CICA SA EXCELLENCE AWARDS
RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE IN THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CRANE INDUSTRY
Industry stalwarts and new beginners were equally recognised during the CICA South Australian Excellence Awards night. CICA SOUTH AUSTRALIA HOSTED THE 2019 Annual Excellence Awards at the beautiful Adelaide Oval late November. The Adelaide Oval was a fitting location considering that many of the CICA SA members attending, had played a part in the engineering and building the Oval redevelopment. CICA Life Member, Robert Way, and his wife, were guests of honour and the event was well attended. Guest presenter Chris Dittmar, a local media personality, entertained guests with humorous interviews with the award winners and CICA CEO, Brandon Hitch. There was very good response to the awards this year, due to a revised format of submitting nominations that made the process easier and quicker. With the increased number and calibre of nominations, however, the task of choosing winners was much harder for the judging panel. CICA SA Chairman, Marcus Rigney highlighted that just being nominated was a win in itself - that nominees should feel proud of the recognition given them by their employer and the industry. THE WINNERS Crane Operator of the year - Brendan Cameron of Max Cranes Crane Operator of the year runner up - Damien Spadavechia of Morgan’s Cranes Rigger of the Year - Zachary Kenyon of Crane Services Rigger of the Year runner-up - Paul Glaetzer of Morgan’s Cranes Trainee of the Year - Jackson Arbuckle of Max Cranes Outstanding Achievement Award – Two winners - Mark Gilbert of WGA 22 / CAL January 2020
and Mark Kuhn of Max Cranes Mark Kuhn gave a short speech recognising the investment Robert Way has made to the industry and emphasised the importance and need for a good trainee program to be in place for the South Australian crane industry. The success of the evening was due to a lot of hard work by the CICA SA steering committee and judging panel. CICA SA would like to thank the support given by sponsors - Franna Cranes by Terex, Grove Cranes by Manitowoc, Liebherr Cranes, Sennebogen Cranes courtesy of Pace Cranes and Tadano Cranes who kindly donated model cranes that were presented to all winners. THROUGH THE EYES OF CICA SA CHAIRMAN, MARCUS RIGNEY What a fantastic evening it was, celebrating Christmas with our members
and combining it with a platform to celebrate the efforts of their nominated people on this award night. The evening was a great success, and it was heartwarming to see people celebrate and have a good time. This was a very special night for our association, as not only did we celebrate the great work our association has done over the past year, but we also celebrated the nominees to these awards, and the companies that took their time to endorse, foster and support these nominees. It dawned on us that our industry is working hard to develop traineeships and acknowledge our lifelong members, however we also wanted to recognise the hard work of our everyday operators and riggers; who are actively in the field representing our companies and industry. CICA SA believes these awards play an
Rigger of the Year Winner, Zachary Kenyon, Crane Services.
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