At this year’s 2009 New South Wales Civil Contractors Federation’s Earth Awards, one construction company, Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd, was awarded three of the five NSW category awards announced in Sydney.
The New South Wales awards, sponsored by Hitachi Construction Equipment, are the second in a series of state-based awards which will culminate the national awards in Perth in October this year. The Earth Awards are designed to highlight excellence in:
- Construction technique
- Environmental management
- Project management
Projects are split into a range of categories which reflect the main break-up of work completed in the civil construction sector:
- Category one – project value up to $1 million
- Category two – $1 million to $5 million
- Category three – $5 million to $20 million
- Category four – $20 million to $75 million
- Category five – more than $75 million
The category winners for the New South Wales are:
- Category 1 – Abergeldie Contractors – Hazelbrook Skywalk Bridge
- Category 2 – Abergeldie Contractors – Erskineville Railway Overbridge
- Category 3 – Seymour Whyte – The Central Coast Highway upgrade, Wamberal
- Category 4 - Abergeldie Contractors – Dendrobium Mine Shafts 2 and 3
- Category 5 – RTA Abigroup SKM – Southern Hume Highway Duplication
Each of the category winners have met the major environmental and construction requirements to qualify for “contractor of the year” in each of their categories.