From making moves on the racetrack, to making moves in tradie diversity, Jason Bright and Taskforce Australia stand ahead of the pack when it comes to the evolving industry.
Jason started Taskforce Australia in 2014 while still driving for Brad Jones Racing in the Supercars.
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A qualified fitter and turner himself – Jason recognised a gap between connecting tradies with the likes of jobs and materials.
“At the time, there weren’t really any franchises out there that were helping them group together deals and things like that,” he said.
“It evolved very quickly … we had a lot of groups coming to us looking for national coverage in plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople.
“We connect these companies with our network of tradies, and we use them as contractors and it’s up to us to keep them busy with work.
“At the core, we’re a trade service group.”
Inside lane
Taskforce Australia has certainly taken off since then, with about 5,500 tradies nationwide in the network.
Works performed cover a number of tasks from smoke alarm/electrical/gas safety checks and other rental property compliance to warranty fulfilment, installations and other maintenance.
“One of our strengths is that work is done on an as-needs basis,” Jason added.
“We’ve always been good at identifying tradespeople in the right area for the right job. That’s meant that we’ve ended up with tradies in all corners of Australia where a lot of other groups don’t necessarily have them.
“Being able to fulfill warranties for ceiling, tap or air conditioning manufacturers etc nationally; if they were doing it themselves, they’d always be having to find someone new.”
“We’ve normally got someone in that area. Across those plumbing and electrical areas, our coverage is typically really good.”
That’s not to say it’s been a smooth ride for Taskforce, which must constantly adapt to the ever-changing nature of the industry.
“We’ve seen different legislations come in place like Victoria for electrical, gas and smoke checks,” Jason said.
“We were working with real estate agencies to try and systemise that and be able to provide another stream of jobs around the country.
“As it happened, they weren’t so keen on us so much for the maintenance side, but more so on the safety check side.
“We built a program for that and on-boarded tradespeople … and now we’ve got 30 teams on the road every day doing checks across Melbourne.”
Ready to roll
Jason said Taskforce Australia is always looking for more tradies, and this naturally led them to Empowered Women in Trades (EWIT) as the landscape becomes more diverse.
In 2025, Taskforce Australia officially became an EWIT Alliance member, committed to helping promote more women tradies nationwide.
“We definitely want to have more women on the team,” he added.
Many of the property managers and renters who Taskforce work with are women and would welcome seeing a female face at their door for checks.
Taskforce has contracts with numerous social housing groups, including women’s-specific projects.
Jason said this connection with EWIT helps connect Taskforce with the tradies and wider community in a meaningful and impactful way.
“If we can use the resources that EWIT has to connect women tradies with jobs, we can take that through different channels,” he added.
Learn more about Taskforce by checking out taskforce.com.au or the EWIT Alliance by visiting ewitrades.com.
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