Our Team
Our team is passionate about Australia and ensuring all Aussies have access to quality housing products at affordable prices and in a timely manner.
Trevor Woodhead is responsible for sales and marketing and liaison with builders and construction professionals. You can contact Trevor on his mobile at 0459 212 696 and via email at trevor.woodhead@arafurabuildingsystems.com.
Barry Johnson is responsible for administration, HR, production management and product quality control. You can contact Barry on his mobile at 0438 469 176 and via email at barry.johnson@arafurabuildingsystems.com.
Our Commitment
Our mission is to make housing affordable and accessible to Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in urban, regional and remote communities. Our vision is to engage with Indigenous businesses to build housing using our products to create economic and employment opportunities. Through our pre-employment training, we facilitate the opportunity for a paradigm shift from welfare dependency to a financially independent life through meaningful employment.
Our Training Program
Arafura Building Systems also offer a suite of accredited training programs to employees. Standard pre-employment training is delivered by many individuals and organisations. As part of a commitment and outlook as an Indigenous owned and run company with believe that changing people’s life paradigm from dependency and disadvantage to economic and social independence requires a different approach and considerable skill.
We invest in our employees and partnerships and have proven capacity to facilitate these changes through programs such as Work Readiness and Job Skills and Construction. We deliver both accredited and non-accredited training with qualified and experienced trainers and facilitators.
Achievements and Credentials
Vocational training 8610
Culture 931417
Cultural heritage preservation or promotion services 93141707
Labour training or development 80111504
Cultural Policy services 93141709
In service training and manpower development 861018
Understanding or dealing with cultural diversity instructional materials 60105421
Capability and Capacity
We support Indigenous building companies by facilitating access to our building materials, our architectural designs and environmental initiatives for homes. Our pre-employment accredited training program enables their staff to acquire the necessary skills in construction and to make the paradigm shift from a life dependent on welfare to a financially independent life through meaningful employment.
Organisational Values and Principles
At Arafura Building Systems, we value:
our Indigenous heritage
our relationships
continuous quality improvement
the ability and opportunity to operate across cultures
secure and affordable housing for all Australians.
Project Management systems
Arafura Building Systems uses Microsoft based project management systems to operate effective and efficient projects from inception and design to completion.
Insurances and incident status
Arafura Building Systems has comprehensive insurance cover for employees, products and the building process.