News & Views
15th September 2015
NECA NSW Excellence and Apprentice Awards
The best electrical and communications contractors in New South Wales were recognised on Friday, 11 September at the Excellence Awards held at the Star Event Centre in front of 680 attendees.
Excellence Awards were presented in ten categories, covering projects valued from under $1 million to greater than $8 million.
“This has been an exceptional year for NSW in terms of the variety of projects and the challenges our contractors have faced across communications, energy efficiency, industrial, commercial and domestic projects. It was difficult for the judges to shortlist the finalists as they evaluated all the excellent projects,” said Oliver Judd, NECA NSW Executive Director.
“These awards provide an opportunity to demonstrate contractors’ successes to their peers in the electrical and communications industry as well as to the general community,” said Mr Judd.
This year’s award winners are:
|
Category |
Winner |
Project |
|
Domestic Residence |
Mainpower Electrics Pty Ltd |
The Luxury Residence |
|
Energy Efficiency and Environment |
Greenstar Building Automation |
Penrith RSL Club Energy Efficiency Upgrade |
|
Lighting |
Kerfoot Electrics |
Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club |
|
Industrial – Small Project |
RIC Electrics |
Cootamundra Oil Seeds |
|
Industrial – Medium Project |
Stowe Australia |
Sydney Trains Air Compressor Houses |
|
Industrial – Large Project |
Stowe Australia |
Patrick Port Botany Redevelopment Project |
|
Voice/Data Project |
Programmed Electrical Technologies |
Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital – Maquet Operating Theatre Integration |
|
Commercial – Small Project |
Barnwell Cambridge Pty Ltd |
Chief Entertainment |
|
Commercial – Medium Project |
Ryan Wilks Pty Ltd |
Keepit Dam Electrical Upgrade |
|
Commercial – Large Project |
Nilsen NSW
|
UTS - Faculty of Science and Graduate School of Health Building |
Certificate of Commendations were also awarded as follows:
|
Category |
Winner |
Project |
|
Lighting |
Downer
|
Sydney Opera House Box Office Lighting Carriage |
|
Industrial – Small Project |
PHE Pty Ltd
|
Snowy Hydro Tumut 2 Power Station Modernisation |
|
Industrial – Medium Project |
RIC Electrics |
Auscott Gin 11 – Hay |
|
Voice/Data Project |
Downer |
Sydney Electronic Ticketing System |
The winning projects will be strong contenders for the National Awards to be held at the Hilton, Brisbane on 26 November.
Apprentice Awards
A career in the electrotechnology industry proved the right choice for seven of the state’s brightest apprentices who were recognised at the NECA NSW Apprentice Awards presented at the Star Event Centre on 11 September 2015.
NECA NSW Executive Director Oliver Judd said “to be named Apprentice of the Year is a tremendous honour and something Harrison, Nicholas and Ryan should be very proud of”.
The results were as follows:
Commercial/Domestic category
|
Place |
Name |
Employer |
|
1st |
Harrison Hiser |
Ryan Wilks Pty Ltd |
|
2nd |
Nicholas Brunton |
Sydney City Electrical |
|
3rd |
Adam Gillies |
Laser Electrical Taree |
Communications category
|
Place |
Name |
Employer |
|
|
1st |
Nicholas Burnes |
NECA Group Training hosted by Stowe Australia |
|
|
2nd |
Steven Boccanfuso |
NECA Group Training hosted by Centech Electrics |
|
Industrial category
|
Place |
Name |
Employer |
|
1st |
Ryan Hancock |
NECA Group Training hosted by J V Holt & Company |
|
2nd |
Cameron Trinder |
NECA Group Training hosted by Stowe Australia |
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Notes for editors
1. NECA is the peak industry body representing the interests of electrical and communications contractors Australia-wide.
2. NECA is run by electrical contractors, for electrical contractors.
3. We have 5,000 contracting companies as members – and they in turn employ over 50,000 people Australia-wide.
4. NECA employs almost 350 people across its seven chapters (Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia).
5. The chapters provide NECA members with a range of services including: Industrial Relations, Health & Safety, Legal, Technical, Training, business-support services, product discounts and advocacy representation in Canberra with Government, Industry bodies and Training bodies.
6. NECA wholly-owns its Legal firm, Group Training and the NECA Colleges (in WA) and EcoSmart Electricians – and has joint ventures with a superannuation company (NSW) and one of the national cabling registrars (ACRS).
7. NECA also employ around 2,000 apprentice electricians and provides training to a further 2,000.
8. For further information go to www.neca.asn.au.
