Queensland Excellence Awards Winners 2008

Congratulations to our 2008 winners:

Industrial category
Winner: John Holland SMP Electrical, for the Line 6 Hot Fill Bottling Plant, Coca-Cola Amatil, Richlands
John Holland SMP Electrical was responsible for the installation, construction, testing and commissioning of the electrical installation of the new Hot Fill Bottling Line and ancillary equipment for Coca-Cola Amatil in the Brisbane suburb of Richlands. The new line, which will be used to produce popular drinks such as PowerAde and Nestea, is a pasteurising system, filling at 86 degrees into PET bottles that must be cooled within two minutes to avoid the product packaging deforming.

Equipment installed as part of the project include a de-palletiser, labeller, laser coders, shrink wrapper and conveyors to link the whole system. The team at John Holland SMP Electrical was able to achieve a successful outcome due to a detailed approach and the team members' experience in the beverage industry.

Voice/Data Small Project
Winner: Power-Comm Electrical & Communications Pty Ltd for the Australian Taxation Office Refurbishment
Power-Comm Electrical & Communications was contracted by the Australian Taxation Office to fully refurbish its offices in Terrica Place , Brisbane.

The refurbishment consisted of eight levels, each requiring demolition and reconstruction of offices, new workstations and a complete replacement of power and data services to each floor. A strict two-week turn around for each office level was successfully met, with all levels requiring more than 300 data cables to be installed, terminated and tested by government IT officials prior to hand-over.

The professionalism and high quality of workmanship was evident through out the project which is a credit to the entire team at Power-Comm.

Voice/Data Large Project
Winner: Stowe Australia Pty Ltd for its work on the Inner Northern Busway Intelligent Transport Systems
The Queensland Government employed Stowe Australia to extend its current Intelligent Transport Systems through a new busway station, constructed under King George Square.

The scope of work included the supply and installation of monitoring, control and communications equipment to augment existing Business Management Systems and to provide all necessary Intelligent Transport Systems facilities to the Busway Management Unit. ITS communications equipment cabinets were installed in the tunnel switch rooms, station communications rooms and other remote locations including traffic control.

Stowe Australia's expertise in this field ensured the Queensland Transport Department can provide safe, efficient and effective management of buses and passengers well into the future.

Commercial Medium Project
Winner: Stowe Australia Pty Ltd for the Building Services Authority Office Accommodation project
Stowe Australia was the successful tenderer to supply, install, test and commission the Building Services Authority Office Accommodation project.

A challenging requirement of this project was to ensure that all exposed surfaces were to be painted black. After consultation, Stowe Australia concluded that paint may ultimately affect the cable, so they approached Systimax to manufacture a special run of Cat 6 cable in black, which was an innovative alternative.

Stowe Australia worked with Schiavello Fitouts, one of the most successful and respected office fitout construction managers in the Brisbane market, on this project. Due to the team's successful outcome, Stowe Australia and Schiavello Fitouts have since commenced work on a $4 million fitout for Virgin Blue.

Commercial Large Project
Winner: Stowe Australia for its work at Skilled Park Stadium, Gold Coast
Stowe Australia and Watpac Australia have worked on a number of large commercial projects together, which was a deciding factor in their being awarded the Skilled Park Stadium contract. Located in Robina, Gold Coast, Skilled Park is a newly established world class stadium with a ground capacity more than 27,000 and is the home to the exciting Jetstar Titans in the ARL.

The works executed under the contract comprised the investigation, design development, supply, installation and testing of the complete electrical services.

As a high profile project, the team at Stowe Australia delivered a quality project with a professional approach under immense pressure, to the satisfaction of all parties involved.