in which is valuable to his clients holistically. His main outlook is to grow the NSW business and cement RPR trades as a go to for Blue Collar Trades.’
Angela has 25+ years’ experience in Business Management, Human Resources and Workplace Safety in the Mining, Construction and Engineering Fields. Angela offers an all-round approach to the RPR Trades team.
Angela’s specialty is in providing leadership and sales focused management to support the RPR Team to achieve the highest levels of sales growth and client service possible while at the same time improving the safety of our team on the ground.
In her role as National Operations Leader, Angela is responsible for governance, accreditation, process improvement, safety coordination, marketing, and training.
Karen’s substantial experience spans 21 years in the recruitment industry, where she has worked with both local and national clients to achieve their skilled blue collar labour solutions. Having delivered across multiple industries including civil, construction, manufacturing, energy, transport & government, Karen has shown she deserves the glowing reviews she receives.
With a true passion for exceeding expectations with timeliness and safety being paramount, Karen builds lasting client relationships which see her being a well known name within the QLD market.
Dennis has 30 years experience in the finance and accounting field, have worked in various industries including more than 10 years in labour hire and recruitment industry.
As Finance Manager for RPR Trades, he is overseeing finance and statutory compliance functions of the business. His qualifications include Bachelor of Accounting, MBA and Master of Information Technology.
