'Like A Bosch!' TradeMutt Shirt

TradeMutt x Bosch

We have collaborated with our friends at TradeMutt on a very trendy work shirt for you to wear proudly on site- to support conversations around mental health. TradeMutt workwear is designed by tradies for tradies to start conversations and make the invisible impossible to ignore. With 50% of the profits going to TIACS , a professional text and call counselling service that’s free for the Blue Collar community. TradeMutt shirts are designed to stand out in the crowd! At Bosch we believe the importance of safety onsite, both physical and mental. So, it was an easy decision to collaborate with the team over at TradeMutt. Together we have designed a workshirt named ‘Like A Bosch!’ to advocate starting conversations about mental health on site and we are thrilled to be bringing you an exclusive Bosch x TradeMutt print!?

Why TradeMutt?

If you haven’t heard of the name TradeMutt, it was started by two carpenters Dan and Ed who met on a building site in 2014 and hit it off straight away. Becoming mates instantly working long hours together and making each other laugh throughout the day was a pillar of their mateship. Tragically in 2015 one of Dan’s best mates lost his life to suicide, which changed his life and those close to him in many ways. This was a pivotal life moment, and he knew something needed to change around the mental health conversation. This is how the idea of TradeMutt was bought to life in memory of his good mate, with the mission to create the cultural shift around mental health of blue-collar workers and lower the rate of suicide in Australia. The shirts have been designed with eye-catching bold, bright colours to bring awareness around the topic of mental health, as a conversation starter. The shirts have a QR code under the pocket that allows access to a professional mental health support service for free. Alongside the letters YNWA, in tribute to Dan’s best mate who supported Liverpool Football Club, ‘this is a reminder for anyone wearing one of these shirts, You’ll Never Walk Alone’.?

About TIACS?

TIACS is a professional mental health service funded by TradeMutt and other industry partners that can be accessed by anyone wanting to chat to a mental health professional for free. This is a text or call service to provide access to mental health counsellors, available for anyone who needs support. TradeMutt, alongside other partners have funded over 2600 hours of support for those who need it, and they aren’t stopping there. Together TradeMutt and TIACS “aims to make tradies and workers of all kinds look and feel great at work, and in doing so, starting conversations about mental health”. Needing someone to talk to, get in touch today with the TIACS team on 0488 846 988 or at www.tiacs.org/.

A word from the founders

“It is always a pinch me moment when organisations who are industry leading jump on board with TradeMutt and help share our message and drive further impact. When Bosch first reached out in 2023, we were pumped at the opportunity to work with such an incredible organisation and household brand. This collaboration will do wonders of advancing our mission of making the invisible impossible to ignore and driving the much needed social and cultural shift surrounding mental health conversations among the blue collar workforce. Thank you Bosch for helping us drive this change!” - Ed Ross, co-founder of TradeMutt.

The fun behind the design!

Working with the team at TradeMutt we created an incredible print in the name of supporting mental health. The inspiration behind the design was more or less the same as all TradeMutt design: to make the invisible impossible to ignore – to create a striking, funky design that grabs the attention, triggers questions and a catalyst to conversations around mental health. What is special about this particular design is that the pattern was created with our tools and accessories in mind. It’s a visual interpretation of our physical products and our values that Bosch stands for.

The colours chosen for the final design are from within the Bosch group to date: red, blue, light blue, and green, incorporating with the vibrant hi-vis orange. To make these shirts beyond their main purpose, a practical item onsite.

We are so excited about this collaboration as TradeMutt has such a brilliant and unique way of targeting an extremely important, still hidden topic about mental health among the blue collar community. A topic that is relevant to the Bosch Group on many levels and echoes in its fundamental values. Once we heard about TradeMutt, to join their journey was a no brainer. It was exciting to see how everything came together and manifested into a fantastic looking shirt. Big thanks to their skilled design team. Can’t wait to wear it!

If you want to get involved and get your hands on an exclusive Bosch x TradeMutt print, check our eligible redemption's this quarter (https://www.boschbluecrew.com.au/Landing) until September 30th, 2024. Start the conversation on site today with your mates and don’t forget to check in with yourself too! While you’re at it, check out what TradeMutt’s up to on social @trademutt!

We can’t wait to see you and your mates rocking it on site. Tag us to be featured @boschtoolsanz @trademutt