News & Views
7th September 2015
NECA SA Excellence and Apprentice Awards
The best South Australian (SA) electrical and communications contractors and apprentices were recognised at the annual electrical industry Excellence and Apprentice Awards hosted by peak Australian industry body the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA).
In the Excellence Awards, NECA SA awarded thirteen major awards across five categories and in the Apprentice Awards there were fifteen award recipients across three categories. Finalists were presented in front of 320 industry representatives including contractors, suppliers, educators and government representatives at the pinnacle showcase of the electrical and communications industry at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Executive Director of NECA South Australia, Mr Larry Moore said the winning companies and apprentices were chosen because of their commitment to excellence, significant engineering achievements and finishing the complex jobs on time.
“The judging panel were privileged to view such high quality projects and as always, NECA members have played a critical role in some of the largest and most diverse construction jobs in the state,” said Mr Moore.
The winning companies and projects are as below:
Excellence Awards
Winners
|
Category |
Company |
Project |
|
Industrial - Large Project |
RCR O’Donnell Griffin Pty Ltd |
South Australian Government Radio Network |
|
Voice/Data – Large Project |
Programmed Electrical Technologies |
Adelaide Oval Distributed Antenna System Project |
|
Commercial – Small Project |
Bordertown Pumps & Refrigeration Pty Ltd |
Wickham Flower & Co New Site |
|
Commercial – Medium Project |
Niramar Pty Ltd |
Mount Gambier Accommodation Buildings |
|
Commercial – Large Project |
Nilsen (SA) Pty Ltd |
Adelaide Oval Redevelopment |
Commendations
|
Category |
Company |
Project |
|
Commercial – Small Project |
Humphreys Electrical Pty Ltd |
Sean’s Kitchen |
|
Commercial – Medium Project |
Programmed Electrical Technologies |
Penfolds Magill Estate Cellar Door & Café |
|
Commercial – Large Project |
RCR O’Donnell Griffin Pty Ltd |
Kinetica: Flinders @ Tonsley |
Finalists
|
Company |
Project |
|
NSG (Boffa) Pty Ltd |
Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Lighting Upgrade |
|
Davies Electrical |
2KW Roof Top Bar Project |
|
Tyrone Electrical Services Pty Ltd |
James Nash House |
|
Davies Electrical |
Beach Energy Offices |
|
NSG (Boffa) Pty Ltd |
Convention Centre Upgrade Stage One |
Apprentice Awards
Commercial
|
Winner |
Apprentice |
Company |
|
Apprentice of the year |
Bradley Milligan |
Bordertown Pumps & Refrigeration |
|
Second Place |
Benjamin Carter |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: Nilsen (SA) Pty Ltd] |
|
Third Place |
Thomas Biddle |
Programmed Electrical Technologies |
|
Finalist |
Michael Carbone |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: Nilsen (SA) Pty Ltd] |
|
Finalist |
Simon Day |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: NGC Electrical] |
|
Finalist |
Jonathan Kungel |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: Deadshort Electrical] |
|
Finalist |
Geummeng Lor |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: PJ Corporate Electrical] |
|
Finalist |
Andrew Seymour |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: Main Industrial Electrical Pty Ltd] |
|
Finalist |
Jarrad Ween |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: NSG Boffa] |
|
Finalist |
Ross Bament |
Adtech Electrical Solutions |
Industrial
|
Winner |
Apprentice |
Company |
|
Apprentice of the year |
Coenraad Van Den Berg |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: The Advertiser] |
|
Second Place |
Aaron Helps |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: CJM Electrical Services] |
|
Third Place |
Dylan Stone |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: DM & J Lane Electrical] |
Communications
|
Winner |
Apprentice |
Company |
|
Apprentice of the year |
Jimi George |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: Expert Data Cabling] |
|
Second Place |
Joseph Halls |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: Nilsen (SA)] |
|
Third Place |
Mitchell Harris |
PEER VEET [Host Employer: MIMP Connecting Solutions] |
-ENDS-
Media enquiries and interviews
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M 0457 767 328
Notes for editors
- NECA is the peak industry body representing the interests of electrical and communications contractors Australia-wide.
- NECA is run by electrical contractors, for electrical contractors.
- We have 5,000 contracting companies as members – and they in turn employ over 50,000 people Australia-wide.
- NECA employs almost 350 people across its seven chapters (Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia).
- 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.
- 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).
- NECA also employ around 2,000 apprentice electricians and provides training to a further 2,000.
For further information go to www.neca.asn.au.
