THE KEN HALL WAY

It was from humble beginnings that Ken Hall started Ken Hall Plumbers from his family home in 1983. In the 40 years that has followed, the Adelaide owned and operated business has become one of SA’s business success stories, employing 151 people and with a fleet of 122 vehicles on the road.

and witnessing first hand his own father working alongside others.

“I spent a lot of time with my father while he worked, and in lunch sheds with groups of workers I’d get to observe how the teams interacted and listen to them talk about life. I also struggled with school, so I knew that I wanted to be in the trade industry, surrounded by people.” for new adventures and to learn new things about himself.

“I have learned that nothing stops in life, you are progressing no matter what age you are, and this has kept me wanting to make sure keep progressing no matter what comes in front of me. I’m learning new skills every day and I plan on continuing that, no matter what age.”

Celebrating 40years

Behind the business, Ken Hall is a family man, a traveller, a mentor, and the kind of guy who is never afraid to rise to a challenge. From running half marathons, to managing to divide his time between his passions of work and family life, to creating industry-changing innovations, Ken maintains his greatest challenge is managing himself and his desire to learn and have life experiences.

“Managing my focus, consistency, energy, the joy of the day and the application to stick to what I plan to do are my greatest challenges” he says. “I have always said you need to hang your hat somewhere and commit to something and just get on with it. Staying challenged and moving forward for me is what it has always been about”.

And Ken is absolutely not afraid of just getting on with it. With 40 years in a trade that he loves, as a young boy he was inspired by teamwork