Kids Foundation Injury Free Day

DRESS KIDS IN HARD YAKKA AND SUPPORT THE KIDS FOUNDATION

No stranger to promoting safety, Hard Yakka is supporting one of Australia’s most loved charities targeting children’s safety, the KIDS Foundation. For every Hard Yakka Kids Action Back Overall sold, $1.50 will be donated to the foundation to assist its work in childhood injury prevention and injury recovery.

Click here to see the Hard Yakka Kids Action Back Overall.

Hard Yakka is the longest serving sponsor for the KIDS Foundation, supporting the foundation since it first began its vital work as a health promotion charity in 1993. On an average day in Australia, 5000 children are injured in accidents. Supporting the KIDS Foundation helps ensure more children don’t have an average day.

The KIDS Foundation is putting safety in the workplace under the spotlight with their third annual Injury Free Day to be held on Friday, October 24. Each day almost 2000 people are injured at work, costing employees, businesses and the community $34 billion a year. Workplaces taking part in the national safety awareness day help the KIDS Foundation raise funds to continue its work supporting children and making a difference in their lives.

We encourage your company to purchase an IF Day Kit to raise money in your workplace.

Click here for more information on If Day or to Order a kit.

What does an 'IF Day Kit' contain? An IF Day Kit contains promotional materials to engage your staff and promote workplace safety and injury prevention.

Visit www.kidsfoundation.org.au to find out more.

Koolgear New Shirts!

Hard Yakka Koolgear, Now with really cool tape!

Through a combination of innovative design, the latest fabric technology and famous Yakka toughness, Hard Yakka Koolgear combats heat stress by improving airflow and actively drawing sweat away from the body. Hard Yakka Koolgear Shirts and Polo shirts for example, feature cotton mesh gussets and vents to promote airflow throughout the body. But it doesn’t stop there.

New to the Hard Yakka Koolgear range are two garments that set a new standard in safety workwear. Both garments feature new 3M reflective tape that does far more than meet the safety standards for reflective properties. The tape comes in two forms, perforated and segmented, and benefits those working in hot, humid conditions by being more breathable and flexible. Something your staff will quickly appreciate when they’re working in places like a mine or performing heavy manual labour under the harsh Australian sun.

Hard Yakka Koolgear perforated tape shirts and Hard Yakka Koolgear segmented stripe polos come in a range of long and short sleeve varieties and are leading the way in keeping Australia’s workforce cool, safe and comfortable.

New Hard Yakka Koolgear perforated tape Long Sleeve shirt actively promotes airflow to help keep you more cool and comfortable than ever before. These Hi Visibility two-tone shirts with new, “breathable” 3M perforated tape comply with AS/NZS 4602:1999 for “High visibility safety garments” and Day/Night use AS/NZS 1906.4:1997 for “High visibility materials for safety garments”. (Colours do not fully comply when wet.) As with all Hard Yakka Koolgear, the perforated tape shirts also have an excellent protection rating of UPF 50+ to Australian and New Zealand Standards.

New Hard Yakka Koolgear segmented stripe polo available in short and long sleeve, not only actively promote airflow to help keep you cooler and more comfortable than ever before, they also stretch and move with you while you work. The new “breathable” 3M reflective tape complies with AS/NZS 1906.4:1997 for “High visibility materials for safety garments”. As with all Hard Yakka Koolgear, the segmented stripe polos also have an excellent protection rating of UPF 50+ to Australian and New Zealand Standards.

Click below to see more on the three new items in the Koolgear range.

• 11202 Cotton Backed Micromesh Polo with Segmented And Ventilated Tape - Long Sleeve.
• 11203 Cotton Backed Micromesh Polo with Segmented And Ventilated Tape - Short Sleeve.
• 07790 Cotton Twill Shirt with Perforated Tape

Kenny's World

Everything else is number two

Kenny from the big screen is about to hit Australia’s TV screens in a new series for Channel 10 called “Kenny’s World”. And he’ll be wearing his Hard Yakka workwear! As the official workwear clothing sponsor for the show we're proud to be supporting the program.

“Kenny’s World” is on the airwaves at 8pm on Tuesday Nights.

If you’d like to know more about “Kenny’s World”, simply visit ten.com.au/tv_kennysworld.html or read what Channel 10 has to say below.

“Australia’s Favourite Porta-loo Plumber Kenny has just returned from overseas where he has been filming his new series Kenny’s World for Channel 10. From the world’s fastest Porta-loo in Indianapolis, Egypt’s City of the Dead, The World Toilet Summit and Expo in India and more he has scoured the globe for bizarre, intriguing and often downright ridiculous examples of toilet technology.”

New Women's Workwear - Multitasking campaign

Hard Yakka Women’s Workwear is available to order now!

Click Here to see the full range.

For further information on Hard Yakka Women’s Workwear, please contact your Yakka representative.

Xtreme Workwear

Hard Yakka Goes Xtreme with its new workwear range!

Click Here to see the full range.

For further information on Hard Yakka Xtreme launch, please contact your Yakka representative

Winner!

Win the Ultimate Caribbean Cricket Tour with Hard Yakka

It’s going to be Hard Yakka for the winner Allan Ayles from, South Australia, and his mate when they set off on the Hard Yakka ‘Win the Ultimate Caribbean Cricket Tour’, in June 2008.

Allen Ayles an Electrician was the lucky major prize winner of the competition, which ran nation wide for four weeks during January – February 2008. All Allen had to do was buy Hard Yakka and enter via yakka.com.au or SMS 199 YAKKA.

The winner was randomly drawn from thousands of entries and the store where he purchased his Hard Yakka product was Trims in Oaklands Park, South Australia.

The winner will be a part of a tour group organised by Australian Sports Tours. The Hard Yakka winner also gets the chance to meet Merv and have an exclusive dinner with the Cricket Legend!

To view the Caribbean tour itinerary go to, www.astsports.com.au or to see more on Hard Yakka visit: www.yakka.com.au

Hard Yakka Safety Runner

Hard Yakka High Performance Safety Footwear

The new Hard Yakka Safety Runners are the latest development from Yakka. The Hard Yakka Safety Runner range has combined safety with the most up to date sports technology. The Hard Yakka Safety Runners are designed for men and women who are on their feet all day and want to enjoy the comfort, features and design of sports shoes but need the necessary protection of a Safety Toe Cap.

The Hard Yakka Safety Runner has all the qualities that are synonymous with Hard Yakka products.

• Type 1 Steel Safety toe cap, providing maximum protection
• Uppers are made from PU Ultrahide with breathable mesh inserts
• A full length padded sock providing additional comfort
• Outsoles are made from hard wearing rubber and combined with a TPU midsole providing shock absorption and lightweight comfort
• Shock absorbing Gel insert in the heel for additional comfort
• Double stitched upper
• Oil resistant rubber outsole
• Removable insole with extra arch support
• PU mid sole with air bubble for added cushioning and comfort
• Ladies styles are made using genuine ladies sizing to provide the best possible fit
• Fully compliant with Australia and New Zealand standards; AS/NZS 2210.3

Click here to see the Mens Safety Runner or click here to see the Womens Safety Runner

Hard Yakka High Performance Footwear

Technical innovation. Total comfort. Absolute protection.

In designing and manufacturing the toughest, safest, most durable footwear available, Hard Yakka leads the way with the latest technology and innovation.

New TPU/PU Outsole
The new range of Hard Yakka performance safety footwear includes styles featuring advances in TPU/PU outsole design. The combination of a hard wearing TPU (Thermo Plastic Urethane) outsole with a soft, shock absorbing PU midsole provides the ultimate in comfort, while also delivering superior resistance to the effects of hydrolysis.

Premium quality, added safety
All Hard Yakka footwear is manufactured using high quality leather uppers for outstanding durability and comfort. Many styles have also been designed with retro-reflective materials to provide added safety for those working at night.

Added toughness
Hard Yakka has also introduced revolutionary, patented Tectuff leathers to selected styles for increased durability and abrasion resistance around the toe area.

Check out the new footwear range here.

Hard Yakka Koolgear range

New Hard Yakka Koolgear combines the latest fabric technologies, innovative design and famous Yakka toughness, to produce a range of workwear that will keep you cool and dry when working in Australia's harsh weather conditions. Featuring underarm cotton mesh cooling vents, an upper back mesh cape and shoulder vents, and a choice of performance fabrics, new Hard Yakka Koolgear is designed to combat heat stress amongst the hardest working workforce in the world.

Check out the new Koolgear range here.

Hard Yakka Legends Workwear

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME ‘EXTRA’ HARD YAKKA?

Aussie icon Hard Yakka gets even tougher with the launch of its new range of extra tough workwear.

New Hard Yakka Legends Workwear is ideal for every workplace doing Hard Yakka.

As well as the traditional action back overall, the New Hard Yakka Legends Workwear range has trousers, shorts, long and short sleeve shirts in sizes to suit every Australian worker.

The Legends range has been dubbed ‘EXTRA Hard Yakka’ because the garments are jam packed full of EXTRA features.

• EXTRA Heavy-Duty 100% Cotton Duck Weave fabric so they are twice as durable as regular Workwear garments
• EXTRA comfort thanks to Silicone pre-wash
• EXTRA strong due to Cordura fabric reinforcement
• EXTRA provision for removable knee pads on the trousers and action back overalls
• EXTRA reinforced pockets
• EXTRA triple stitched trouser legs
• EXTRA phone, utility and gadget pockets
• EXTRA sun protection, UPF 50+
• EXTRA tough, built to last
• EXTRA airflow due to open weave fabric construction

Cordura is a high performance fabric with excellent abrasion resistance. Independent tests show that Cordura is almost indestructible by comparison to normal heavyweight drill fabric, data suggests this fabric will outperform 311gsm drill by 287% in normal use.

Extra information on the Hard Yakka Legends Workwear range and all things Yakka is available by contacting Yakka customer service on 03 9279 1555.

Check out the new Legends range here.

NB: Cordura is a registered trademark of INVISTA for durable fabrics.

Distribution Centre takes shape

Product availability and prompt efficient service are critical success factors in the Yakka business. Recognising the growing needs of the Australian market place, in 2004 Yakka invested in a new Distribution Centre with the latest warehousing technology.
 
The Yakka Distribution Centre, located in Somerton, Victoria, is as big as the MCG playing surface! That’s 18,600 square metres (close enough) with the capacity to hold approximately 2,000,000 units.
 
Our state of the art facility is equipped with the latest warehousing technology including barcode scanning, conveyor systems and 'Voice Pick' – believe it or not, the computer will talk to our operators throughout the picking process! The Yakka Distribution Centre utilises the highly sophisticated Yakka operating systems in order to provide our customers with the best possible service!
 
Yakka, continuing to invest in service excellence!

Get tough on tax with Hard Yakka

GET TOUGH ON TAX WITH HARD YAKKA Doing your tax and getting a deduction doesn’t have to be Hard Yakka! You may be able to claim a deduction for your Hard Yakka workwear and safety footwear if you meet the following criteria.

Work Uniforms
If your Hard Yakka workwear forms part of a compulsory uniform and is embroidered with your employer’s logo. If your Hard Yakka workwear is embroidered with your employer’s logo and forms part of a non-compulsory uniform that is registered with the Department of Industry, Science or Tourism.

Protective Clothing
If you wear Hard Yakka workwear or safety footwear to protect you from the risk of injury in your normal workplace.

Hard Yakka manufacture an extensive range of workwear that complies with Australian and New Zealand internationally approved safety standards. Overalls, trousers, jackets, shirts, Hi-Visibility workwear, and safety footwear are designed tough and strong and backed with the Yakka guarantee of quality.

For more information on claiming tax deductions for work clothing, talk to a registered taxation advisor or refer to ato.com.au.

T&Cs

Hard Yakka ‘Win one of 10 iPod shuffles’ promotion

Terms & Conditions of entry

1. Information regarding prizes and how to enter forms part of these conditions. By entering, entrants accept these conditions.

2. Entry is open only to Australian residents except directors, management and employees (and the immediate families of directors, management and employees) of the Promoter or of the agencies or companies associated with this competition.

3. The competition begins on Monday 27 October at 9.00am AEDT and closes on Sunday 30 November 2008 at 12midnight AEDT. During the Competition Period this promotion will be conducted within every Australian state and territory. The prizes for the Competition are as follows: Ten iPod Shuffes. Each iPod Shuffle has the following specs - Size and Weight: Height: 1.07 inches (27.3 mm)/Width: 1.62 inches (41.2 mm)/Depth: 0.41 inch (10.5 mm) (including clip)/Weight: 0.55 ounce (15.6 grams). Capacity: 2GB USB flash drive, holds up 500 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format, stores data via USB flash drive. Each iPod Shuffle comes with the following: 1 x iPod shuffle (colour cannot be selected by entrant. Colour to be determined by the Promoter). 1 x earphones (frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz , Impedance: 32 ohms), 1 x doc, 1 x Quick Start guide . RRP $99.99 for each iPod Shuffle. Total prize value $999.90.

4. The Prize Draw for the ten (10) winners will be conducted electronically on Monday 1 December at 10:00am AEDT at Impact Data Pty Ltd, Level 2/627 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC 3141. The first valid and complete entries will be deemed the winner.

5. To enter the Prize Draw, entrants must ‘Become a Hard Yakka Legend’ member via the entry form on www.yakka.com.au There are no costs to the entrant in becoming a member and entering this competition. When an entrant enters the competition by filling out the ‘Become a Hard Yakka Legend’ form they are also joining up to the Hard Yakka database to receive promotional and marketing materials from Yakka Pty Ltd. The entrant will be required to supply the following information: the entrants First Name, Last Name, Gender, Postcode, trade/profession, mobile phone number and email address. An eligible entrant can only enter the promotion once. Entries to the Prize Draw must be received during the Competition Period. Entrants to the Prize Draw must be an active member to claim a prize. Failure to provide an active member account upon request will result in an invalid entry (and, at the Promoter’s discretion, in all of the entrant’s entries being invalid). Error and omissions accepted at the Promoter’s discretion.

6. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries that are late, lost, incomplete, incorrectly submitted or otherwise. Error and omissions accepted at the Promoter’s discretion.

7. The Promoter and its associated agencies and companies will not be liable for any loss (including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or loss of profits), expense, damage, personal injury or death which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person’s negligence) in connection with this competition or accepting or using any prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law (in which case that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law).

8. Without limiting the previous paragraph, the Promoter and its associated agencies and companies will not be liable for any damage in transit to prizes.

9. The prize winners will be notified via an email letter and via phone where a number is provided. The prize winners will have their name and state/territory of residence published on yakka.com.au on Tuesday 2 December 2008. By entering this competition, each entrant requests that his or her full address not be published.

10. If a winning entry is deemed not to comply with these conditions of entry, the entry will be discarded and a new winner of that prize will be determined by drawing a further valid entry. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

11. The Promoter may, in its sole discretion, disqualify all entries from, and prohibit further participation in this competition by, any person who tampers with or benefits from any tampering with the entry process or with the operation of the competition or acts in violation of these conditions, acts in a disruptive manner or acts with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

12. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for cash. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in prize value. Where a prize is unavailable for any reason, the Promoter may substitute for that prize another item of equal or higher value as determined by the Promoter, subject to the approval of the gaming authorities in each state and territory, where required.

13. In the event of any of the prizes not being accepted or claimed within three months of the draw, each relevant winners entry will be deemed invalid and the Promoter reserves the right to conduct such further draws on Monday 2 March 2009 at 9:00am AEDT at the same location as the original draw as are necessary to distribute the prizes, subject to any written directions given by any relevant authority.

14. All entries will be the property of the Promoter. The information entrants provide will be used by the Promoter for the purpose of conducting this competition. The Promoter -may disclose entrants’ personal information to its contractors and agents to assist in conducting this competition. By entering the competition entrants are consenting that the Promoter use this information for future promotion and marketing purposes regarding the Promoter’s products, including contacting the entrant via SMS and email. The Promoter is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. Entrants can request access to the personal information the Promoter holds about them by contacting the Promoter at the address below.

15. The Promoter is Yakka Pty Ltd ABN 98 004 251 852 of 26 King William Street, Broadmeadows, VIC 3047

16. Authorised under permit numbers: ACT TP08/03690; NSW LTPS/08/08915