Rakes and Panes

WELCOME TO RAKES AND PANES!

Rakes and Panes is a property maintenance social enterprise, which provides another branch of workplace training and vocational opportunities to the young people of Compass. It consists of two divisions – lawn and garden maintenance and window cleaning.

Since its inception, over twenty young people with disabilities have been engaged in this enterprise. Our full range of services, delivered by our Trainees in conjunction with the support of Compass Farm trainers James and Dan, include lawn mowing, whipper snipping, edging, hedging and pruning, window washing, weeding and mulching, rubbish removal and general maintenance.

Rakes and Panes operates 5 days per week during service hours. We are full equipped with a dual cab utility vehicle, a specially fitted trailer and all the necessary tools to perform the job you need!

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Rakes and Panes

Our Rakes and Panes team service both residential and commercial properties in the Sunshine Coast area.
Contact us today to spruce up your place!

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