The best South Australian electrical and communications contractors and apprentices were recognised at the annual electrical industry Excellence and Apprentice Awards hosted by NECA.

In the Excellence Awards, NECA SA awarded eight major awards across four categories and in the Apprentice Awards there were seven award recipients across three categories. Finalists were presented in front of 350 industry representatives including contractors, suppliers, educators and government representatives at the pinnacle showcase of the electrical and communications industry at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

Executive director of NECA South Australia Larry Moore said the winning companies and apprentices were chosen because of their commitment to excellence, significant engineering achievements and finishing the complex jobs on time.

“The electrical and communications contracting firms that have won an award are simply outstanding for what they have achieved during each project,” Larry said.

“The judging panel were privileged to view such high quality projects and as always, NECA members have played a critical role in some of the largest and most diverse construction jobs in the state.”

The winning companies and projects are as below:

Given the high quality of the projects this year, the following Commendations were awarded:

NECA’s Perpetual Award was presented to the company with the most outstanding project, Tyrone Electrical Services for 50 Flinders Street. This project was an all-round superb job. The innovation and management of this project was something the industry can aspire to.

The seven Apprentice Awards recipients also demonstrated their strong commitment and determination towards their studies and their on-the-job competency. The judges advised that during the course of the interviews it was obvious that all those on the short list were worthy of being there and they felt that all the candidates interviewed are a credit to themselves and their employers.