After what has been a challenging number of years, Tadano has looked to give back wherever possible. Whether that be its employees or charity work by the company, they have looked to be active members of their communities.
With the recent flooding across Australia, it has been a challenge for a number of states and towns and understanding that many of its customers and their families would be struggling Tadano threw its support behind flood recovery.
Tadano Oceania donated $10k AUD to the NSW/QLD Flood reliefs shared across three organisations, Givit, Red Cross & St Vinnies.
All Tadano Oceania employees were included and consulted in the decision of which organisations it should donate to.
By the end of the first week in March, Southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) had each received more than a year’s worth of rainfall in a week. This was Queensland’s worst flooding since 2011.
An intense low-pressure system brought heavy rains to Australia’s east coast on March 30, forcing thousands to flee their homes for the second time within weeks.
Torrential downpours hit the east coast again on April 7, with Sydney receiving nearly a month’s rain overnight. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes. The first three months of 2022 brought a year’s worth of rain to Sydney.
The support provided by Tadano went a long way to helping families recover and get back on their feet.
When flooding hit Victoria later in the year Workshop Technician Anthony deployed to the city of Lismore approximately two weeks after the initial flooding of the region to assist with the clean-up of the town and surrounding areas.
Upon arrival he was augmented into a team of heavy vehicle operators from his home unit in Melbourne, they had been previously deployed to the area almost immediately after the flood waters receded. Their primary tasking was to operate convoys of HX-77 Dump Trucks in order to facilitate the transportation of flood waste out of the affected areas.
It is very difficult to truly comprehend the level of damage and destruction that the disaster left behind. Anthony’s team of 5 dump trucks removed over 1000 tons of flood waste during its time in the area, a small contribution to the overall figure of over 100,000 tons removed by the ADF as a whole. Most of this waste had to be hand stacked into piles before it was loaded into the dump trucks, the majority of it contaminated with sewage, fuels/oils, industrial chemicals, rotten food and in some cases, deceased animals, or asbestos.
The wider operation was not just limited to waste removal, the ADF had approximately 5000 troops deployed in effected areas, as well as an enormous fleet of heavy vehicles and equipment. Tasking for these troops included clearing roads and waterways, recovering damaged vehicles or equipment, and delivering food, fuel, and medical supplies to isolated communities.
While the circumstances themselves were quite tragic, it was pretty incredible to see the effected communities, local emergency services, ADF, and civilian organisations all working together in a huge effort to restore essential services and make devastated areas inhabitable again.
Anthony would like to thank Tadano and his colleagues for supporting his involvement in the operation and facilitating the required leave on such short notice.
“I understand and appreciate how disruptive it can be to temporarily loose a technician in this manner, especially in a small team. I will be nominating the company for an “Employer Support Award” later in the year, this will be a formal certificate of recognition from the ADF to Tadano for their support of ADF activities,” he said.
Contributions to the society and donations to several local organizations are activities that have always been supported by the Tadano Group, but this time, employees from Tadano Oceania Pty Ltd (TOP) decided to participate and run all together in the ‘Bridge to Brisbane’ charity race event, held on the streets of the city of Brisbane, Australia, on November 7, 2021.
‘Bridge to Brisbane’ is a major charity event, well known by the local community, and every year has over 30,000 participants. The event was originally mentioned by James Greenwood, General Manager of Sales & Marketing, then Marketing Department employees looked at the details for the event and agreed this was a great team-building opportunity whilst also having the opportunity to give back.
This was a great choice as this event supported a multitude of charities and allowed each attendee to select their preferred charity from a wide range.
There was a total of 17 participants, including team members’ partners and children, plus one service dog representing the TOP team on the day. The team completed the 4.5km circuit, which included live music such as a performance from an Opera Band positioned on the side of the road, a DJ set and other areas to hydrate and stay cool with a water misting station.
At the end of the course, family-friendly activities greeted all the participants with food stalls and shops sold goods to raise money for different charities.
The event raised more than $1Milion AUD and fees paid to participate went directly to the chosen charities.
Individual participants were also able to choose where their entry fee and any additional donations would go, while those who joined or started a fundraiser team could choose one selected charity to donate 100% of the raised amount.
A few of the charities that were selected by TOP members are below:
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• Ronald McDonald House Charities Southeast Queensland (RMHC SEQ)
• Cancer Council Queensland
At the end of 2022 the team at Tadano were extremely active participants in the Movemeber campaign.
Movember started in Australia as a bit of a joke when two guys noticed that moustaches were nowhere to be seen and they wanted to bring them back. Inspired by a friend’s mother who was campaigning for breast cancer, they decided to get more of their friends to grow a ‘mo’ to campaign for men’s health and prostate cancer.
The Movember movement’s success was largely due to the conversations that Growing a Mo initiated. It is a conversation that Tadano Oceania wanted to join as the industry is largely male-dominated industry. Men are less likely to seek help with medical and mental help issues, and Tadano believe this annual movement brings this problem to the spotlight and reminds us all to seek help when needed and to watch out for all the men in our lives.
To kick off activities the marketing team rolled out announcements and promotions on all its channels. With the moustache featuring prominently in Tadano’s social media promotions, website header banners, newsletters, and email signatures. 
During Tadano’s participation in the Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) conference, it also had posters displayed encouraging booth visitors to donate or at least create awareness for the cause.
What started out as a fundraiser ended up being a movement that brought the team closer together across the different states.
The office administration team in all its offices baked cookies every week for gold coin donations.
For the MOvers in the team who were not growing their Mos, the Movember suggestion was to walk 60 km for the 60 men we lose to suicide each hour across the world. They smashed this goal and even had a friendly rivalry going on among the team with Brett Criddle at the top finishing up on 1735km for the month. For the month of November, he cycled 36 km to and from work every day, jogged with his dog for 4 km in the morning and walked 5 km in the evening.
Tadano also held an internal raffle to win Tadano merchandise and a gift voucher from its reward hub. Each $1 donated by an employee was automatically entered into the raffle and the funds were put towards the cause.
Tadano Oceania had a goal of raising A$5,000 and they ended up raising A$7,244.