If you’re a fan of high-octane excitement and heart-pounding action, get ready to mark your calendars because the Targa West Rally is back and better than ever! Schlam is excited to announce that we will be sponsoring this thrilling event, which is set to take place in September. TARGA WEST runs from 7-10 September in the
Congratulations to our very own Owen and team-mate Scott who were crowned the winners of LEGO® MASTERS: GRAND MASTERS on Channel 9, on Monday night. Not only did they win the coveted title, but they also received a prize of $100,000. You can see their reaction when they were announced as winners in the video below.
LEGO® Masters Australia is well under way for 2023. If you haven’t tuned in, we highly recommend that you do as one of Schlam’s very own takes part in this popular TV competition. Owen first took part in Season 3 of LEGO® Masters Australia, alongside his long-time friend Scott, narrowly missing out on the sought-after
Sport is a part of the Australian DNA, especially in regional communities. The importance of community sport can be seen in each player, the supporters who never miss a game, parents doing drop-offs, and the volunteers who paint lines and flip burgers. Let’s also not forget the Monday morning debrief with colleagues and the all-important
There are always winners and losers in the war for talent, and the stakes are higher than ever for companies that want to achieve gender equality. Movements like #MeToo, #TimesUp and the significant global rise in International Women’s Day activity in every corner of the world. This year’s theme – #EmbraceEquity, is making headway for
The hybrid work revolution. The Great Resignation. Quiet quitting. They are all HR buzzwords of our era. What is clear is the current political, financial, and economic instability we are experiencing around the word has fundamentally provoked a monumental change for young people and their attitude to work. Members of Generation Z – those born
Schlam’s success can be attributed to product innovation and working ‘stronger together’, especially with our clients. Recently, we assisted the Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) mine in NSW to support local charities and community groups. The first three of five new Komatsu 930-E dump trucks were recently delivered to HVO – all of which have been
Globally, we lose a man to suicide every minute of every day. Men are dying too young. It’s a problem affecting our fathers, partners, brothers, sons and mates, yet it’s rarely talked about. A problem this size calls for big, bold, clever solutions. And there’s one sitting right under our noses. Yes, it is the
It’s been another big year for humanity, and the world continues to change. But a lot of things stay the same: men’s health is still in crisis. Men are still dying too young. It doesn’t have to be like this. Mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer – the Movember Foundation is
For most adults who grew up as a kid in Australia, they can likely recall a vivid memory from their childhood with a grazed knee on the sporting field, pre-race butterflies or the loud cheer as their teammates scored a goal in the dying seconds of a game. Grassroots sports are quintessential to both our
At Schlam, our values run deep. It is ingrained into everything we do. One of our most poignant values at our organisation is “Walk in their shoes – to uncover the real problems, we listen, we empathise, and we learn.” That’s why have pooled together six cycling enthusiasts from around the Schlam office who will
With many Australian industries facing a skills shortage and migration levels still low after the Australian border reopening, how can employers manage their workforce planning? Schlam has decided to tackle both these hurdles by opening up opportunities for skilled migrants to join their rapidly growing workforce. Meet Wilmer and Kenneth, originally from the Philippines. They are
We created a theme to honour our armed service men and women. The theme was added to some of the First Hercules EXO dump bodies that left our factory in Forrestfield, WA as part of a new partnership with a Tier 1 iron ore miner based in the Pilbara. Compared to a standard OEM body,
In September 2021, Schlam CEO, Matt Thomas, held a series of Townhall presentations at the company’s locations in Forrestfield and Waroona. The presentations walked Schlam’s growing workforce through results from the previous financial year in the areas of safety, human resources, finance, sales, and the company’s response to COVID-19. “Australia is probably the envy of
We have six guiding principles that define how we need to behave as a business every day to become the business we want to be. For Schlam, these principles are lines in the sand that will not be crossed. They determine our behaviours and are qualities that we search for when hiring new people to
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