Queensland Winners

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

QUeeNSLAND

WOrK HeALtH & SAFetY beSt prACtICe CAteGOrY

Nilsen (QLD)

Energised Testing Safety Barrier

Working in one of the world’s largest alumina refineries with aging assets and no heat mapping electrical infrastructure, Nilsen developed its Energised Testing Safety Barrier to allow its workers to safely carry out infrared and ultrasonic testing while the plant remained operational.

WOrK HeALtH & SAFetY beSt prACtICe COmmeNDAtION

Fredon (QLD)

Fredon WH&S Systems

In response to the emerging risk of exposure to silica dust, Fredon developed new workplace procedures on the 182-bed, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service – or STARS - project within the Herston Health Precinct. By investigating alternative methods of installation to reduce the need to drill or cut concrete, Fredon was able to dramatically improve the safety outcomes for its own employees, and most importantly, everyone on site.

LIGHtING DeSING & INStALLAtION CAteGOrY

Fredon (QLD)

CBUS & Suncorp Stadiums Lighting Upgrade

During the electrical and communications works to upgrade the lighting at CBUS Stadium on the Gold Coast, and Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Fredon had to maintain a live, fully operational environment to avoid disruption to the stadiums’ commercial activities. Following the removal of the old metal arc sports lighting system, 572 Philips Arenavison Gen3 LED sports lights were installed, along with the associated control systems.

emerGING NeW SmALL bUSINeSS COmmeNDAtION

Give Industries Give Industries

Give Industries is a young company working across hospitality, retail, commercial, and not-for-profits in the aged care and food relief sector. Give Industries is an ACNC registered charity and 100% of the profit from its work is donated to charity. In the two years since the company was formed, Give Industries’ social enterprise model has seen the company donate $124,004 to its charity partners.

LIGHtING DeSING & INStALLAtION COmmeDAtION

Blue Star Pacific

The Jewel

Jewel in Surfers Paradise is a 5-star, green star, absolute beachfront development on the Gold Coast. Consisting of three crystalline towers, each building has a feature façade lighting installation to emulate a glistening jewel. The lights on Jewel’s peak were specified by Blue Star to enable seamless integration into the DMX system, allowing a single-point of control for the entire façade lighting display.

INDUStrIAL SmALL CAteGOrY

Fredon (QLD)

Sleeman Ski Jump

Fredon designed and constructed all electrical and control interfacing components for the Sleeman Ski Jump, the first of its kind in Australia. After researching ski jumps around the world, Fredon designed and built two bespoke control panels to interface with the aeration control for the twenty-six air lines which run into the pool, disturbing the water surface and helping ensure a safe landing for athletes.

INDUStrIAL SmALL COmmeNDAtION

Blue Star Atlantic Tissue, PM 1 Project

Following the toilet paper shortages early in the COVID-19 pandemic, QLD Tissue installed a new production line at the plant, increasing output by 30% to 150 tonnes of toilet paper per day. Blue Star Atlantic were contracted for the electrical and control installation for the line. The mix of new and imported motor control centers (MCCs) and motors, required constant communication with foreign engineers and contractors during the installation.

INDUStrIAL meDIUm CAteGOrY

Nilsen (QLD)

Kilcoy Global Foods HV Infrastructure Upgrade

This major High Voltage Infrastructure Upgrade by Nilsen for Kilcoy Global Foods involved the construction and commissioning of a new Biogas Power Plant. The methane gas produced at the 24/7 meat processing facility is twenty-five times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. The methane will now be recovered to fuel the Biogas Plant, which in turn will generate the electricity needed for the processing facility.

EXCELLENCE AWARDS QUeeNSLAND

eNerGY eFFICIeNCY & eNVIrONmeNt CAteGOrY

Stowe Australia

Reef HQ Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade

Reef HQ in Townsville houses the world’s largest living coral reef exhibit. The scope of works involved a full electrical infrastructure upgrade, whilst keeping the site operational and open to the public. New backup generators, increased solar power PV, sodium nickle chloride battery system with inverters, and a site-wide power monitoring and control system have all increased the building’s energy efficiency and reliability.

eNerGY eFFICIeNCY & eNVIrONmeNt COmmeNDAtION

Blue Star Pacific

The Coterie

The Coterie is a new residential development of 249 apartments across two towers. Blue Star Pacific were engaged for the electrical design and construct package – including lighting design and installation, data, MATV, access control, and resident intercom system. The building was designed for the highest energy efficiency rating possible, with LED fittings, smart metering, motion sensors and ceiling fans that create good ventilation in the units.

VOICe/DAtA COmmUNICAtIONS & AUDIO VISUAL CAteGOrY

Programmed Electrical Technologies

Shell Project 275

The Shell Project was carried out within an existing building and a complete demolition of seven floors from levels twenty-four to thirty was carried out during the project. Programmed Electrical Technologies’ scope was to supply and install the communications, electrical services, audio visual technology, acoustic sound-masking, distributed antenna service, and network supply, configuration and installation for the project.

COmmerCIAL SmALL CAteGOrY

Stowe Australia

Upper Mt Gravatt Fire Damage Rectification Project

200 students were left without classrooms after a devastating fire gutted eight rooms at Upper Mt Gravatt school. Stowe Australia joined with many other solution providers to work around the clock from the Friday night, clearing the site and installing a modular building. Fully commissioned with landscape works, the school was open for the children three days later on the Tuesday morning.

COmmerCIAL SmALL COmmeNDAtION

Perigon

Fortitude Music Hall

The Fortitude Music Hall is the largest combined ballroom and theatre venue in Australia, with a 3,000 person standing capacity and 1,200 seated. Perigon completed the full design and construct, with all design work done in-house, on this iconic project, which draws on Brisbane’s legendary old Festival Hall. The electrical scope included power and light, security and access control, solar, UPS, converged communications network, MATV, CCTV and intercom.

COmmerCIAL meDIUm CAteGOrY

Fredon (QLD)

Redcliffe Hospital ERRP

Fredon completed a major electrical upgrade at Redcliffe Hospital after it was identified that the existing low voltage distribution infrastructure was beyond capacity and at its end of life. Fredon completed the supply and installation of three site main switchboards, three consumer mains, three generator main and generator control panels, 205 new sub-circuit sub-mains, and the migration of all existing hospital loads to the new main switchboards.

COmmerCIAL meDIUm COmmeNDAtION

Programmed Electrical Technologies

Shell Project 275

Programmed Electrical Technologies’ strong past relationship with Shell in providing high-end audio-visual designs and solutions, led to Programmed Electrical Technologies being engaged to carry out the design and engineering component of the audio-visual package for the sevenlevel renovation and fit-out of Shell’s offices in Brisbane. Programmed Electrical Technologies were also successful in gaining the communications and electrical packages for the project.

COmmerCIAL LArGe CAteGOrY

Fredon (QLD)

STARS

STARS is a new, 8-level, 168-bed hospital built as a partnership between the Queensland Government and Australia Unity. Fredon used the newly introduced Tricab flexible aluminium cables, with a twenty-year end-to-end warranty provided to the client for sub-main cables and the lug terminations. With their partners, Fredon also delivered innovative pre-terminated distribution boards, dramatically reducing fit-off and commissioning time.

COmmerCIAL LArGe COmmeNDAtION

Blue Star Pacific

Jewel Surfers Paradise

The electrical design and construct of the Jewel development at Surfers Paradise was completed in two separate stages. Over 200,000 hours were worked by Blue Star Pacific delivering a number of systems including consumer mains, low voltage reticulation, three main switchboards, distribution boards, security and access control, communications infrastructure, lighting control and room automation, energy and water management systems, audio visual, UPS and essential generator backup systems.

SpONSOr ACKNOWLeDGemeNt

We would like to formally acknowledge and thank our sponsors for their support of this year’s event and their continued support and commitment to both NECA and the electrical industry.

 NHP  Clipsal & Schneider

Electric  Electra Cables  Legend  Lawrence & Hanson  Haymans  IPD  ABB  MGA Insurance Group  NECA Training and

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