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FAIRBROTHER COMPANY NEWSLETTERISSUE 89 - SEPTEMBER 2017

BUILDINGwhat’s

Kicking goals at Dial Regional Sports Complex

Victoria Pendrey celebrates

40 Yearsof service to Fairbrother

What’s BuildingSeptember 2017

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Cover Image: Evolution RPA. www.evolutionrpa.com.au

Features

News

In The Business

10 -11 Vic celebrates 40th anniversary

12 -16 Our awards

18 -19 Fairbrother Foundation

05 Our biggest concrete pour

04 15 run in Launceston Ten

17 Cubby House Build

06 Construction, Joinery + FM (Tas)

07 Construction Victoria

09 Premier visits Living City

Insidethis issue

3What’s BuildingSeptember 2017

Craig’sCommuniquéThe latest business news from

Chief Executive OfficerCraig Edmunds

Welcome to our September newsletter. With the commencement of a

new financial year, we have been busy reviewing and resetting our company Strategic Plan plus Business Plans and Budgets for all Business Units.

I witnessed an upbeat in undertaking these tasks this year as confidence continues to grow from the improving economies we are now experiencing in Tasmania and Victoria. Looking forward, the volume of committed work we have is very healthy with excellent opportunities still presenting.

We have a number of major projects that are now in full swing. These include the Devonport Living City Project, the Dial Regional Sports Complex at Penguin, the CH Smith Project in Launceston, the Pharos Building at MONA in Hobart and the major extension of the Bendigo Sports Stadium. This is certainly keeping the company very busy.

Additionally the Redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital continues to make good progress. Demolition has been completed with the in-ground services and foundations well progressed.

For those who have visited Hobart recently you will have noticed that the first of the two tower cranes have been erected in preparation for the structure about to commence.

This project will now gain rapid acceleration with a forecast average turnover of $16m per month that, in Tasmanian terms, is unprecedented.

We have also been successful in partnering with Kane Construction to win the contract to construct the new $42m Intermediate Secure Facility in Ararat for the Victorian Department of Justice.

We are pleased to form a Joint Venture relationship with Kane that will hopefully open up new opportunities for both companies.

It has been a big couple of months for Fairbrother winning a number of prominent awards.

Most recently, at the Tasmanian Master Builders Awards, our North West Tasmanian apprentice Jacob Mead won the Apprentice of the Year Award, continuing our long successful run of training the best apprentices in the state. We also won five project excellence awards plus the Work Health and Safety award.

These all led to the highlight of the night - winning the major award for Tasmanian Commercial Builder of the Year.

Our Bendigo team was equally successful at the Victorian Master Builders Awards - North West Region winning one project excellence award and the North West Commercial Builder of the Year Award.

Congratulations to all our managers, employees and subcontractors who contributed to these successful projects.

These awards, particularly the two Commercial Builder of the Year Awards, are a fantastic acknowledgement of the excellent work that our company produces. Well done to everyone.

You can read about the winning projects on Pages 12-15.

Recently our John Holland-Fairbrother Joint Venture, in conjunction with Hazell Bros, won the Tasmanian Civil Contractors Federation $1m-$5m category for the demolition of the Royal Hobart Hospital.

This was an extremely difficult task to demolish multi-storey buildings attached to existing buildings occupied with patients in the middle of an operational hospital. It was a hugely successful outcome that was a credit to the whole team.

But the biggest award and milestone has to go to our longest serving employee, Victoria Pendrey who achieved 40 years of service on August 17.

Vic is the well known friendly and helpful face of Fairbrother that has provided huge support to a lot of people in the company, including me, over many years. Congratulations Vic and thank you on behalf of us all.

Congratulations also to Mick Will achieving 30 years of service and to Heath Lovell, Glenn Marshall and John Ayres for achieving 20 years of service.

Thank you all for your loyalty, dedication and fantastic contribution.


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LatestnewsLaunceston Ten proves popular

A group of 15 keen runners took to the streets of Launceston in their Fairbrother gear for the Launceston 10 event in June.

Congratulations to Mark Jamieson, Peter Adams, Bradley Riley, Darryn Smith, Aaron Baker, Mikaela Adams, Jessica Jamieson, Laura Parker, Katie Smith, Meredith Irvine, Tim Irvine and Jake Herbert on their excellent 10km results.

Congratulations to Kristen Riley, Sharon Riley and Phillip Riley on their excellent 5km results.

Fairbrother’s Build It zoneproves Fun 4 Kids

Applications for the 2018 Fairbrother UTAS Scholarship are now open and close on 31 October. Children of employees of Fairbrother, applying to commence a degree at UTAS in 2018 can apply via the UTAS website. From 2018 we are increasing the value of the scholarship to $5000 per year for three years.

Foundation Scholarship applications

now openOnce again, Fairbrother sponsored the Fun 4 Kids four-day festival.

Held in the June school holidays, Fun 4 Kids provides children of all ages with fun and interactive play zones and performers.

It is run by the Warrnambool City Council and has been voted “Australia’s Best Children’s Festival”.

Fairbrother is proud to sponsor the “Build It” zone in which children of all ages construct a range of toys such as chainsaws, windmills, trolleys, bird houses and aeroplanes.

The sponsorship not only supports the Warrnambool City Council, but

also the Warrnambool Men’s Shed which cuts the timber supplied by Fairbrother into models to allow the children to nail together to form their chosen toy. The toys are then painted in various colours and taken home as a souvenir of their time in the Fairbrother Build It zone.


Latestnews

Our biggest ever Biggest Morning TeaFairbrother’s commitment to supporting vital charities was on display in May.

Or maybe it was just our commitment to a good morning tea.

Either way, food and beverages were consumed and money was donated to support the Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.

Morning teas were held in support of the charity, while at the Living City site the team took it one step further - holding a barbecue lunch (for a donation, of course) and an auction.

The auction was enthusiastically supported by all. However, special mention must go to Jim Mansfield who generously paid $200 for a carton of beer. Good on you Jim.

Our biggest ever concrete pourAt Living City on 18 August 2017 Fairbrother undertook the biggest concrete pour in its history.

Almost 500 cubic metres of concrete was pumped onto Level 3 of the Multipurpose Building - a job that took 13 hours and was at a height of 15 metres off the ground.

The stats:• 493 cubic meters of concrete• 99 truck loads• Approximately 1200 tonnes of concrete• 3am to 4pm pour time• At a height of 15 metres• 12 concrete finishers

ABOVE: The letter from the Cancer Council shows Fairbrother was the 8th highest fundraiser in Tasmania.

RIGHT: The donation box sits ready for deposits at the Living City site.

Generous local businesses supplied the food and auction items and all up Fairbrother raised $4,120.05 for the Cancer Council.


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Inthe businessConstruction, Joinery

& FM (Tas) update fromGeneral Manager Kurt Arnold

On August 19, the 2017 MBA Excellence Awards was held in Hobart. I’m happy

to report that we had a successful night bringing home five project awards and the Work Health & Safety Award, while North West’s Jacob Mead brought home the State Apprentice of the Year award. Congratulations to Jacob, this is an achievement he should be very proud of.

To top this off we were awarded Commercial Builder of the Year.

These awards are testament to everyone’s dedication and hard work. Well done!

NORTHERN CONSTRUCTIONWe continue to experience consistent busy times in the Northern Division. With Bunnings in Devonport moving along quickly, its on track for handover in October.

The CH Smith Development is gaining momentum. No doubt Phil Berwick and team will be happy to be up out of the mud soon.

Nigel Curran and the team at the Northern Support School are making good headway into a challenging project. The blend of old to new is keeping them busy.

Jake Herbert and Luke Young are continuing their good work with The Manor’s ensuite extensions.

Following the successful handover of Kings Meadows High School, Mick Hayes is taking on the Vaucluse Estate project which involves the upgrade of an existing Georgian residence for visitor accommodation.

In July, we welcomed Ben Webb to our Northern Team. Ben is a Trainee Estimator/Project Manager and is based at the CH Smith Site providing welcomed support to Nathan Murfet and Phil Berwick.

Work levels appear set to continue with news we have secured the West Tamar Council’s Riverside Olympic Soccer Club project.

FACILITY MANAGEMENT

Our FM division has now all but completed the Condition Assessments and Valuations for buildings under the care of the Department of Police, Fire & Emergency Management (DPFEM), the team is now compiling all the data associated with the project.

Things remain business as usual with our contract at Risdon Prison. Matt Legro has completed a comprehensive asset life cycle assessment as we tick over into our 12th year of the 15-year contract.

The work levels from our client base in the South has remained steady, however the division has experienced an unusually quiet winter, with limited insurance work.

FAIRBROTHER JOINERY

The joinery division is continuing its quieter period while in between major projects following the completion of the NRAS in Hobart.

With the joinery package at Living City secured, work levels are set to increase in the months ahead.

Dion and his team are maintaining a good mix of internal and external work across the State, particularly with Southern-based projects.

Current projects are at Frogmore Creek restaurant in MAC01, along with Rosary Gardens nursing home, and ICON cancer centre.

NORTH WEST CONSTRUCTION

Devonport’s Living City project has become a hive of activity. With work on the car park and food pavilion on track for completion at the end of November, and the multi-purpose building mid-2018.

Last week saw a 493m3 concrete pour taking place on level three of the Multi-Purpose building. Fantastic effort from the site team.

John Cornell and Alan Alford are continuing their good work on the Central Coast Council’s $10.5m Dial Regional Sports Complex. Both of the ovals are almost ready for seed.

Work at Elphinstone’s Ormsby Street site in Wivenhoe is keeping Brad Symmons and John Jago busy through to the end of September, with further work a possibility.

Project opportunities around the region are buoyant, topped with the news we have secured the Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre Art Gallery project which will commence soon.

SOUTHERN CONSTRUCTION

Work on UTAS’ NRAS Student Accommodation building is all but complete. The project team is working on additional scope; the Underwood Centre, which is being built within the existing building.

We are proud to have constructed this building for UTAS. Thank you to all our staff, employees and subcontractors who worked to deliver a high-quality building in the time frame that it was achieved.

The MONA Pharos Building is almost closed in. With installation of the precast concrete shingle panels almost complete, the Cor-ten façade is underway, and external glazing has commenced.

Phil DeJong, Clint Mead, Travis Smith and Mitch Direen are doing a fantastic job of keeping up with the dynamic demands of this unique, challenging project.

Three new projects commenced recently - new classrooms at Austins Ferry Primary School, a new office building at 40 Elizabeth Street and a new Supported Accommodation building for DHHS.

With the advice that we are the nominated contractor to deliver Huon Aquaculture’s new salmon nursery at Whale Point, our work levels look to remain steady.


Inthe businessConstruction Victoria

update fromGeneral Manager Mick Josey

Both South West and Central divisions took on the arduous task of upgrading some 22

schools across the state to ensure the relevant bushfire assessment levels were achieved. These works were completed in an impressive six-week timeframe and the Department of Education was extremely pleased with the outcome.

We now have 36 team members in the Victorian division, including six project managers, three contract administrators, an SQE advisor, two estimators, three senior site managers, seven site managers, two divisional secretaries, two leading hand/supervisors, one mentor carpenter and four carpenters, two HSR’s and one skilled labourer.

Our division has grown by six additional staff, three each for South West and Central.

We have also engaged a mentor carpenter (Central) in Ken Smith and we will be engaging two apprentices in this half of the year. Welcome to the team, Ken.

I would like welcome Kellie Meddings - divisional secretary for South West and Bern O’Shaughnessy - project manager, Central.

In July of this year we made the conscious decision to tender an Intermediate Secure Facility in a Joint Venture with Kane Constructions.

We were recently advised our submission was successful, the project is valued at $42 million and work is to be completed early October 2018.

The project management team consists of myself as Project

Director, Tom Ayers as the appointed Project Manager, Matt Smith in Contracts Administration and will also provide a site Manager as Fairbrother’s commitment to this exciting project.

Site works including civil, in-ground services and structural components are well underway and on program.

CENTRAL VICTORIA

The central division is extremely busy, with no signs of the industry slowing in relation to existing and future project opportunities.

Recently, at the MBA regional awards Fairbrother was announced the North West Commercial Builder of the Year and also Regional Builder of the year for projects over $6m.

Both awards were for the Mitchell Street project completed last year. It’s great to see the team receive accolades for their hard work. It was a great night for all members who attended and was a rare opportunity to socialise away from work with plenty of laughs had by all.

In relation to live projects, the Bendigo Stadium Expansion is progressing well with the entire structure now enclosed and the FIBA 1 sprung floor installed, with works to the automated seating to commence in the coming weeks.

Completion of the new $20 million 4000-seat stadium is due at Christmas time. We will look to provide completed photos for the next newsletter edition.

Notre Dame College in Shepparton is progressing well and we are also currently tendering stage 2 of the master plan. We are really looking forward to seeing this project complete as it has some high-end

finishes applied throughout.

The Echuca Education Precinct is also progressing well this project too has an extremely tight time frame and is also due for completion in December.

SOUTH WEST

The past three months have been an exceptionally busy period for the South West Victoria office with numerous tender opportunities and projects being constructed.

The two schools in Portland are running very well and are on track to be completed on time in November. While the Waterfront project in Port Fairy has overcome some extremely challenging circumstances to now be able to return to being built as per the construction program. Aaron Finnigan and Tony Sharam must be acknowledged for their dedication and hard work in achieving a positive result for both the client and Fairbrother throughout this time.

Construction on the Timboon P12 school is continuing and while work has been hampered by wet weather, the site team are pulling together well to drive the project as hard as possible.

The bushfire preparedness schools has had us running all over the state and given the opportunity to visit many small communities which we normally wouldn’t.

The highlight of the past quarter has been the completion of construction on the Penola Milk Plant. This has been a $12 million project undertaken 300km from Warrnambool over a two-year period and the finished plant is a very impressive sight to behold. The plant is now producing export-quality milk powder months ahead of schedule and under budget.


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Inthe business

Safety, Quality & Environmentupdate from the SQE team

The construction workplace is a high risk industry overseen by a raft of legislation and standards

to ensure compliance is enforced.

People go to work every day, but don’t expect to be injured, rather, they expect their employer to provide a safe workplace and ensure protection from hazards they face on the job.

To most it’s not unrealistic – we all have a right to a safe and healthy work environment

BUT employers are not the only ones responsible for safety – YOU ARE TOO.

A Chinese proverb states that if two people are responsible for feeding a horse, that horse will grow thin – meaning that one always thinks the other is doing the job.

No matter what work we perform day to day, we all share the responsibility for encouraging a safety culture to improve behaviour and performance in the workplace.

We all share accountability to encourage our fellow workmates to value safe work practices / procedures and programs in a positive, proactive way – let’s face it, we all work together in a high risk industry, so let’s all look out for

each other and keep everyone safe.

We can all achieve this by putting the following actions into our day to day tasks.

Speak up • Talk to your supervisor/site

foreman if you have any concerns on safety issues

• Never operate plant/equipment unless you have been properly trained

• Immediately notify your supervisor/site foreman/co-workers of any damaged equipment, hazardous conditions or unsafe behaviour

• Report all injuries, illness or near misses immediately

Get involved• If you feel the job task you are

doing is unsafe – stop the work

• If you see something unsafe –

report it

• Make a daily commitment to take an active role in safety

• You can serve as a good role model to your co-workers for safe work practices and behaviours by:

■ Following established health and safety work practices and procedures

■ Maintaining your work area in a clean and orderly manner

■ Using correct lifting techniques and assisting others to do the same

■ Wearing the appropriate personal protection equipment for the task

■ Ensuring machine guarding is fully operational when in use

■ Do not rush and take unreasonable risks to get the job done

By speaking up and getting involved, you will gain confidence, leadership skills and a sense of ownership that will help you identify hazards and take the appropriate precautions to protect yourself and others whilst at work. Let’s all work together as one to ensure a safe workplace.

Safety - who is responsible?

SAFETYFIRST

We began the process of recruiting our 2018 Apprentices across the state at the beginning of September.

These positions will be advertised through various means from September 8, with applications closing Friday September 22.

2018 Apprentice intake underway


Inthe business

By Katherine O’ShannessyThe recent Tasmanian branch launch of the National Association of Women in Construction has raised the profile of female construction workers throughout the state.

The launch event, attended by almost 100 industry professionals, was held recently in Hobart to formally launch the Tasmanian Chapter, celebrating the states break away from the umbrella of Vic/Tas to form an independent and locally focused chapter.

Fairbrother Construction South’s Mel Ransley, Katherine O’Shannessy and Monique Little, along with Facility Management’s Laura Ship, attended the first Chapter Committee meeting in July.

Mel and Katherine were elected to Chair positions as Strategic

Direction (Mel) and Media & Marketing (Katherine).

NAWIC formed in 1995 as a non-for-profit organisation that aims for the advancement of women within the construction industry. NAWIC members come from a wide range of backgrounds including; project managers, builders, estimators, tradespeople, engineers, lawyers, architects, drafts people, quantity surveyors, interior designers, marketing, educators, developers and administration.

Membership is open to all, men & women, and provides members with the opportunity to expand their professional networks, and

improve their own skills and knowledge.

Tasmanian Chapter President Beck Lauer, of Hobart’s Brickwork Design Studio, sees the establishment of the Tasmanian chapter as a big step forward in changing the perception of women in the industry.

“We really want to alter the way women think about coming into the industry and give them confidence that the construction industry will welcome them … It is important to me that NAWIC’s aim is to work toward becoming an obsolete organisation, as soon as women have pay parity and have the same opportunities as men, then our job is done.”

We wish the new NAWIC branch success in achieving their objectives. Anyone interested in the organisation is welcome to contact Monique or Katherine.

Tasmania Welcomes NAWIC

Premier drops in on Living CityTasmanian Premier Will Hodgman visited Devonport’s Living City site recently, following a visit by Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business, Trade and Red Tape Reduction Roger Jaensch.

Mr Jaensch visited the site in late June and was so impressed with the work being undertaken that he brought the Premier back a week later.

ABOVE: Roger Jaensch has a site tour with Bernard Schrammeyer, Royce Fairbrother and Craig Edmunds. LEFT: Premier Will Hodgman on site.


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40years of service

By Royce Fairbrother

The three most important things in my life are my family, my health and well-being and my business. I have been blessed with good fortune in all three.

Without doubt, the predominate reason for our business success has been the quality of people we have been fortunate to employ, train and retain over many years. My personal assistant, Victoria Pendrey, is an outstanding example of this truth.

Thursday August 17, 2017 marked 40 years since Vic started working for us, way back in 1977.

I could never have dreamed way back when Vic started, she would still be with us today. And equally, no idea of the amazing journey that lay ahead for us both.

By Thea Fairbrother

Victoria Pendrey, the Personal Assistant to our Chairman Royce and our Board and

Executive Secretary, recently notched up 40 years of service with the company.

She has been our longest-serving employee since David Ingram retired and the first ever to achieve the 40-year milestone.

Forty years is a very long time and there have certainly been some enormous changes, of which Victoria has either been part or has witnessed.

On reflection, since it was I who

I can’t claim the credit for employing Victoria, she was Thea’s choice and it was an outstanding one. Vic’s values and her personal and professional ethics are a perfect fit with our own. She has been, and remains an outstanding contributor to our success.

Thank you Vic; your strengths compliment my weaknesses and that makes us a great team. I will be forever grateful for your help and guidance.

“Vic’s values and her personal and professional ethics are a perfect fit with our own.”

A journey together

So many changes ...chose and employed Vic, I want to tell you a little about her and how it was all those years ago.

Vicki came to us only four years after Royce and I had begun our family business. At that time, we were principally house builders, with some small scale construction and joinery works. While we originally operated a small workshop in Ronald Street, Devonport, we had just built, and moved to, a small workshop at Quoiba.

At this time, our turnover was just over half a million dollars per annum and we employed approximately 25 people,

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VictoriaPendrey

averaging a weekly gross payroll of $1,600. We were growing rapidly and urgently needed a receptionist/secretary.

I had received an immaculate hand-written application from a certain young lady. She sounded promising, so was contacted and an interview arranged.

Now the winter of 1977 was like all winters in Tasmania; cold, wet and miserable. As yet the landscaping in front of the offices (i.e. four tiny basic rooms) was still on the drawing board. The mud was at its worst and I will never forget my first glimpse of Miss Pendrey, advancing gingerly through it.

Here was an attractive young lady, beautifully attired in a tiny yellow top and tight little skirt, which on reflection was very short. Beneath the skirt was a pair of slim legs in quite the highest heels. It really was an unforgettable picture! Remember, it was 1977!

I think Victoria has many lasting memories too, especially of the office equipment in those days. Back then, well before the

... but Vic a constant“... pay tribute to her

outstanding work ethics, dedication, honesty and her

unquestionable loyalty.”

invention of mobile phones (even the ones which resembled Besser blocks) we had a two-outside-line telephone system. Each call had to be manually switched through by lifting a little lever and when finished, the switch board would emit a nerve-shattering screech. This persisted until the lever was returned to its original position; not at all convenient if Vic was moving around the office.

Computers, photocopiers and faxes were not part of the scene. Being a new office, we were fairly modern and supplied Victoria with an electric typewriter. The facility to make a correction was non-existent and carbon paper was used to obtain a copy.

More interesting though, money was something you could see, touch or count. It was not uncommon for large accounts to

be paid all in cash, particularly farmers who arrived with the cash camouflaged in brown paper bags, often smelling of garden storage.

But enough of yesteryear, Royce and I would like to heartily congratulate Victoria on this amazing achievement and pay tribute to her outstanding work ethics, dedication, honesty and her unquestionable loyalty.

Victoria has advanced through many areas in office and administration over the years, including payroll responsibility and department management. However, responsibility as Board and Executive Secretary, including all the preparation, has been her forte. The example set and the help given to other staff also has been second to none.

As PA to Royce, Victoria’s passion for her work continues and the fact that Royce has been heard to remark, “Vic makes me look good” speaks for itself.

Thank you sincerely Victoria; you are a special part of the Fairbrother Family.

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OurawardsState Apprentice of the Year

North West carpenter Jacob Mead has been hailed as the state’s best construction

apprentice at the Master Builders Association of Tasmania Awards for Excellence.

Now a Leading Hand at Devonport Living City project, Jacob impressed the judges with his work ethic, attitude and passion for his work.

Congratulations Jacob!

LEFT: General Manager Kurt Arnold, Apprentice of the Year Jacob Mead and North West Divisional Manager Marcus Perkins.

Work Health & SafetyLady Gowrie Tasmania

SQE Coordinator: Michael CaldwellProject Manager: Andrew Burns

Situated between Davey and Macquarie streets, access to the site was challenging from the start.

The overall challenges for this project were three-fold; the high volume of traffic flows in each direction at the main entrance, the environmental risks associated with the old fuel tanks left over from the automotive business and the age of the building.

Our hazard and risk process identified risk to pedestrians, traffic flows and the environmental risks.

Traffic management plans were developed to:

1. Control risks to pedestrians

2. Prevent any local traffic congestion

3. Assist the project team on a timely project delivery and not impose too many concerns on loss of trade for local businesses.

An Environmental Management Plan was developed to deal with a relative unknown number of fuel or oil tanks on site.


Ourawards

Builder of the Year... in two states

The skill and talent of Fairbrother’s teams have been recognised with two Builder of the Year award wins

from the Master Builders Association.

In late June the Victorian business unit had a successful night at the 2017 Master Builders Association of Victoria’s North West Regional awards - winning a project award (for 111 Mitchell Street) and finishing the evening with Regional Builder of the Year.

In August, the Tasmanian business unit celebrated a golden night at the 2017 Master Builders Association of Tasmania’s Awards for Excellence.

Our team walked away with five project awards, the Work Health and Safety award, the Apprentice of the Year award and, to top it all off, the Commercial Builder of the Year award.

ABOVE: Paul Ransley, Nick Freeman, Marcus Perkins, Kurt Arnold, Richard Colman and Dion Clarke with the company’s Master Builders Association of Tasmania 2017 Commercial Builder of the Year award.

ABOVE: John Ellis, Peta Alexander, Mat Schepers, Mick Josey, Brad Van Den Bosch, Jacqui Lovejoy, Andrew Burns, Nick Hayes and Shane Harris with the company’s awards.


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Ourawards

111 Mitchell StreetProject Manager: Jacqui LovejoySite Supervisor: Andrew Burns

This mixed-use development was constructed in central Bendigo, and is one of the first developments of its kind to combine retail, commercial, and high-end apartment living all in close quarters.

The works included retaining part of the existing façade for planning permit requirements and reinstating the façade in some areas. To achieve this, the structure is a combination of precast panels, structural steel, brickwork, light weight framing and cladding, with the roof housing the plant and solar panels which service the building.

The ground floor is made up of

RHH Blocks A&J RefurbishmentProject Manager: Richard McGuireSite Foreman: Travis Smith

RHH Early Works package 8 consisted of renovation to several existing areas within both A Block and J Block, as well as the construction of a new iodine tank in the basement of A Block.

Most of the works were located on level 9 of A Block where all existing services, non-structural walls, ceilings and floor coverings to the entire floor were demolished.

During this demolition, two major obstacles were uncovered relating to the concrete slab.

1. There were a number of existing penetrations to both the concrete floor slab and ceiling slab over the life of the hospital, which were not fire rated in any way.

Commercial Buildings over $6m

Renovation/Fitout $5m-$10m

residential secure car parking, three retail spaces and main entrance lobby giving stair and lift access to the upper floors.

Level 1 contains two open-plan commercial spaces with kitchenettes and shared amenities

for the tenancies. Levels 2 and 3 consist of seven high-end residential apartments.

The building was finished with a decorative façade veil offering privacy, sun shading and stunning views from the upper floor decks.

2. There was a considerable amount of HAZMAT (asbestos) found in the floor, as well as in the five main service risers that carry all major services up through and onto each floor of A Block.

While on a much smaller scale, the demolition and fitout works to both Level 5 of A Block and the lower ground of J Block required similar strategies due to their proximity to fully operational wards.


Ourawards

Lady Gowrie Tasmania

Project Manager: Andrew BurnsSite Manager: Michael Johnson

What was once a well-known automotive workshop and new car sales complex has been transformed into a new integrated children and families centre for Lady Gowrie Tasmania.

The new centre will primarily provide child care services, but has also become the head administration office for Lady Gowrie Tasmania.

The architects managed to adapt the existing building fabric to suit the new requirements thoughtfully, particularly the need to incorporate multiple floor levels to suit the existing building levels.

The new centre will cater not only for child care services, but also has spaces for families to use, consultative purposes, and social purposes.

Lauderdale Primary School

Project Manager: Murray WiseSite Foreman: Daniel Young

Lauderdale Primary School engaged Fairbrother to construct a new kindergarten and general learning area (GLA) building to cater for a fast-developing area to ensure the students’ early educational needs are met.

The scope of works included the removal of four existing terrapin buildings to make way for two new kindergarten rooms. The work also included an additional GLA with an extensive playground area in front of the buildings.

The new building utilises mostly glass on the northern elevation to maximize the light throughout the day, while the new classrooms feature an open plan design,

Renovation/Fitout $1m-$5m

New Construction $1m-$2m

making them very versatile teaching areas.

The added space, and abundance of light, allows for greater flexibility in how the rooms

can be used by the classes.

The extensive use of double-glazing, as well as the installation of LED lighting, keeps the building running costs to a minimum.


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Lifestyle for SeniorsQueen Victoria Homes

Independent Living Units

Project Manager: Murray WiseSite Foreman: Toby Steele

Fairbrother was engaged to construct two new independent living units for Queen Victoria Home in Hobart.

These new units will help the home meet an increase in demand, while also positioning it to cater for future opportunities.

The project involved the demolition of an existing house which was acquired by QVH next to the facility’s main site.

The design of the new units was based on an already established design within the complex, allowing QVH to maintain a consistent style of unit throughout the entire facility.

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Kings Meadows High School

Project Manager: Nathan MurfetSite Manager: Mick Hayes

The redevelopment of Kings Meadows High School turned a 50-year-old building into a state-of-the-art facility for students.

The project involved the refurbishment of four buildings.

Level one of Building 2A was demolished internally, and two wing extensions added. The building was refurbished to include nine General Learning Areas, two staff work areas, flexible learning areas and a lift.

Building 5 was fully demolished internally and transformed from the school’s library into five GLAs, a staff work area and flexible learning areas.

New Construction $5m-$10m

Building 4 was fully demolished internally and transformed into a state-of-the-art library and IT space. A large student common area was also created.

The MDT area in Building 3 was partly demolished internally, and an open learning space from the workshop to the theory room was created.

A range of energy saving measures were built into the design of the units, including higher rated wall and ceiling insulation, sensors on electrical, mechanical fittings and heating.

Both premises have basic features such as easy access and wider doorways, as well as current technology such as nurse call so staff can be alerted to any problems.


Inthe communityMitchel takes on RYLA challengeEarlier this year, North West

Carpenter Mitchel Hill took part in the RYLA program at

Camp Clayton in Turners Beach.

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program is an intensive week-long leadership experience organised by Rotary clubs.

RYLA participants spend the week building communication and problem-solving skills, discovering strategies for becoming dynamic leaders, learning from community leaders, inspirational speakers and peer mentors and having fun and forming lasting friendships.

Mitchel said the program was a great experience and gave him the opportunity to not only learn about other people, but to also learn more about himself.

“I learnt that maybe you’re not as confident as you think you might be,” he said.

“I’ve learnt to be more open-minded. I think I would make assumptions about people the first moment I met them, but there is more to people than that.”

He said it gave him a new perspective and more compassion for those from other backgrounds.

“I never thought I’d be friends with a refugee. But there was a guy from Syria at RYLA and to hear his

story made me realise how good my life is,” he said.

“It’s definitely given me a new perspective.

“Hearing some of the stories of what people have gone through – that was confronting at times.”

He said it also gave him the opportunity to try a new activity.

“We did yoga,” he said.

“I didn’t mind it actually. Although, I think I pulled a butt muscle. I like the part where you get to sleep at the end.”

In June he, along with a group of RYLA participants, made a presentation to Rotary Club of Ulverstone. He spoke about his experiences and what he had learnt.

“If there’s something you want in life, you’ve got to do it yourself. No-one’s going to do it for you.”

Team helps Jacob’s wish come trueIn late June a group of six builders from the North West and North volunteered their Sunday to construct a cubby house for Jacob, a five-year-old who has had a battle with Leukaemia.

The cubby house was provided by the Devonport branch of Make A Wish Australia and it took Matt Smith, Daniel Iles, Michael Horne, John Cornell, Phil Berwick and Marcus Perkins seven hours to put together.

Marcus said it was great to be involved in the project.

“It probably puts things into perspective when you see a young guy like Jacob, what he’s been through over the last two or three years,” he said.


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update from ChairGaye Rutherford

In the last edition of What’s Building, the Fairbrother Foundation called for employees

to nominate charities to receive a $2,000 donation from our Foundation. In response, we received a flurry of emails from employees nominating local charities providing amazing and essential services.

It is with great delight we are able to announce each of the following charities has received a $2,000 donation from our Foundation:

Mates4MatesMates4Mates provides essential support services to current or ex-serving Australian Defence Force members (and their families) who are wounded, injured or ill as a result of their service. Mates4Mates was nominated by our Corporate Services Manager Dave Toohey who has both been supported by Mates4Mates and is now himself a volunteer ‘Mate’ helping others. Of note, Tasmania is the only location outside of Queensland to have a Mates4Mates Family Recovery Centre (in Hobart).

Speak Up Stay ChatTYSpeak Up Stay ChatTY works to help prevent suicide by spreading the message that nothing is so bad that you can’t talk about it. Stay ChatTY founder Mitch McPherson started the charity when his younger brother Ty took his own life in 2013. He has made a substantial difference to public awareness and acceptance of seeking help for mental health issues. Speak Up Stay ChatTY was nominated by several employees: Southern Construction members Carrisa Wells and Paul Ransley, and Billy Edis and the South West Victoria team as a whole (in lieu of the local Warrnambool suicide

prevention group Let’s Talk, which is in the process of registering as a charity).

Cystic Fibrosis AustraliaCystic Fibrosis Australia provides vital support and services to people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their carers and families. CF is a disease of the lungs and digestive system for which there is no cure. CF Australia was nominated by Bendigo-based Project Manager Brad Van Den Bosch, in conjunction with the Bendigo Cystic Fibrosis Support Group, a local support group that assists sufferers with their medical costs.

HeartKids Victoria/TasmaniaHeartKids provide support, information, encouragement and hope to children affected by Childhood Heart Disease. HeartKids was nominated by Degree C Estimator/Project Manager Sam Nugent who has witnessed the significant assistance this charity provides first-hand. Sam’s nephew Hamish was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, meaning the left side of his heart did not properly develop, and has needed multiple trips to Melbourne’s Children’s Hospital.

The Fairbrother Foundation sends Hamish and his family love and support for the best possible outcome.

Camp QualityCamp Quality’s purpose is to create a better life for every child living with cancer in Australia. In particular, the Foundation is supporting Bendigo Site Manager Andrew Burns, who is participating in Camp Quality’s 2017 esCarpade fundraising event. This iconic event involves teams decorating cars in the most outlandish and visible ways possible and participating in a week-long outback challenge (21-28 October). Andrew has promised he will share plenty of pictures of his adventures throughout esCarpade. Anyone wishing to donate to Andrew’s fundraising for Camp Quality can go to: www.escarpade-2017.everydayhero.com/au/bluey

MS Research AustraliaMS Research Australia is the pre-eminent source of information, advice and services for people living with multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous

ABOVE: Fairbrother’s Nick Flack, James Steel, Gaye Rutherford and Mark Hallsworth present a cheque to Speak Up Stay ChatTY’s Mitch McPherson.

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Congratulations to the following employees who recently celebrated

service milestones:

10 Years• Tim Stewart• Matthew Scrimgeour• Stewart Aldridge• Lee Coleman• Matthew Flood15 Years• Ash Hughes

20 Years• Heath Lovell• Glenn Marshall• John Ayres30 Years• Michael Will40 Years• Victoria Pendrey

Congratulations and best wishes to the following employees:n Trent Smith and Brooke Knott welcomed Chad David Smith on April 17.

n Tom Ayers and Alex Cotter were engaged in Rome on April 18.

n Katherine Ryan and David Webster welcomed Patrick Morgan Webster on May 5.

n Rick and Steph Carson welcomed Eloise on May 8.

n Mark and Belinda Kingman welcomed Evie Jan Kingman on May 20.

n Billy and Amy Edis welcomed Jimmy Andrew Edis on May 20.

n Nathan and Beth Overton welcomed Jane Elise Overton on May 29.

n Dave and Megan Toohey welcomed William James Toohey on June 14.

n Jai and Johanne McKay

welcomed Logan John McKay on June 20.

n Blair and Kelsea Holmes welcomed Sophie on July 11.

n Sheralee Urbanc and Michael Hutchison welcomed Madison Sonya Hutchison on July 13.

n Bernard and Alyce Schrammeyer welcomed Macy Elizabeth on August 15.

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system that interferes with nerve impulses within the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. MS was nominated by Shaun Roney, Fairbrother Northern Construction Project Manager/Estimator, whose lovely wife Anna was diagnosed with MS shortly after the birth of their first son Levi. Anna travelled to Mexico for novel stem cell treatment which is hoped will halt disease progression. The Fairbrother Foundation is proud to be contributing to their fundraising efforts, and extends our support to Anna and family.

In addition to these employee-led donations, the Foundation has

Fairbrother Foundation Reportestablished two new partnerships in 2017, which will see Hobart City Mission’s Small Steps Program and Carers Tasmania both receive $9,000 over the next three years. In 2017 the Foundation has also donated $2,250 to the Huntington’s Disease Association of Tasmania, $3,000 to The Smith Family, $2250 to Guide Dogs Tasmania (our ongoing support of Dexter the Ambassador Dog), $4,000 to the UTAS Foundation, and $500 to the Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation.

Thanks to the support of the Fairbrother business, family and community, these donations make 2016-17 the most impactful year the Foundation has had on local

charities and persons in need. We are excited about the difference our business and its employees are making, and encourage everyone to get behind the Foundation and our work. Any employees wishing to make a donation (once off or ongoing via pay deductions) to the Foundation can obtain a form from payroll.

The Foundation was delighted to receive in June an incoming donation of $3,000 from Mark Elliott of Graham Elliott and Associates. Mark, his business, and his father Graham, before his passing, have been supporters of the Fairbrother Foundation for several years and we thank them for generous and useful support.

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What’s Building, Issue 89, September 2017Newsletter of the Fairbrother Group of Companies

Head Office12 Stony Rise RoadDevonport Tasmania 7310Ph: (03) 6420 7000E: [email protected]: www.fairbrother.com.au

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