Cat 1

Emerging New Small Business

A small business employing up to 9 technical employees demonstrating a wide range of skills and excellence in electrical installation and or service, a Recognition Award for first time entrants during their first five years of NECA membership.

Cat 2

Work Health & Safety Best Practice

A recognition of ‘Best Practice’ Award for companies who have demonstrated ongoing commitment to achieving best-practice in Health and Safety management within the business and or for major innovative new hazard reductions, safety improvements or safety solutions.

Cat 3

Lighting Design & Installation

A commercial, industrial, residential, hospitality, retail, entertainment or sports project of any value where the applicant’s influence on lighting achieves a higher or improved of creative and aesthetic design and technical excellence (evident of designer credentials to be included in submission)

Cat 4

Domestic Residence Small

A single residence project in the domestic sector where the applicant’s contract value is less than $100,000.

Cat 5

Domestic Residence Large

A single  residence project in the domestic sector (as described in AS/NZS 3000, clause 1.4.53) where the applicant’s contract value is greater than $100,000.

Cat 6

Industrial Small

An industrial project which may also include, but is not limited to, undertakings of a civil, mining, high voltage, manufacturing or process nature where the applicant’s contract value is less than $1 million.

Cat 7

Industrial Medium

An industrial project which may include, but is not limited to, undertakings of a civil, mining, high voltage, manufacturing or process nature where the applicant’s contract value is greater than $1 million and less than $5 million.

Cat 8

Industrial Large

An industrial project which may include, but is not limited to, undertakings of a civil, mining, high voltage, manufacturing or process nature where the applicant’s contract value is greater than $5 million.

Cat 9

Energy Efficiency

A project where the applicant’s direct and proactive influence on design, product selection, lighting, processes or technologies  has created a substantially improved and more sustainable energy efficient installation.

Cat 10

Voice/Data Communications & Audio Visual

A voice/data, communications & audio-visual project of any contract value where the applicant’s influence on the project achieves a higher or improved level of performance, a better performance and technical excellence (evidence of designer credentials to be included in submissions)

Cat 11

Commercial Small

A commercial project where the applicant’s contract value is less than $2 million, which may include multiple domestic and residential electrical installations as described in AS/NZS 3000 clauses 1.4.54 and 1.4.55.

Cat 12

Commercial Medium

A commercial project where the applicant’s contract value is greater than $2million and less than $6 million which may also include multiple domestic and residential electrical installations as described in AS/NZS 3000 clauses 1.4.54 and 1.4.55.

Cat 13

Commercial Large

A commercial project where the applicant’s contract value is greater than $6 million which may also include multiple domestic and residential electrical installations as described in AS/NZS 3000 clauses 1.4.54 and 1.4.55