NECA Victoria 2009 Excellence Awards

Electrical and communications contractors from around Victoria gathered on 10 July to celebrate the outstanding achievements of their peers at the NECA 2009 Victorian Excellence Awards.

With projects ranging from smart-wired designer homes to the Melbourne Convention Centre and the new Alfred Hospital ICU to industrial technology developments, the award winners have distinguished themselves through innovative design and clever use of technology that sets international benchmarks for electrical and communications installations.

Philip Green, CEO of NECA Victoria, said: “NECA is proud to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our member organisations. These peer awards not only recognise the exceptional quality of the projects completed during the last 12 months, but also the important contribution these organisations make to our industry in terms of business and project management; environment and sustainability; occupational health and safety; and employment and training. The awards set these companies apart, giving them a competitive advantage in a very difficult economic climate and we congratulate the winners.”

The winners were:

• Domestic Residence: New Wave Electrical Contractors for private residence in Chirnside Park
• Small Contracting Business: A-Phase Electrical for the Buchan Caves
• Environment and Energy Efficiency: Watters Electrical (Aust) for Charles Sturt University — Learning Commons, Thurgoona Campus, NSW
• Industrial: O’Donnell Griffin for Viridian Coatings plant
• Voice/Data Small Project: DESA Australia for Linfox head office
• Voice/Data Large Project: LANEC Services for AXA Australia Docklands relocation
• Commercial Small Project: Rutledge Engineering for MCG Digital MATV upgrade
• Commercial Medium Project: Downer EDI Engineering for Alfred Hospital ICU redevelopment
• Commercial Large Project: Elecraft for Melbourne Convention Centre redevelopment

Certificates of Commendation were also awarded to: Cableman in the Domestic Residence category; Nilsen in the Industrial category; Elecraft in the Voice/Data Large Project category; and Westwoods Electrical and Property Services in the Commercial Large Project category.

These state winners are now automatically eligible for the National Excellence Awards, which will be announced in Melbourne on 26 November 2009.