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ePorTs | MBA generAl newsMaster Builders australia national awardsfor excellence in Building and ConstructionWinnersMaster Builders Tasmania member MaciConstructions received recognitionthrough an award at the Master BuildersAustralia National Awards for excellencewhile Master Builders Tasmania Apprenticeof the Year, Luke Quigley from Mead Contook home the title of National Apprenticeof the Year.The awards were presented at the MasterBuilders Australia National Awards forexcellence in Building and Construction,Anniversary dinner at Parliament House inCanberra on Friday 19th November 2010.The occasion also marked the 120thAnniversary of Master Builders Australia.despite difficult economic circumstances,winning projects demonstrated thehighest commitment to quality, safetyand value for money to clients as wellas setting a very high standard for theentire industry.Maci ConstructionsNational Civil/Infrastructure Award– under $25 millionCradle Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant -Cradle Mountain Road, Tasmaniaduring one of the wettest winters everrecorded at Cradle Mountain, a committedand talented team of Maci Constructionsemployees and subcontractors braved theharsh weather in order to construct a newsewage and waste water treatment plant.The $5million facility was constructed for TheParks and wildlife service – a section of thedepartment of environment, Parks, Heritageand the Arts. Project Manager, Brett Mead,organised a resourceful team to undertakethe immense project. The Maci Constructionsteam was lead onsite by Toby Mead whodealt with all of the challenges that arose dueto inclement weather and earthworks. MaciConstructions has offices in both Launcestonand devonport.National Apprentice of theYear AwardLuke Quigley of Mead Con, spreyton, waschosen as Master Builders Australia’s 2010National Apprentice of the Year from a fieldof Australia’s top apprentices.Luke completed his Certificate III inCarpentry & Joinery at the Tasmanian skillsInstitute and has primarily worked oncommercial projects over recent times. Hehas held supervisory responsibility and hastaken on additional activities including anadjunct role as the firm’s IT specialist. He hascompleted a range of additional trainingcourses, has participated in Mead Con’sfrontline management course and intends tostudy estimating and Contract Management.Luke has a first class academic record, and awide range of technical experience. In his shortand distinguished career Luke Quigley hascovered all the bases and is a highly respectedmember of his firm and the industry.WARDNERSTasmania’s Maci Constructions took out the National CivilInfrastructure Award in the under $25 million categorywith their Cradle Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant.Luke Quigley from Mead Con, winner of the national awardfor Master Builders Association Apprentice of the Year.6 | master builders tasmaniaThe executive director of Master BuildersTasmania, Mr Michael Kerschbaum said,“The economic importance of the buildingand construction industry should not beunderestimated, it has now grown to bethe fourth largest employment sector inTasmania and the third largest in Australiaand our members continue to producequality building projects”.Mr Kerschbaum also said that the excellentrecord of Tasmania producing the NationalApprentice of the Year continues. MasterBuilders Tasmania members are to becommended on their training of apprenticeswith Luke Quigley being the 5th Tasmanianapprentice in the past ten years to bring thecoveted award back to Tasmania.