New Board appointments for North Building & Construction

Locally Owned Construction

company, North Building & Construction has announced the appointment of two new Directors, Nicole Redmond with responsibility for People, Culture and Corporate Services and Mark Chase for Business Operations. They join Matthew Cook, Managing Director; Ray Millar, Director – Estimating; and John Melvin, Director – Construction Operations; as members of the newly established North Board of Directors.

Ms Redmond joined North in 2011 as Office Manager and then Corporate Services Manager and Company Secretary. Prior to that she was for 25 years with Myer starting as a management cadet and subsequently Project Manager New Stores and Refurbishments.

Mark Chase joined North in 2019 after a career in construction spanning 25 years firstly with Leighton Contractors and then Scentre Group where he was General Manager – Construction.

Established in Gosford in 1987 by wellknown local builders Michael North and Warwick Mosman the company has grown to become a respected and trusted regional construction company with head office in Tuggerah and branch offices in Newcastle, Dubbo, Orange, Mudgee, Tamworth and Brisbane – combined with a Specialist Projects team focusing on projects under $3.5m and a major works department delivering projects up to $50m.

As the two founders retired in 1999, Tim Cornish and Phil Thompson took ownership with Mr Cornish taking over as Managing Director overseeing the growth of the business from a staff of ten building to around

100 by the time he retired from the business in 2018.

Matthew Cook became Managing Director in 2018, having joined the company in 2001, and expanded the company ownership more broadly to twelve. Ray Millar and John Melvin stepped into Director roles. The shareholder group was expanded in 2022 to fifteen, all of whom work within the business.

Over the years North’s commitment to excellence has seen it win numerous awards their most recent being the 2022 Master Builders Association of NSW’s Awards for three major projects plus the Work Health and Safety Award. Their commitment to staff development saw one of their apprentices, Aaron Laksa being named Commercial Apprentice of the Year.

One of their most significant achievements cementing their reputation as a trusted building partner was attaining a 4.0 Gold Star rating under the new independent Construction Industry Rating Tool, iCIRT in 2022.

Celebrating their 35th Anniversary last year Managing Director Matthew Cook said, “I’m most proud of the relationships we’ve developed over the past 35 years with employees, subcontractors, and clients alike. Our North family extends well beyond our office and site staff, some of whom have been with us for over 20 years. We are equally committed to our contractors and long-time clients and excited about the regional growth the business is delivering, which in recent times has seen us delivering projects stretching from Broken Hill to the Sunshine Coast and everywhere in between.”

North employs over 130 people plus subcontractors across their operations.

2023 Doyle’s Guide recognises Tonkin Drysdale Partners

Coastal Steel Fabrications wins Australian Steel Institute award

CCIC to be co-chaired

Paul Tonkin Lee Pawlak

Peninsula based law firm Tonkin Drysdale Partners, and Partner Lee Pawlak, have been recognised in the 2023 Doyle’s Guide.

Tonkin Drysdale Partners was included in the Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms – Newcastle, Hunter Valley & Central Coast Guide category while Mr Pawlak featured in the Leading Family & Divorce category.

Considered to be the most reliable assessment of law firms and lawyers in Australia, the Doyle’s Guide is a comprehensive directory showcasing Australia’s best lawyers across a range of different legal categories and geographical areas.

Tonkin Drysdale Partners’ Managing Partner Paul Tonkin commented “I’m thrilled Tonkin Drysdale Partners and Lee Pawlak have been recognised in the Guide as it’s an endorsement of the high level of expertise and commitment Lee and his team consistently deliver to all of our family law clients,” he concluded.

Mr Pawlak is also an Accredited Specialist in Family Law, and one of just 14 accredited specialists across the state to sit on the NSW Law Society’s elite Family Law Advisory Committee.

‘Oceano’ residential project at Copacabana

Somersby steel fabricating company, Coastal Steel Fabrications has been named the 2022 winner of the Best Small Project award for their ‘Oceano’ residential project at Copacabana.

The award recognised the complex structural steel work on architecturally designed project which used structural steel as its key building material and cantilevered off a 60-degree sloping block overlooking Copacabana beach.

Coastal Steel Fabrications manufactured and installed 55 tonnes of structural steel for the project and the ASI recognised the challenges that Coastal Steel faced in terms of the difficulty of the steep terrain of the block, the limited street/site access and the sheer scale of structural steel required.

Owned by Mick and Mel Cossar Coastal Steel Fabrications has been operating for over 25 years and specialises in all forms of structural steel work including supply, fabrication, and installation.

Central Coast industry Connect held its AGM on 28th November with all Board positions vacated, and a new Board elected for 2023.

The new Board comprises:

• Co-Chair – Ian Hemphill,

• Co-Chair – Margie Haseltine,

• Directors:

• Patricia Cotterell,

• Gail Cotrill,

• Peter Crane,

• Steven Hyde,

• Paula Martin and

• Daniel Farmer.

Outgoing Chairperson, Peter Crane, commented on the success of CCIC over the past 12 months in what are difficult times for manufacturers due to covid and supply chain disruptions.

“Three significant projects have been delivered or nearing completion: The Central Coast Industry Festival, Better for Business Central Coast mental health project and the Meet the Maker trail. These projects demonstrate the depth, ability and capability of CCIC. On top of these projects there was the announcement of the Central Coast Food Manufacturing and Innovation Hub funding of $17.2M in the October Federal budget which CCIC had lobbied for.”

Ian Hemphill, Managing Director of Herbies Spices and Margie Haseltine a professional non-executive Director sitting on a number of boards will co chair the group through the next exciting chapter of the organisation.

Larry Botham, Mike Goodman, John Murray and Scott Henshaw support the board as Associate Directors.

Industree Group Stadium to host Cup of Nations tournament

The Central Coast will host the opening match day of the 2023 Cup of Nations tournament as well as Australia’s CommBank Matildas in a spectacular international double-header in the build-up to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™.

Industree Group Stadium will host the first of three match days in the Cup of Nations tournament, which has been secured by Football Australia with the support of Destination NSW, the lead government agency for the NSW tourism and major events sectors. Certification provider

Adaptive Certifications located their head office in the Bonython Tower building in April 2022, and by the end of the year having outgrown their original space, have moved into a larger office in the same building to accommodate their growing staff.

As a JAS-ANZ accredited certification body, Adaptive Certifications currently offers management system certification for ISO 9001, 14001, 27001 and 45001 compliant systems, along with HACCP certification.

With a growing focus on industry certification, Adaptive has been set up using the latest technology to provide a clientfocussed service.

Managing Director Luke Maxwell, said,

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“we innovate to decrease waste in the audit process, so our customers can achieve compliance with few headaches which results in reduced compliance risks, and increased business opportunities.”