Safety Culture

Safety….

In 2012, with permission and the good wishes of NCWIE, Apto PPE was founded. With Laurice Temple joining the team, Apto officially launched on International Women’s Day with the vision to take the women’s fit for purpose initiative to its full potential and fill the gap in the marketplace.

Apto worked in partnership with Australian designer Linh Thai, Designer’s Assistant, in Melbourne to design more women’s shirts and pants that would make up Apto’s Signature and Maternity ranges.

These new designs were tested onsite and refined accordingly to ensure optimum safety, comfort and style.

In 2015, following Michelle and Laurice’s decisions to leave as Directors, Apto was bought by Gaye’s other business, R2A Due Diligence Engineers.

While Apto took a back seat while Gaye started her family, she has watched keenly to see if the gap in women’s workwear would be filled and if women would embrace wearing PPE that stood out from their male counterparts.

While other entrants have joined the women’s PPE marketplace, not much has changed for women in industry.

In 2019, Apto re-launched with a re-energised commitment to support women in engineering, construction, infrastructure, mining and other industries to be safe, comfortable, stylish and feminine.

We believe, that’s the least women deserve.