Platinum Sponsors
Leighton Contractors Northern Region has been part of the Queensland
construction industry since our first Brisbane office opened 45 years ago.
As one of Australia.s largest contractors, we specialise in challenging
projects.
Our role includes project development and construction for civil, defence,
water, rail, bridge, airport, tunnel, road, building and industrial
projects.
These include past and present projects such as the SAFELink Alliance,
Gateway Upgrade Project, Inner Northern Busway, North South Bypass Tunnel,
Green Square, Wivenhoe Dam Spillway Upgrade, Port of Brisbane Motorway and
FPE Port of Brisbane Seawall.
Leighton Contractors Northern Region offer a range of project development
and contracting skills and services to private and public clients and take a
whole-of-project focus.
Alongside the issues such as budget, timelines, design and safety, we also
have teams devoted to stakeholder and community relations and environmental
management.
We also are able to call upon the skills, experience and resource base of
our National office to get the best results for our clients.
Our current projects include:
- The $700 million SAFElink Alliance (with Main Roads, BMD
Constructions, Arup and Maunsell Australia) to upgrade the Ipswich
Motorway - Wacol to Darra. Works include widening the motorway to six lanes
between Gailes and Darra, upgrading the Centenary Highway interchange and
earth and bridge works for the Darra to Springfield rail line.
- Brisbane's North South Bypass Tunnel (NSBT). This $2 billion project
is due for completion by 2010. The 6.8km NSBT is Brisbane's largest
ever road infrastructure project and includes 4.8km of tunnels under the
busy Queensland state capital.
- The $1.8 billion Gateway Upgrade Project including the duplication of
the Gateway Bridge, the creation of a new shared pedestrian and cycle
path on the new structure, upgrades to 20km of the Gateway Motorway,
refurbishment of the existing Gateway Bridge and maintenance of the facility
over a 10 year period.
- The $333 million Inner Northern Bypass (INB): Queen Street to Upper
Roma Street will be a vital link for the Brisbane city commuters. The
project features a dedicated busway tunnel, below ground busway station in
the King George Square carpark and a busway station at the Transit Centre,
providing a link with the Roma Street Railway Station.
- The $195 million Ipswich/Logan Interchange Upgrade, including the
creation of a new 'upside down' interchange which uses underpasses,
instead of overpasses for on and off ramps. The project will assist in
bringing 2.5km of the Ipswich Motorway up to a National Highway standard.
Main Roads looks after Queensland's 34,000km state-controlled road
network - the highways and other main connecting roads in Queensland. This
task involves planning, designing, building and maintaining the roads and
associated infrastructure (such as bridges) on these roads.
Main Roads works in close partnership with local governments, industries
and communities to determine priorities for work on the state-controlled
network. This network carries 60-70% of Queensland's traffic. It is the
lifeblood of the state's economy and regional development. The network helps
all Queenslanders' quality of life by giving them access to jobs, health,
education, recreation and other services.
As well as having responsibility for planning, designing, building and
maintaining Queensland's state-controlled roads, Main Roads has an important
role to play in the management of activities that occur within the reserves
that contain the road infrastructure including pavements and traffic signs.
In general, Main Roads does not own the land on which state-controlled
roads are constructed. The land is Crown Land under the initial management
and control of Department of Natural Resources and Mines. However Main Roads
has, within the Transport Infrastructure Act, the primary management role for
most activities that occur on this land.
Thiess is one of Australasia's largest integrated engineering, construction
and service providers. With expertise that extends across all mining, building,
civil, infrastructure and process capabilities, Thiess has been at the
forefront of the industry for more than 50 years.
Thiess offers innovative engineering and construction solutions in a range of
areas including roads, bridges, tunnels, rail, pipelines, marine works,
airports, power, dams, process plants and telecommunications infrastructure as
well as environmental services.
With a team of 12 000 employees across Australia, Thiess offers clients total
project delivery solutions - from initial planning through to project
completion. This expertise is backed by reliability, certainty of delivery and
a focus on working closely with clients and industry partners to achieve a
'best for project' outcome. With more than $8 billion work in hand and an
annual turnover of approximately $4 billion, Thiess is backed by extensive
financial resources and through links with its international parent Hochtief,
has access to the latest international technology.
Health and safety, environmental management and community engagement are a
priority across all projects. This is reinforced through Thiess' strong
culture focused on safety, innovation, performance and integrity and a
commitment to make a positive difference in the communities in which it
operates.
WorleyParsons is a leading provider of professional services to the
resources and energy sectors, and the complex process industries. We cover
the full asset spectrum, both in size and lifecycle, from the creation of
new assets, to services that sustain and improve operating assets. With
over 27,700 staff in 105 offices, throughout 34 countries we are truly a
global company.
Our business has been built by working closely with our customers through
long term relationships, anticipating their needs and delivering inventive
solutions through streamlined, proprietary project delivery systems. Strong
growth continues to characterise our performance both through organic
development and through strategic acquisition as we strive to provide
tailored services wherever our customers need us.
In Queensland this includes:
- Brisbane
- Maroochydore
- Gladstone
- Mackay
- Townsville
Gold Sponsors
Anchor Wall Systems is a pioneer of the international development of
reinforced soil structures built from concrete segmental retaining wall
technology. Commencing operations in the USA in the mid 1980's, AWS now has
over 100 factories manufacturing its range of products under license in 15
countries. In conjunction with their licensee partner in Qld (Hanson
Masonry) Anchor products such as the Landmark, Vertica and Diamond blocks
have become civil solutions of choice for many developers and councils
seeking to retain soil and improve land value.
Anchor Wall Systems also provides state of the art software, technical
and design support and training to engineering companies as part of its
continual professional development program. To enable engineers to have
confidence in their systems, Anchor Wall Systems also provide training and
on site assistance to contractors.
By partnering with high quality manufacturers around the globe such as
Hanson Masonry and being the only licensor to provide dedicated production
support personnel, Engineers can be confident that the product they specify
is also manufactured to Anchor's higher than industry standards.
Anchor Wall Systems is proud to be a Silver Sponsor in 2006 and invites
members of Engineers Australia to either contact us directly or speak to a
Hanson Masonry office located nearest you for support on your next retaining
wall project.
Maunsell, one of 14 operating companies of global AECOM, is one of the
region's fastest growing engineering service provider. We have an
international network of outstanding industry professionals and a heritage
of service excellence. Through the combined efforts of more than 2,500
people in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East, Maunsell offers
a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation, and technical
expertise. This unique capability allows us to successfully deliver
increasingly complex and technically demanding projects.
With revenues of over US$2 billion, AECOM employs 24,000 people globally
and is ranked as the world's leading pure design firm by the international
Engineering News Record.
Maunsell delivers intelligent and sustainable solutions to satisfy
today's environmental, social, and business needs. To achieve this we apply
the skills and commitment of our engineers, architects, planners,
economists, scientists and managers. This mix of expertise and experience
positions Maunsell as a leader in our chosen market sectors of: road, rail,
sea and air transport, power generation, transmission and distribution,
minerals and industry, water, wastewater, stormwater, environmental
management, and solid waste, buildings, and defence.
At Maunsell we forge strong relationships with our clients founded on
trust, reliability, and technical excellence. Through these relationships we
develop in-depth understanding of our clients and the challenges they face,
so that we can actively contribute to business issues and develop innovative
yet practical technical solutions. This relationship-driven approach is
supported by a culture at Maunsell that is founded on enthusiasm,
information sharing, and thorough professionalism. Our combination of
culture and outstanding technical ability gives our clients confidence that
we deliver world class solutions that are commercially viable and
sustainable, deploying the skills of some of the best people in the
industry.
Silver Sponsors
Brisbane is on the verge of an infrastructure revolution, with Brisbane City
Council implementing a series of major projects to improve traffic flow and
encourage greater use of public transport.
Council manages Australia's largest local government budget, so is in a key
position to drive employment growth in infrastructure delivery in the city as
these initiatives roll out.
One project is under construction, while others are in the early planning and
public consultation stage. The projects are:
- Green Bridge, a pedestrian, cycle and bus bridge linking the University of
Queensland's St Lucia campus and Dutton Park
- North-South Bypass Tunnel (NSBT), which will enable motorists to bypass the
central business district to travel from Woolloongabba to Bowen Hills
- Airport Link, which is proposed to connect Brisbane's northern suburbs to
the Inner City Bypass and the NSBT at Bowen Hills
- Hale Street Link, which is proposed to link South Brisbane and Milton.
Council manages these significant traffic and transport initiatives in
partnership with a range of industry groups to provide world-class
infrastructure that will further improve the quality of life in our city.
The team overseeing this program is Council's Major Infrastructure Projects
Office (MIPO), which has about 25 staff. When projects are at their peak there
are up to 60 contractors and consultants working with the MIPO team.
Council is evaluating two competing bids for the NSBT and, if a contract is
awarded, construction could begin by mid-2006.
Green Bridge is rapidly taking shape, with most of the approach road completed
and work on the deck of the cable stay bridge soon to begin.
Council and the Queensland Government have formed a partnership to progress
Airport Link and investigate opportunities for integration of Airport Link and
the proposed Northern Busway.
A feasibility study is under way for Hale Street Link, which includes community
consultation activities.
2006 will be a pivotal year for Brisbane's future infrastructure, with some
key decisions to be made regarding these projects, which could change the face
of Brisbane for many years to come.
Calibre Global is an Australian-based, international provider of
project.management, engineering and consultancy services to the resources
and.infrastructure industries.
With foundations in the provision of project delivery and
engineering.consultancy services to major resource development projects
in.Australia, Calibre Global has taken its results-focused
service.philosophy and diversified into four complementary business units,
each.with its own area of capability:
- Calibre Projects - project development, delivery and
engineering services
- Calibre Controls - automation and information management
- Calibre Safety Services - safety training and consulting
- Calibre Engenium Joint Venture - rail engineering services
Independently owned and operated, Calibre Global has grown to a.workforce of
more than 600 professionals, each equipped with an.extensive array of
skills, experience and knowledge of their chosen.fields.
Calibre Global has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
For further details contact Calibre on 07 3001 6000 or
visit our website.
Davies Collison Cave is Australia's leading intellectual property practice,
combining Davies Collison Cave Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys and our associated intellectual
property legal practice Davies Collison Cave Solicitors. Together, we operate as a single
multi-disciplinary intellectual property practice. We provide a comprehensive range of strategically focused
intellectual property services including expert advice in patents, trade marks, trade secrets, copyright
and design protection, as well as licensing, litigation, commercial matters,
IP audits and due diligence.
Our 30 partners lead a team of 65 patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys and
lawyers engaged solely in intellectual property matters. We have five
Australian offices, in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and
Newcastle.
Our Patent team is comprised of highly experienced practitioners with
specialist knowledge in technical fields such as:
- mechanical engineering, process control systems and advanced
manufacturing techniques;
- electrical, electronic, communications and computer engineering;
- software, internet technology and business methods; and
- physics, chemistry and chemical engineering.
In both 2006 and 2007 we have been recognised as the Australian IP Firm of
the Year by the leading UK journal Managing Intellectual Property, and as IP
Specialist Firm of the Year by Australasian Legal Business for 2006.
Specialist recruiter Hays Engineering recruits technical engineering
disciplines from civil & structural to mechanical & electrical engineering
within the private and public sectors. Specialist consultants provide expert
permanent and contract recruitment services to a wide range of engineering
briefs, from drafters to engineering principals and partners right across
the Australasian office network. With the leading database of candidates,
Hays Engineering plays an integral role within the Australian engineering
market.
We operate with endorsements from many of the industry's key bodies,
including Engineers Australia. In 2005 we together launched the inaugural
Hays Engineering/Engineers Australia Queensland division Salary Survey,
which details salaries and market trends for the Queensland market.
Hays Engineering is a division of Hays Construction & Property, one of
the leading technical recruiters of its kind globally. Hays Construction &
Property covers professional, technical and trade disciplines within the
core businesses of Hays Engineering, Hays Construction, Hays Property, Hays
Facilities Management and Hays Architecture.
Hays Engineering was established in 1998 and operates from a national
network of offices. Exceptional commitment to the quality of service
delivery has ensured a market leading position throughout Australasia. Hays
Construction & Property is part of Hays, which is ranked in the world's top
10 largest recruitment consultancies with over 300 offices located across 17
countries.
KarelCad is a Design Technology Specialists company established in 1986.
We are the largest Autodesk partner in Australia and New Zealand. Our
experienced products team are industry specific in their focus providing you
with the best advice as to which products suit your company's needs.
KarelCad provides design solutions for the Architectural (Building,
Landscape) & Engineering (Civil, Structural, Power & Process) industries.
With such products as AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, Revit Building,
Autodesk Civil 3D, Autodesk Map 3D, Landcadd, Buzzsaw, Plant 4D, 3D Studio
Viz, Building Systems, AutoCAD Electrical, Revit Structure, 3D Studio Max
and Cost X.
KarelCad is a service driven organisation, delivering the highest
standard of professional technical services through our superior team of
dedicated people, who are committed to meeting our customers' expectations.
Our reliability and range of expertise is unparalleled in the CAD
industry.
KarelCad is committed to delivering high-end solutions and not only
meeting, but exceeding our customers' expectations. Our goal is to expand
our customers' knowledge of design products and services, to assist them to
produce a real and substantial return from their investment.
KarelCad provides services for small and large businesses, government
bodies and the corporate sector. We are convinced that, given time to work
with a customer, the value that our services add will assist that customer
to obtain a competitive edge.
Monadelphous is a leading engineering group providing construction,
maintenance and electrical services to the resource, energy and
infrastructure sectors.
Monadelphous has operated for over 30 years and has a solid track record
in the safe and reliable delivery of major multi-disciplinary construction
projects, maintenance and industrial services and electrical and
instrumentation services for customers throughout Australia.
As a highly customer-focused organisation, uniquely capable of providing
value solutions for a diverse range of customer requirements, Monadelphous
has earned a reputation for engineering excellence. The company?s long
history of consistently delivering superior service is fundamental to its
success.
Since publicly listing in 1987, Monadelphous has demonstrated a steady
growth in revenue, profit and earnings. In 2007 sales revenue reached a
record $963.7 million and the company entered the ASX200.
Employing over 4300 people, Monadelphous operates from major offices
located in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide with fully equipped regional
operations located in key resource centres around Australia.
Powerlink is a Government Owned Corporation, which owns, develops, operates and
maintains a $3 billion high voltage transmission network that extends 1700km
from north of Cairns to the New South Wales border.
Powerlink's primary role is to provide a secure and reliable network to
transport high-voltage electricity from generators to electricity distribution
networks owned by Energex, Ergon Energy and Country Energy. Powerlink also
transports electricity directly to large Queensland customers, such as
aluminium smelters, and to New South Wales via the NSW/Qld Interconnector.
The corporation benchmarks as a world leader in terms of cost efficiency and
asset management.
A commercialised business unit of the
Queensland Department of Public Works, Project Services is a progressive
building design and management consultancy with a reputation for innovation
and creativity.
Employing over 700 staff, working from
seven offices, our technical and design team extends across 19 specialist
disciplines and five business portfolios.
Working as an integrated unit, our team
can provide a seamless package of consultancy services extending from
strategic planning to property disposal.
Our engineering capability includes:
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fire Engineering
- Security and Communications Engineering
From signature major projects such as
Suncorp Stadium and Millennium Arts, to the design and delivery of services
to the State's network of schools, public housing, higher education,
health and emergency services facilities, Project Services offers a
scope of work and project opportunities that is unparelleled.
We are proud leaders in environmentally
sustainable design, and are committed to delivering responsible and
innovative solutions that continue to set the benchmark for industry.
QR (Queensland Rail) is a $2.5 billion a year business and one of Australia?s
largest and most modern transport providers.
QR is a government owned corporation providing world-class, innovative
transport and logistics solutions within Queensland, around Australia and
internationally. It has annual operating revenue of $2.5 billion, assets of
$8.5 billion and employs more than 13 000 people. QR operates Australia's
largest rail network with approximately 10,000 kilometres of narrow gauge
track.
On any day, the QR network operates 1 000 train services and moves more than
440 000 tonnes of freight. Around 160 000 passengers use QR each day for long
distance and commuter journeys.
In 2005, QR celebrated 140 years of continuous operations, making it one of
the longest serving fully integrated rail service providers in the world.
QR sells four main products and services through its customer-facing lines
of business:
- QRNational, which provides nationwide freight and logistics services
- Citytrain, which provides commuter journeys and Traveltrain, which
provides long distance passenger journeys
- Network Access, which manages access to Queensland's extensive rail network
- iQR, which provides expert rail services in
rollingstock, infrastructure, maintenance and
specialist services to clients throughout Australia
and internationally.
Robert Walters is a world leader in specialist professional recruitment.
Established in 1985, Robert Walters has developed a network of wholly owned
offices across five continents. It delivers the very highest level of service,
meeting worldwide permanent and contract recruitment needs at all levels of
seniority, and across all industry sectors.
Its consultants share a wealth of recruitment experience and a thorough
understanding of domestic and worldwide market conditions. Robert Walters offer
a highly professional and specialised service, and are proud of the long
established track record they hold. Many organisations look to Robert Walters
to source the best and most appropriately qualified candidates for pivotal
roles, or long-term recruitment solutions tailored to meet their evolving
needs, either at home or overseas.
The Engineering and Operations Division of the Brisbane office recruits
across broad range of skill requirements needed for the private and government
sectors. We recruit contract and permanent employees. The main focus of our
business for 2005/2006 will be in the power generation, civil infrastructure,
mining sectors as well as building construction.
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) is a leading project delivery organisation
employing some 5,500 people with offices across Australia, New Zealand, the
Pacific, Europe, South East Asia and South America. We employ professional
engineers, planners, economists, scientists and project managers, along with
a wide range of technical and administrative staff, and have extensive
experience in the planning, design, construction and management of major
projects. Our activities cover all technology areas including power,
minerals, environmental, transportation, structural, building and
development, and mechanical and electrical engineering.
The company is recognised for its level of innovation and quality,
demonstrated by the number of awards for excellence won in recent years.
Since 2000 we have won over 160 industry awards. We actively encourage our
employees to identify with our clients' problems and think more widely than
the provision of conventional solutions.
Tarong Energy is one of Queensland's most significant power generators,
with the capacity to deliver a quarter of the State's power needs.
Established in July 1997 and owned by the Queensland Government, Tarong
Energy is the owner and operator of Tarong Power Station (coal fired) and
Wivenhoe Power Station (pumped storage hydro), and is part owner of the
Tarong North Power Station (coal fired).
The Corporation is an active competitor in the National Electricity Network
(NEM). The Corporation sells electricity into the pool of NEM and provides
ancillary services to the National Electricity Market and Management Company
(NEMMCO) through Tarong and Wivenhoe Power Stations to ensure the secure and
reliable supply of electricity throughout Queensland.
Tarong Energy employs around 400 people in electrical and mechanical trades,
engineering, and a wide variety of professional and support roles at its
generating sites at Nanango and Wivenhoe Dam and in its Brisbane office.
Established in 2002 by three of Queensland's most experienced and respected
communications professionals, Three Plus is a full-service business and
marketing communications consultancy.
Its directors, Robert Allan, Paul Bird and Barton Green, each have more than 25
years communications experience and have provided strategic planning and
communications advice at the highest levels in both the public and private
sectors.
With 38 full time staff in offices in Brisbane, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts
and Melbourne, Three Plus offers specialist consultants in all communications
disciplines:
- issues and crisis management
- community relations - partnerships and consultation;
- government liaison;
- media relations, including media training;
- business and strategic planning;
- investor relations;
- brand management;
- marketing strategies;
- event management; and
- bid preparation and project management.
In recent years, the company has partnered with Queensland engineering firms
and major contractors to deliver project communications and community
consultation for key development and infrastructure projects valued at more
than $11 billion.
