NECA ACT Excellence and Apprentice Awards
The best Australian Capital Territory (ACT) electrical and communications contractors and apprentices were recognised at the annual electrical industry Excellence and Apprentice Awards hosted by peak Australian industry body the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA).
In the Excellence Awards, NECA ACT awarded nine major awards and four commendations across nine categories and in the Apprentice Awards there were six award recipients across two categories. Finalists were presented in front of 300 industry representatives including contractors, suppliers, educators and government representatives at the pinnacle showcase of the electrical and communications industry at Hotel Realm, Canberra.
Executive director of NECA Australian Capital Territory Mr Oliver Judd said the winning companies and apprentices were chosen because of their commitment to excellence, significant engineering achievements and finishing the complex jobs on time.
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“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,” said Mr Judd.
The winning companies and projects are as below:
Excellence Awards
| Category | Company | Project |
| Domestic Residence | Enercorp | Maxwell Street |
| Small Contracting Business | Casper Electrics | |
| Energy Efficiency and Environment | Lorking Electrical | Wetspot Water Sports LED Lighting Upgrade |
| Lighting | Stowe Australia | Australian War Memorial External Lighting Upgrade |
| Industrial – Small Project | Shepherd Electrical | Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex 22KV |
| Voice/Data | RCR Infrastructure O’Donnell Griffin | DHS Connectivity Project CDC Fyshwick |
| Commercial – Small Project | Stowe Australia | Canberra College Cares |
| Commercial – Medium Project | Martin Donnelly | Canberra Data Centre |
| Commercial – Large Project | Star Group | Australian Defence Force Academy Redevelopment |
Commendations
| Commercial – Small Project | Shepherd Electrical | Autohaus Mercedes Benz Showroom |
| Commercial – Small Project | Stowe Australia | Optus Hume Exchange Distribution Boards Install |
| Commercial – Medium
Project |
Rutledge AV | First World War Galleries Redevelopment |
| Commercial – Large Project | RCR Infrastructure O’Donnell Griffin | DHS Connectivity Project CDC Fyshwick |
Apprentice Awards
Commercial/Domestic
| Winner | Apprentice | Company |
| Apprentice of the Year | Cameron Kerr | Stowe Australia |
| Runner Up | Toby Rees | NECA Group Training |
| Second Runner Up | Domenic Celi | NECA Group Training |
Industrial
| Winner | Apprentice | Company |
| Apprentice of the Year | Matthew Paul | NECA Group Training |
| Runner Up | Jake Margules | NECA Group Training |
| Second Runner Up | Andrew Turner | Control and Electric |
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