28/08/2024
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Shanelle Woodall receives scholarship thanks to NAWIC and QBCC
We’re proud to congratulate ADCO’s Legal Counsel Shanelle Woodall for receiving an Australian Institute of Company Directors scholarship, sponsored by Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) and NAWIC QLD - National Association of Women in Construction. Shanelle accepted the award and gave a speech at the NAWIC QLD International Women’s Day breakfast yesterday. “Thank you for this amazing opportunity and generous support to provide this scholarship to promote women in our great industry. Thank you also to ADCO for supporting my career so that I am in a position to take the AICD course.” says Shanelle. “The underrepresentation of women in leadership roles directly affects the representation...
International Women’s Day 2021: #ChooseToChallenge
On International Women’s Day, ADCO acknowledges that inequality and gender bias still exists in construction. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day can help us remain alert to inequality and confront biases – #ChooseToChallenge. #ChooseToChallenge calls for individual and collective responsibility to achieve equality, fairness and respect for all. The culture we strive to grow and foster at ADCO values inclusivity, as the challenges are not just women’s issues. We are all part of a whole and we can only achieve this together. ADCO is confident that diversity improves our business by attracting and retaining talent. We strive to create an engaged...
A fit worker’s a happy worker
“A fit worker’s a happy worker,” says Renee Henderson, who runs Renovate Fitness based in Brisbane’s north. We’ve been inviting Renee to our Wren Street Development site on mornings throughout the week to lead pre-work physical warm-ups, which have greatly contributed to the productivity of our site team. The main thing, according to Renee, is getting the blood pumping and the endorphins flowing to overcome the sluggish feeling when starting work. Aside from the physical benefits of doing a quick workout before work, our site team has been getting to know each other a lot better. We’ve enjoyed seeing the changes...
ADCO Brings Construction Expertise to Defence Sector
ADCO is delighted to have been awarded the contract to deliver the $30m Health & Wellbeing Centre at Puckapunyal in Victoria, for Department of Defence. The project involves the design and the construction of a new sports and health facility at the Puckapunyal, 100 kilometres north of Melbourne. When complete the facility will offer a 50-metre indoor swimming pool, a multi-functional weights and cardio area, external training areas, support, storage, administrative spaces and associated car parks. The project will also involve the demolition of existing pool and gym buildings after the finalisation of the main build. “As one of the...
ADCO to Build Groundbreaking Brisbane Metro Depot
ADCO has been announced as builder of choice for the new Brisbane Metro Depot Works project for Brisbane City Council, located in Brisbane’s south. The $64 million project in Rochedale includes the design and construction of the new Brisbane Metro Depot – a facility that will maintain and operate the initial fleet of 60 Metro vehicles while incorporating a design that allows for future expansion. Design begins this month with construction to commence mid this year, and expected to be completed mid-2023 the facility will aim to hold a 5 Star Greenstar rating. ADCO looks forward to working with project...
Two More Prestigious MBA Awards Won in Victoria
ADCO is delighted to have won the 2020 Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence in Construction award in the categories 'Commercial Buildings: $20 million to $30 million' for the state-of-the-art Caulfield Grammar School Aquatic Centre and ‘Commercial Buildings ($30 million to $80 million)’ for construction of the 10-storey Ozanam House in North Melbourne. The $25 million sports and aquatic project involved construction of the eye-catching, new Caulfield Aquatic Centre at Melbourne’s Caulfield Campus. The works consisted of a 50-metre competition pool with boom, movable floor and diving area, spectator seating, function rooms, amenities areas, new lifts and multi-purpose exercise rooms....
Separable Portion 1 at Pimpama Sports Hub Now Complete
ADCO is pleased to announce that our Pimpama Sports Hub project has reached Practical Completion for Separable Portion 1! The first of two separable portions built for City of Gold Coast, SP1 now offers 12 netball courts, a netball centre, event space and a community park connected by an elevated boardwalk. There is also a new major signalised intersection constructed as the vehicle entrance to the facility. In a site visit on Friday morning, City of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate, Deputy Mayor Donna Gates and Division 1 Councillor Mark Hammel toured SP1’s new facilities. We are proud to have...
ADCO Announced as Building Partner for Homeless Youth House
ADCO is delighted to be the building partner for the next Property Industry Foundation (PIF) House in Sydney, which will give a safe and secure place to live for five homeless youth. ADCO and PIF will be building a 5-bedroom home in Dulwich Hill for Stepping Stone House. On average, each bedroom is occupied by three young people each year – some for one night and some for six months. The PIF House Program brings together the property and construction industry to build homes for homeless youth. We have been a strong supporter of PIF’s important work for the past...
Parmelia Hilton Perth Refurbishment Ready for Service
ADCO is delighted to have completed a $45 million refurbishment of the iconic Parmelia Hilton Perth for WA property group, Hawaiian. The completed hotel now features contemporary frontage to the Mill Street entrance, an eye-catching expansion of the lobby, the refurbishment and addition of guestrooms and bathrooms, a new executive lounge and a new glass bridge connection to the neighbouring Brookfield Place precinct, as well as direct access to St Georges Terrace. Guestroom renovation offers new bathrooms, air-conditioning, flooring, furniture, and improved in-room technology and security. The number of rooms has been increased from 284 to 316 rooms and suites....
Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre Wins Prestigious MBA Safety Award
Congratulations to our Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre team for winning the 2020 Master Builders Association of Victoria ‘Excellence in Health and Safety’ award today. According to MBAV, ‘ADCO demonstrated a proactive approach to eliminating fall hazards by sequencing works and upgrading materials during the design stage to allow for more traffic-able areas and sourcing new, quiet construction techniques to reduce exposure to noise and hazardous manual handling.’ Our $45 million aquatic and leisure project in Traralgon included works included the demolition of the former centre and the new centre will feature a range of facilities for competitive swimming, leisure, general...