News & Views
8th December 2017
2017 National Excellence Awards
The nation’s best electrical and communications projects were recognised last night at the annual National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) Excellence Awards.
Almost 400 industry representatives including contractors, educators and government representatives attended the Excellence Awards at the Sydney International Convention Centre.
Attendees heard from guest speaker the Hon Craig Laundy MP, the Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, who outlined the government’s agenda for the electrical contracting sector.
There was a good geographical representation of winners, with five winning projects from NSW, two each from Victoria, West Australia and South Australia and one each from Queensland and Tasmania.
“We saw a fantastic range of projects this year. So it was even more challenging for our judges to decide on the national winners,” said Suresh Manickam, NECA’s Chief Executive Officer.
“NECA thanks all the national finalists, congratulates the 2017 winners and acknowledges the ongoing support of the industry in making the Awards such a resounding success.”
“We would also like to particularly thank our sponsors, who have supported us in holding the awards for the past 29 years,” he concluded.
The winning and commended projects are listed below:
Winners
|
Category |
Company |
State |
Project Name |
|
Domestic Residence |
VIC |
Modern Melbourne Residence |
Advanced Lifestyle Solutions |
|
Small Contracting Business |
NSW |
Curry Power |
Curry Power |
|
Work Health & Safety Management System (Project) |
QLD |
The Science Place - James Cook University - Townsville |
Programmed Electrical Technologies |
|
Work Health & Safety Management System (Company) |
NSW |
Kerfoot |
Kerfoot |
|
Industrial Small |
WA |
Leonora Station Creek Telemetry Upgrade |
RCR Water and Water Corporation |
|
Industrial - Medium Project |
NSW |
IKEA Multi Function Logistic Unit, Marsden Park |
Barnwell Cambridge |
|
Industrial - Large Project |
VIC |
Webb Dock International Container Terminal Project |
Nilsen (VIC) |
|
Energy Efficiency and Environment |
SA |
Adelaide health and medical Sciences (AHMS) |
AZZO |
|
Lighting |
NSW |
Sydney University's Great Hall |
Elam Cabling Group |
|
Voice/Data Communications & Audio Visual |
WA |
Perth Children's Hospital - Communications Package |
DESA Australia |
|
Commercial Small Project |
TAS |
TasWater North West Regional Offices |
RBD Electrical & Instrumentation |
|
Commercial - Medium Project |
NSW |
Wynyard Walk |
Star Group |
|
Commercial - Large Project |
SA |
The New Royal Adelaide Hospital (nRAH ) |
Nilsen (SA) |
Commendations
|
Category |
Company |
State |
Project Name |
|
Work Health & Safety Management System (Company) |
WA |
Insight Electrical HSEQ System |
Insight Electrical Technology |
|
Commercial Small Project |
VIC |
Legoland Discovery Centre Melbourne |
DESA Australia |
|
Commercial - Medium Project |
WA |
Aubin Grove Train Station |
Downer |
|
Voice/Data Communications & Audio Visual |
NSW |
Sage Fitout |
DESA Australia |
Apprentice Awards
|
|
Category |
State |
Employer / Host - |
Apprentice |
|
Winner |
Industrial |
VIC |
Schneider Electric |
Tim Stanway |
|
Runner up |
Industrial |
WA |
EGT / Host - Nilsen |
Justin Bennett |
|
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|
Winner |
Commercial / Domestic |
VIC |
Lanec Services |
Jason Dupont |
|
Runner up |
Commercial / Domestic |
NSW |
NECA Electrical Apprenticeships / Host - Kerfoot |
James Brown |
|
|
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|
Winner |
Communications |
SA |
PEER / Host -Integrated Cabling Solutions |
Christopher Cowan |
Winner of the Trade Teacher Award was Jamie Robertson from NECA Education and Careers Victoria.
-ENDS-
Media enquiries and interviews
NECA National Office
P 02 9439 8523
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 RTOs and GTOs in NSW, VIC & WA, the EcoSmart Electricians initiative and ACRS – one of the national cabling registrars, and has a joint venture with a superannuation company in NSW (NESS Super).
- 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.
