Tasmania Winners

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

tASmANIA

INDUStrIAL SmALL CAteGOrY

Contact Group

Hydro Cethana Power Station

The conversion of the fire safety systems in an operating, underground power station to a state-of-the-art Vortex system, required extensive electrical design skills. Contact Group were also faced with working across multiple Australian Standards and numerous Hydro Tasmania installation specifications.

INDUStrIAL meDIUm CAteGOrY

Frontline Electrical

Goldwind Cattle Hill Wind Farm

On the basis of their work on this challenging project, Frontline Electrical was selected as the Goldwind National Emergency Response Team – with the Frontline team called to fly to any other Goldwind site nationally to undertake critical breakdown works on wind turbines.

COmmerCIAL SmALL CAteGOrY

Banks Electrical and Solar

Aura Bar

While the external lighting helps create an aura that can be seen around the city, Banks Electrical and Solar exceeded their customer’s vision by creating a complete lighting installation that is the centrepiece of the venue.

COmmerCIAL meDIUm CAteGOrY

Stowe Australia

Movenpick Hotel Hobart

Along with completing the full range of electrical and communications services during the construction of this new hotel, Stowe Australia delivered a range of specialised feature lighting in the lobby, restaurant and bars, and hotel suites.

EXCELLENCE AWARDS tASmANIA

WOrK HeALtH & SAFetY beSt prACtICe CAteGOrY

Contact Group Contact Group

The revamp of Contact Group’s QHSE systems focused on incident management, compliance management and training. The new training portal contains a large number of courses that have been developed in-house and which complement training undertaken in the field.

LIGHtING DeSIGN & INStALLAtION CAteGOrY

Frontline Electrical

Glenorchy City Council

The upgraded lighting in Glenorchy’s CBD has created a safer and more pleasant environment for pedestrians. Along with helping lower the carbon footprint of the area, Frontline Electrical has delivered Australia’s first International Dark-Sky Association compliant public space lighting project.

eNerGY eFFICIeNCY & eNVIrONmeNt CAteGOrY

Contact Group

Cape Barren Island Power Generation Project

Working on a remote island in the Bass Straight created numerous logistical challenges for the team from Contact Group. With a barge for heavy equipment only servicing the island once a month depending on the tides, forward planning, multi-skilling and a degree of ingenuity was required.

INDUStrIAL meDIUm COmmeNDAtION

RBD Electrical

Blackmans Bay Sewage Treatment Plant

Blackmans Bay Sewage Treatment Plant involved replacing and upgrading the capacity of the existing plant, which is now at its end of life. RBD Electrical’s scope included a ground mount 1250kVA substation, a 450kVA standby generator, an underground conduit system, the main switchboard and subboards, general light and power, and a station control system with 200 instrument transducers and 50 motor controllers. Working on the greenfield site alongside civil and mechanical installation teams with tight timelines, required high level planning and resourcing.

COmmerCIAL meDIUm COmmeNDAtION

BSH Electrical

Vibe Hotel

BSH Electrical completed the full range of electrical services during the construction of the new Vibe Hotel in Hobart, which has transformed Hobart’s skyline with its architecturally-designed facade. Completing almost 19,000 hours on site, the scope included the main switchboard and distribution boards, general power and lighting, feature lighting, communications and MATV services including NBN pathways, exit and emergency lighting, fire detection and occupant warning systems, access control and CCTV, the room management system with lighting integration and AV and hearing augmentation.

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.

Sponsors:

 Clipsal & Schneider

Electric  Lawrence & Hanson  NHP  MMEM  AWM  D&W  Electra Cables  Legend  IPD  ABB