28/08/2024
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Meet ADCO Scholar Claudia Bailey
ADCO is a proud sponsor of sports men and women who are completing their studies at Bond University, QLD. Claudia Bailey is an elite level athlete, Bond student and ADCO Scholar. She discusses how the scholarship has helped her in her studies. “At age 7, I enrolled in Surf Life Saving to help my beach awareness skills and develop new friendships and competed in my first surf lifesaving competition at age 11. I fell in love with the sport due to the joy and thrill of being in the waves. In 2020, I discovered sprint kayaking and grew to love...
ADCO wins prestigious National awards
ADCO has proudly taken home two prestigious awards at the National Master Builders Australia (MBA) event in the Hunter Valley!
ADCO project engineer Juliette Seymour discusses the importance of reconciliation
“It is important for all Australians to learn the truth of our shared history and lived experiences, and to acknowledge in our hearts and minds that changes are essential in creating a better future. For generations we have sought recognition of our unique place in Australian history and society today. To this end we want to see lasting and effective agreements which cannot be achieved unless we have a shared, truthful understanding of the history and how we got to where we are today.
ADCO chairman judy brinsmead appointed am in queen’s birthday 2022 honours list
ADCO is incredibly delighted to congratulate our Chairman Judy Brinsmead on her well-deserved appointment as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List.
BRIGADIER MATT GALTON (RET’D) JOINS ADCO’S NATIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM
ADCO Constructions is thrilled to welcome Matt Galton to our national operations, where he will today commence the role of General Manager - Defence and Special Projects. Matt has accepted this newly created role after departing the Department of Defence, where he has served for four years as Director General of Defence’s Capital Facilities and Infrastructure (CFI). In this role Matt had direct responsibility for the development and delivery of the estate and infrastructure major capital works program, a portfolio of around 180 projects with a value in excess of $30 billion. His previous roles include planning and leading the...
NSW teams spend a day helping the community
ADCO’s NSW staff stepped away from their jobs for a day to help the communities in which they live and work. Last Monday we held our NSW Community Day, where staff members and project partners gave a day of their time, expertise and resources to local organisations that needed a bit more support. Additionally, almost $200,000 worth of time, materials, plant and equipment was contributed by our people and our project partners on the day. ADCO staff visited and helped out the following organisations: KARI, Taldumande Youth Services, Sydney Wildlife Rescue, Mama Lana’s Community Foundation, Eurella Community Services, and The...
ADCO delivering $26m Costco warehouse outside Perth
ADCO is pleased to be delivering Costco Wholesale’s new Casuarina retail development, 30km south of Perth. The $26 million project will see ADCO build the new Costco warehouse covering 14,600m² gross floor area over the 62,723m² site on Thomas Road, adjacent to the Kwinana Freeway. Construction on the project warehouse and external and carparking works is set to begin soon and will aim for a completion date and grand opening of later this year, accompanied by an onsite Costco fuel station to be open a few weeks earlier. We look forward to completing this retail project for our long-term client Costco, for who...
Fit out complete for Monash’s ‘Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future’
ADCO has proudly completed Monash University’s ‘Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future’ (SAEF) fit out. In response to rapid change in Antarctica and the South Ocean, the SAEF Program, funded by the Australian Research Council and participating organisation, will deliver world leading research that will forecast environmental change across the Antarctic, deploy effective environmental stewardship strategies, and secure Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science. This space will provide a home for the SAEF community on Monash University’s Clayton campus and enable interdisciplinary collaboration of SAEF national and international partners and collaborators. The fit out for SAEF includes workspaces that accommodates staff, researchers and students...
Women of ADCO Christmas holds toy drive for young QCH patients
A huge well done to our Queensland Women of ADCO group, who held their second annual Toy Drive for the Queensland Children's Hospital Foundation. They outdid themselves this year with their fantastic donation coming to over $4,500! The Queensland Children's Hospital Foundation raises funds to provide patient and family services, critical equipment and medical research. Toys are given to sick children at QCH who have no choice but to be in hospital over Christmas. Well done to our staff for their giving spirit and a huge thank you to the following trade partners on their generous donations: WDC (Western Downs...
Pimpama Sports Hub opens for use
ADCO is thrilled to have completed Pimpama Sports Hub, the City of Gold Coast’s most significant community infrastructure project to date. Construction began in October 2019 in two separable portions, divided by a natural watercourse. The hub was opened gradually over the course of the project. ADCO director Tom Hill joined Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate on a tour around the precinct. The sports hub now offers users a top-quality aquatic centre with five pools, café, fitness centre, community centre, meeting and function rooms, multipurpose hall, eight tennis courts, a 12-court netball facility, parks, car parking and a new signalised intersection...