2017 Finalist

Congratulations Joe Grimes Quality System Specialist Joe Grimes joined Ventia as part of our Business Management System (BMS) implementation team. By continually striving to improve the user experience, Joe delivered a unique solution that’s made it easier for crews to access the latest safety procedures while on the road. The BMS houses our…

Congratulations Phil Vincent Every year, our Brisbane Motorway Services team measure the light illumination levels of the CLEM7 tunnel road surface in Queensland, Australia to determine cleaning requirements for preventative asset maintenance. The panels must reflect a minimum of 60 percent light. Seeking to create greater efficiencies in the data gathering process across…

Congratulations Jude D'Cruz, Ivan Di Giusto, Matthew Henderson and Arjun Narang June 2013, a total system failure of the Kurnell Vacuum Sewer in South Sydney Australia, resulted in the loss of wastewater services for hundreds of customers. After restoring the system, Ventia was engaged to trial innovative, cost effective ways to prevent further system…

Congratulations Dan Rolls After taking on the role of Improvement Works Manager, overseeing the design and construction of projects for the Ventia Boral Amey Joint Venture, Dan Rolls devised a range of clever ways to extend his client’s fixed budget for maintenance works across 1000km of road in South Queensland. First, Dan and…

Congratulations Greg Cox, Matthew Nelson, Darren Nolan, Andrew Riddell and Brett Simpson The Brisbane Motorway Services team in Queensland, Australia possess a genuine hunger for innovation which drives everything they do. In looking for ways to maintain safe lane availability, the team developed an in-house designed and constructed Traffic Offender Detection System, which detects…

A tribute to Bruce Cooper Sadly, Bruce passed away shortly before this issue of Connect was published. Bruce was a respected member of the Brisbane Motorway Services (BMS) team since December 2009. We wish to honour Bruce and acknowledge his contribution to Ventia with this tribute. Voted employee of the…

Congratulations Sean Alderton, Jim Allen, Neil Barnes, Kane Cassells, Darren Currie, Ahmed Hamka, Bassam Nazzal, Neal Sichter, Gary Vogel, John Wallwork In early 2017, Tropical Cyclone Debbie devastated parts of Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia. Heavy winds and torrential rain caused damage to the nbn network infrastructure, leaving tens…

Congratulations Sven-Helmut Barthelme, Mark Bennett, Simon Body, Mitchell Casey, Alexandra Court, Patrick Finlay, Adam Fletcher, Catherine Fletcher, Holly Fletcher, Allan Garland, Andrew Hutchison, Luke Hutchison, Jerome Liutaki, Timothy Lovell, Steve McKeown, Joabie Meuleman, Scott Meulman, Peter Whittaker and Ben Willis The Macdonaldtown Gasworks Remediation is one of our most awarded projects, setting the benchmark for excellence…

Congratulations Craig Gordon, Peter Hughes, David Mooney and David Wright The Ericsson Wireless Project team are responsible for building the fixed wireless network that connects regional Australians to the nbn. The installation process requires extensive network testing using a mount and mast attached to the back of a technician’s vehicle. When the testing equipment detached…

Congratulations Jason Quarta and John Dellis Our Cross City Tunnel (CCT) team in Sydney Australia operate and maintain one of the city’s most important pieces of transport infrastructure. Over the past 10 years, they’ve helped move more than 150 million cars safely through the tunnel, and managed more than 1,800 incidents without harm.…