Meet your new Network of Trades Partners

The Chamber’s Network of Trades welcomes two new partners dedicated to supporting the well-being and success of tradies: Taranaki Health Foundation and Recharge.

“We are excited to partner with Network of Trades because we have a strong desire to help people, and we know that we can bring huge value to not only the business but the individual themselves”, says Ben Annabell, Director of Recharge. Taranaki Health Foundation’s General Manager, Adrian Sole, echoes Ben’s sentiment. “We are dedicated to fundraising for healthcare enhancements in Taranaki. The Network of Trades is a great opportunity for us to speak to the trade industry and our in-kind opportunities allows tradies to give back while using their valuable skills.”

Taranaki Health Foundation is the region’s leading healthcare charity and offers opportunities to support vital healthcare enhancements. As a non-profit dedicated to the area, you can be sure that 100% of all donations to the Taranaki Health Foundation are spent on healthcare enhancements in Taranaki. With the development of the New East Wing Building and the Taranaki Cancer Care Centre at Taranaki Base Hospital, these enhancements are more crucial than ever. Investing in upgraded equipment at this stage will exponentially impact future healthcare services.

Recharge offers accounting services, a business advisory, and a mentoring programme that strongly focuses on mental fitness and well-being. Having come from a tradie background, Ben and

Tess have been through the highs and lows of business and understand first-hand how a trade business works and what it takes to make it work successfully. They also offer Tradie Wellness Retreats where you not only relax, reset and recharge, but get stuck into fantastic activities such as hunting, knife making, clay shooting, yoga, ice baths, cooking, and more.

We look forward to seeing you at the Network of trades over the coming months!

Thanks to our hosts - Chamber Hub & WITT Te Pūkenga in February and in March - Grays Painting Contractors in Hāwera. Coming up in April our hosts will be Fowler Homes, followed in May by Taranaki Offshore Partnership in Hāwera and Rivet in June.