Implementation roadmap
A staged plan that proves the assumptions before it scales the commitments.
Each phase has an explicit condition for proceeding. If a gate is not met, the correct response is to re-run the phase, not to proceed on optimism.
Days 1–30
Foundation
Entity, site and equipment
01
Settle legal structure with adviser; incorporate; appoint board and adopt governance framework — Mark
Secure industrial workshop with adequate power supply, roller access and storage — Hayden
Bind public liability and product liability insurance; confirm cover for second-hand goods sale
Procure test-and-tag equipment, diagnostic tools, benches and PPE; engage licensed electrical supervisor
Days 31–60
Supply pilot
Prove the unit economics on 50 machines
02
Execute a 30-day trial agreement with one council transfer station or one retailer
Process a 50-unit batch end to end: triage, repair, test, tag, quality control
Record actual labour hours, parts spend and repair conversion rate per unit
Replace every modelled figure in the financial model with observed data
Days 61–90
Launch
First trainees, first customers
03
Recruit an initial cohort of 2–4 trainees through employment service and community partners
Commence Stage 1 training — WHS induction and test-and-tag certification
Open retail and online sales channel; publish transparent tier pricing
Formalise referral pathways and the first community housing supply agreement
Months 4–12
Consolidate
Scale within proven capacity
04
Convert pilot supply arrangements into standing MoUs with two or more sources
Land the first Tier 3 commercial contract with a social housing provider
Move the first cohort into Stage 2 paid technical roles; sign the RTO pathway agreement
Publish the first annual impact report against the Section 07 indicators
Gate conditions
Each phase has an explicit condition for proceeding. The pilot must demonstrate a repair conversion rate and a labour cost per unit that make Tier 2 pricing viable; trainee intake should not begin until a licensed supervisor is engaged and the workshop passes safety induction; and commercial contracts should not be signed beyond demonstrated throughput capacity. If a gate is not met, the correct response is to re-run the phase, not to proceed on optimism.
Immediate next steps
What happens between now and a funding submission.
- 1
Approve the blueprint
Founding directors adopt this framework and settle the legal structure with advisers
- 2
Validate demand
Structured conversations with local housing providers and case managers to size quarterly demand
- 3
Run the pilot
50 units end to end; replace every modelled figure in this document with observed data
- 4
Submit funding
Line-item budget and evidence-backed proposal to circular-economy and social impact funders
The pilot is the point. Every modelled figure published on this site — direct cost per unit, tier pricing, margin contribution — is a planning assumption to be replaced with observed data from 50 machines processed end to end.
Get involved
The pilot needs 50 repairable units and one trial agreement.
A 30-day trial with one council transfer station or one retailer is what turns this plan into a proposition. If you can release units before compaction, that is the single most useful thing anyone can do for this enterprise right now.