Business View Oceania | September 2020

74 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA SEPTEMBER 2020 to charge them at their depot. And, of course, chargers were installed at the Kerfoot office. Keane forecasts, “Over the next five years, I think the number of electric vehicles on the road, globally, will be phenomenal compared to the previous 10 years. Even since last year, you’ve seen substantial growth in the number of people considering and purchasing electric vehicles. And if they’re buying them they’ll have to have the means to charge them. So it makes sense that the EV charge space is going to significantly increase, as well.” Competition in the solar field is strong with many organisations offering similar products. But the major differentiator for Kerfoot is the fact that, being an electrical organisation, they do the full turnkey solution inhouse, including installation. Whereas most of their competitors are only solar organisations that have to subcontract installation and electrical work and don’t offer a whole range of products and services. Company culture is a source of pride at Kerfoot and as a result there is very little staff turnover. Marketing Manager, Rebecca Korman, shares, “Our company culture is very family orientated. The Kerfoots put in a lot of effort to really know their staff and treat them very well. They genuinely care about their health and wellbeing. It’s a very supportive culture here and we all work together as a team to make sure we get the best outcome. Our team is forever growing because the company keeps growing. And we’re continuing to get good people on board so we can do upgrades.” Looking ahead, the impetus will be to increase the scale of the energy team. The Kerfoot family sees the renewable space as a very important part of Australia’s future. That was the original reason for them setting up the energy team. They’re very passionate about it. And Keane believes the smaller teams within the business are going to expand and therefore bring the business as a whole to a larger organisation. REWARDS YOUR TRADIE L&H NSW STATE PROJECTS 02 9890 7855 | NSW.PROJECTS@LH.COM.AU L&H NORTHMEAD UNIT 3C, 6 BOUNDRY ROAD NORTHMEAD NSW 2152 02 9890 7855 | NORTHMEAD@LH.COM.AU WWW.SPARKYPLUS.COM.AU