THE National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) recently celebrated the industry’s brightest sparks at the annual WA Excellence and Apprentice Awards.
The event at Crown Perth, which 550 people attended including East Metropolitan MLC Samantha Rowe and Joondalup MLA Emily Hamilton, recognised in 17 categories the achievements of companies responsible for the electrical construction of some of the state’s highest profile projects and top performing apprentices.
“The entire electrical and communications industry can be proud of the innovation and excellence it brings to projects big and small, such as Perth Stadium, Wheatstone and the Intercontinental Hotel which are genuinely world class,” NECA WA president Jack Grego said.
“It’s easy, but very short sighted, in difficult economic times to drop your commitment to training but this will have a huge impact on the future viability of the electrical industry.
“The quality of the apprentices nominated this evening shows that our industry is continuing its proud history of providing high quality apprentice training that will provide the trade with a continued supply of quality tradesmen in the future.”
2018 NECA WA Excellence Awards Winners
Domestic Residence
J Group Electrical (pictured), Unit 8 Overton Terraces, Cottesloe
Energy Efficiency
Lynx Integrated Systems, Intercontinental Hotel Perth
Industrial Small
Peak Industrial Electrical, CSBP Blending Plant DL7 (Kwinana)
Industrial Medium
Bon Electrics Pty Ltd, Santrev Mogumber Project
Industrial Large
Downer, Wheatstone Project LNG Plant - Electrical and Instrumentation Installation
Commercial Small
Insight Electrical Technology, Perth Concert Hall
Commercial Medium
Mizco Pty Ltd, Optus Stadium
Commercial Large
Nilsen (WA) Pty Ltd, Perth Stadium
Voice/Data Communications & Audio Visual
Insight Electrical Technology, Mirrabooka Government Offices
Work Health Safety Project
Downer, Wheatstone Project LNG Plant - Electrical and Instrumentation Installation
Work Health Safety Company
Fredon (WA) Electrical Pty Ltd, Fredon
2018 NECA WA Apprentice Awards Winners
Bretterson Beckett , 1st Year, Wattnow Electrical
Ebony-Rose Antonio, 2nd Year, Programmed Electrical Technologies
Dale Patton, 3rd Year, Electrical Group Training
Jesse Paternoster, 4th Year, Commercial/Domestic, Elite Electrical and Pumps
Grant Lawther, 4th Year Industrial, Electrical Group Training
Rhys Solly, 4th Year Communications, Electrical Group Training
