Ability works

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS

WIRE AND METAL FABRICATION

LOGISTICS AND FUNDRAISING

www.abilityworks.com.au

PACKING AND ASSEMBLY

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

“ Working makes me feel useful.

Working gives me purpose and independence. Working makes me feel good, needed and an important part of the community.�

Philip Knight, Employee since 2011

Ability Works Australia Ltd is a commercially competitive, not for profit social enterprise. As a social enterprise, we trade and reinvest for the benefit of our employees and the community.

We provide a supportive work environment and facilitate mutually beneficial corporate engagement with people who have a disability or those socially excluded.

At Ability Works the Board, CEO and experienced management team have been guiding the successful performance and output of approximately 130 employees for the past 50 years in Kew, Melbourne.

We have a proud history of providing supported employment across a number of operations.

We empower our employees to find purpose, challenge, mateship and meaning in their work.

IRE AND METAL W FABRICATION Prototyping new products Cutting and forming Wire basket manufacture Wire stem brush with cap manufacture Mesh products Component assembly

L OGISTICS AND FUNDRAISING Pick, pack and dispatch Pallet storage Container unloading Supply and sale of metal collection tins Branding collection tins and plastic pails for fundraising

Our customers come from many sectors: • Manufacturing • Telecommunications Services • Health & Medical • Transport • Fast Moving Consumer Goods • Sports & Entertainment • Education • Retail • Government • Building & Construction • Resources & Energy • Not for Profit

PACKING AND ASSEMBLY Sorting and testing for compliance Product labelling Faulty goods reworked Containers unloaded Shrink-wrapping and vacuum sealing Collating, bundling and mailing Point of sale and sample bag assembly Cutting and fixing Sleeving, sticking and shredding

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Scanning, testing, tracking and sorting Online order fulfilment Data entry Mail Room services

WE ARE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE WHEN CONSIDERING COMMERCIAL SUPPLIERS. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE: Reliable

On average people with a disability take less sick leave and have higher retention rates than other workers*

Productive

With support in the right job, people with a disability can successfully deliver expected commercial outcomes * Australian Safety and Compensation Council 2006, Job Access 2016

are ISO 9001: 2015 and NSDS accredited are certified Social Traders are audited for WH&S compliance and have public liability insurance can handle large volume, large scale jobs

Lower Risk

People with a disability have fewer compensation incidents and accidents at work in comparison with other employees*

Good for Business

People with a disability build strong relationships with customers, boost staff morale and loyalty and enhance the company image with customers and community*

are cost competitive with commercial enterprises provide full training and support to our employees throughout the job process have robust systems and processes

WIRE AND METAL FABRICATION

LOGISTICS AND FUNDRAISING

We have strong manufacturing capability working with metal and wire. We produce an array of metal products in varying volumes.

Our workplace has a flexible set-up so we can take on jobs and complete delivery with ease allowing flexible volumes to be handled with efficiency. We can store and dispatch pallets.

We have the capabilities to build specific tools and process lines quickly and cost effectively to get the job done here in Australia.

Concept Wire Industries In 2017, Ability Works manufactured 35,000 wire products to boost the range of Concept Wire Industries.

“We really value the manufacturing capabilities of Ability Works. They help us keep production local and remain competitive.”

Marcus Bartlett, Managing Director Concept Wire Industries

We are a major supplier of fundraising collection tins for charities and for fundraising events. We sell plastic pails or metal tins which we can brand for the customer.

Royal Children’s Hospital / 7 Network Since 2014 Ability Works has been working with the Good Friday Appeal. Each year we label, pack and refurbish 25,000 collections cans and eyelet 1,000 street warning signs, in a 2 week turnaround.

We have set up a can numbering, collating and labelling system to facilitate the collection tin tracking.

“Ability Works always delivers great results for the Good Friday Appeal.”

Emoke Bakacs, Deputy Director, Good Friday Appeal

PACKING AND ASSEMBLY

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

We specialise in many different processes. We supply corporate event bags for conferences and trade shows. We can customise, assemble and pack themed bags and point of sale materials.

We have emerging capabilities in the digital space developing job specific scanning for testing and verification processes.

We have on-site capabilities for online order fulfilment in the growing sector of online sales.

Murphy & Daughters

Transurban

Since 2010, Murphy & Daughters has engaged Ability Works to assemble and package a beautiful and bespoke range of soaps, character shaped heat pillows and luxury gift boxes. The work included 5,000 luxury gift boxes delivered in two weeks, for a New York trade show.

Ability Work has been checking returned e-tags since 2012. We process over 1000 e-tags per day.

To win the job we designed, then built a robot to digitally scan, test and sort each e-tag using pneumatics, a Programmable Logic Controller and database running on a SQL server.

“Ability Works helped me deliver at a crucial time in my business.”

“The quality control at Ability Works is excellent and leads to a quality outcome.”

Sarah Murphy, Small Business Owner

Emily Hall, Head of Procurement and Corporate Services, Transurban

ABILITY WORKS AUSTRALIA LTD PROVIDES COMMUNITY BENEFIT

BY EMPLOYING PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY AND THOSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED. WE FACILITATE CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TRADE OF GOODS AND SERVICES. Social procurement of goods and services through us generates positive social impact. We can help you make a positive difference when making your buying and partnering decisions.

We are a viable alternative supplier that is agile, innovative and results driven.

INVITE YOU TO Come and visit us – see our facility, meet our workforce peak to our executives – share your needs so we can quote, S partner and prosper together Look us up online – www.abilityworks.com.au

(03) 9853 7080 info@abilityworks.com.au 1 Yarra Boulevard, Kew, Vic 3101