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February 10th 2010
Matt Shorten, Managing Director of Balance Carbon, has a message for business: establish and implement an emissions management strategy now or pay spiralling costs in the decades to come. In short, he says, businesses can no longer afford to hesitate in creating changes to meet the increasing pressures associated with an imminent carbon price across the Australian economy.
In addition, Australia’s export markets are increasingly focussing on emissions and are already applying pressure to make our exporters accountable for the emissions resulting from the production and transport of their products.
In essence, Mr Shorten said the emissions market is coming at Australian business in two directions – from domestic and foreign customers of our goods and services imposing their carbon reduction commitments and from the Federal Government’s commitment to a carbon price in our economy through an ETS scheme or similar.
No matter where the pressure comes from Mr Shorten predicts carbon costs will likely spiral dramatically upwards.
“If you consider that the current debated cost per tonne of CO2 under the first year of an Australian ETS is $10, you can expect that will double and potentially triple by even 2015."
“It’s these kinds of figures that start to drive a company toward energy and resource efficiency.”
Mr Shorten’s powerful take on the industry of carbon emissions management will be presented today in a series of symposiums in Brisbane on the energy industry being conducted by the Norfolk Group of engineering companies. Norfolk includes engineering brands such as O’Donnell Griffin and Haden. Senator Santo Santoro will be hosting the event on behalf of the Norfolk Group, his industry knowledge and exposure unparalleled in the Queensland sector.
The symposiums are rolling out nationally, in June in Melbourne, in July in Adelaide and will be presented at a number of important conferences. This includes its staging during Sydney’s ARBS Conference from 12-14 April in an adjacent venue so delegates are able to be attend.
As Mr Shorten points out, a whole range of companies, those producing 125 kilo tonnes CO2 within a fixed financial year, already face mandatory reporting and disclosure, under the Federal Government’s 2007 NGER Act. In the financial year of 2009-2010, that legislation’s threshold (above which a company must disclose its emissions) falls to 87.5 tonnes, the following year of 2010-2011 to 50 tonnes.
But the good business of managers creating systems to measure, manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions is not just about direct financial cost per tonne nor about avoiding legislative penalties: “In many industries, where other countries have emission reduction commitments already in place, to maintain market access, an Australian company can simply no longer ignore it.”
“Overseas competitors are finding it a useful way to block imports, so Australian businesses and industries in that position of needing to keep their way in, simply have to have an emissions figure and various management commitments sorted out.” Mr Shorten, whose company BalanceCarbon, provides carbon management consultancy to business, cites the agribusiness sector including wine, fishery and even textile industries as prime candidates in this arena.
“We have one client who has been approached by Armani and Marks & Spencer who want the top quality Australian wool but will only purchase it with an emissions offset price that covers the raising of the sheep, the shearing, super washing, spinning, dyeing, and freighting. Supply chains are now asking companies to supply that offset figure.”
“And in terms of carbon labelling, the UK company Tesco, for example, is beginning to require product suppliers to label their products, so a packet of chips for example will tell you how many grams CO2 there are per gram of product. This gives consumers the opportunity to make an informed decision.”
In tomorrow’s symposium, key speakers include O’Donnell Griffin QLD State Manager, Mr Greg Skyring, O’Donnell Griffin HSEC Manager Mr Michael Wright, speaking on the need to prepare for this change within the engineering sector, and a presentation by eminent energy conservation speaker, Mr Kim Finnimore, of the Energy Conservation Systems company.
“The symposiums will run regularly throughout 2010,” says Mr Frank Halman, convenor of the series and O’Donnell Griffin’s National Service Business Development Manager.
“As Matt quotes in his presentation, a manager doesn’t have the luxury any more of querying the reality of climate change. The market has already decided it’s real and companies must adapt.”
“A big part of the process is understanding what the market drivers are,” said Mr Shorten. “Yes, there are some pretty big risks but there’s also some pretty significant opportunities in a carbon-constrained environment.”
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January 30th 2010
As the complexity of mechanical engineering projects and environmental regulations continues to increase, the need for an engineering department who can respond to the challenges of the industry intensifies.
Haden Engineering has recently appointed internationally experienced Howard Nguyen to the role of National Engineering Manager. Howard’s aim is to continue to expand on the depth of engineering talent and framework built over the past 40 years in Australia to ensure Haden continues to be at the leading edge of mechanical engineering.
“Haden already has an engineering team with a depth of experience developed on past and current projects. Four of our most senior engineers each have over 30 years experience in the industry and our more junior engineers have developed skills beyond their years by working as part of a team on complex and challenging projects”, explains Howard. “The complexity of some of the larger projects on the board and the high degree of innovative or ground breaking technology being used means that we need to continue building our capabilities to cater for this.”
No-one is better placed than Howard to lead the charge. Having developed his career outside Australia, part of this with one of the largest mechanical engineering consultancies in the world, he has worked on difficult and complex projects, directing teams whose members were spread across the globe. The Abu Dhabi Plaza project of 600,000 m2 in Kazakhstan, the Zaradye Project of 530,000m2 in Russia were some of the largest projects Howard directed.
Howard and his team have put in place measures to ensure Haden has the right skills in the right place, at the right time, as demanded by each project. This ranges from mechanical engineering, commissioning and project management. Haden’s Engineering Centre of Excellence has a centralised core which supports engineering activity throughout branches across the country
“If we take on a large project in a regional area, we will centralise the management of the design, and engineering to support the branch to develop the skills they can use in future,” explains Howard. “We believe when it comes to complicated and large projects we need a pool of experienced engineers that we can draw on while building up the local expertise. This opens up a world of opportunities for employees as we really encourage team work on projects. Younger engineers work side-by-side with experienced engineers to gain firsthand experience. Employees who are keen to move interstate or overseas can also consider these opportunities.
Haden’s Personal Development Program focuses on providing the tools and training opportunities to develop according to their own personal interests as well as company needs. All our engineers complete Greenstar and/or NABERS accreditation schemes to make sure they are abreast of potential issues but are also encouraged to become members of their local industry associations.
The outlook for Haden’s engineering professionals in Australia looks great, according to Howard. “Engineering will be as big as the business opportunities that we actively chase. Haden will continue to grow on its name, its great people oriented culture, and its engineering capability.”
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December 15th 2009
Adelaide zoo’s latest arrivals, four year old Wang Wang and his three year old female companion Funi, are enjoying the comfort of their new enclosure complete with refrigerated rocks designed and installed by the Adelaide branch of Haden Engineering.
The second oldest zoo in Australia, Adelaide Zoo houses almost 300 native and exotic species and has a successful breeding program. The Panda enclosure incorporates a panda holding area with a bamboo room complete with bamboo specially delivered from Sichuan province. It also houses day rooms, keeper’s corridors, kitchen areas and plant room on the north western side.
“The South Australian climate is much hotter than the pandas’ natural environment, so great effort has gone into ensuring they will not suffer from the hot, dry conditions”, explains Mark Stevenson of Haden’s Adelaide installation team. “To accommodate this, the enclosure is cooled in two ways: an air handling unit services the day rooms while the actual enclosure is cooled using six large, chilled rocks spread around the periphery of the area.”
The chilled ‘rocks’ are molded from glass reinforced concrete to resemble rock formations. Inside is a copper coil supplied with water chilled to 6 degrees and a temperature sensor which is used to maintain the temperature to around 10 degrees. This will provide a constant source of cooling even in the outside environment and will allow the pandas to move freely from the air-conditioned enclosed space of the day rooms to the outdoors enclosure in relative comfort.
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November 23rd 2009
The massive dust clouds that hit Sydney and Brisbane over the last few weeks resulted in the majority of open recirculating cooling water systems receiving considerable airborne contamination. Haden advised Climate Control News on the importance of remediating air conditioning systems after severe weather, fire and flooding events.
While proactive maintenance regimes are essential for maintaining the health and efficiency of air conditioning systems, freak storm, flood or fire activity causes havoc that no one can prepare for.
With the frequency of dust storms and severe weather occurrences, Haden’s service manager for Broken Hill, Matthew Mann, has had to cope with the remediation of HVAC units on a large scale, with as many as five severe dust storms pass through in five weeks. “It is pointless to be proactive and give everything a once-off clean, as these storms are unpredictable. We have to deal with it as best we can and identify any problem areas and rectify prior to breakdowns occurring.”
Standard fresh air and supply air filters have been choked with the fine dust particles, and in some cases, the particles have passed through the filters and contaminated the whole conditioned space, not to mention leaving a residue throughout the
internal ductwork and components.”
But it is much more than that, he says. “Switchboards have been contaminated and condenser coils have been affected. The true
effects will not be known until we have our first hot summer days, when systems will begin shutting down due to high head pressures from the blocked condenser coils.”
The sheer amount of dust settling in Broken Hill means that no system is immune. “Evaporative coolers have been similarly
affected. The dust has settled in the cooling pads, and once the cooler is turned on, a blast of dust enters the room, then as the water passes over the filter pads, the sump accumulates mud, which is then circulated back through the system.”
Click here to read the full article as it appeared in the December issue of Climate Control News.
(Parts of this interview reprinted with permission of Climate Control News.)
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October 27th 2009
The Cairns airport project involved the redevelopment of the two level domestic terminal and new departures area with ticketing and baggage handling facilities and the Qantas lounge. It has been developed in three stages. The scope of Mechanical Services for the Domestic Terminal Redevelopment includes the additional plant upgrading in the Central Services Building as well as chilled water air conditioning systems located in three separate plant rooms; mechanical ventilation systems; smoke spill systems; air conditioning and ventilation to the “fixed links” to the aeroplanes; and, interface with the Building Management System. All of the equipment used in this job was selected for its ability to improve energy efficiency.
The tropical weather of far north Queensland presented a challenge for Haden as the channels and ground works for installing the 150m of underground mains to pipe the chilled water to the domestic terminal kept filling up with water and delaying progress. However, the Haden team continued to meet their targets.
An added challenge presented to Haden was the security issues of working “airside” and the safety of people movement. Working in conjunction with Hansen Yuncken many tasks were undertaken over night with the terminal re-established to pristine condition for trading the following day.
Providing air conditioning in the tropics is of major importance and Haden had to ensure that the new air conditioning system was completed to the extent that comfortable conditions were maintained within the terminal, so the existing air conditioning could be made redundant to make way for further works.
Having worked on a number of projects with Hansen Yuncken over the years, including the Prince of Wales Hospital and Sydney Domestic Terminal 2, Haden’s aligned values and commitment to quality and safe work practices have helped them to develop a great rapport with each project team.
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October 21st 2009
Using new technology, effective building management systems and plain old common sense is all it takes to reduce the energy use and cost of air conditioning a building.
It is becoming more important for building owners than ever before to check the efficiency of air conditioning systems as increased government regulations, the proposed Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme, and the legislated phase out of R22 refrigerants used in older systems come into force.
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July 2009
Richard Smith, formerly General Manager within the Fire and Property Service Division of Norfolk, has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive of Haden Engineering. Richard has previously held strategic planning and development roles with Barclay Mowlem and Transfield. He is joined by: David Andrews in the role of General Manager, Business Development; Alan Dunn moves into the position of General Manager Haden Service; and George Komorowski as General Manager Haden Construction. Haden are currently working on Macquarie University Library, William McCormack Building Cairns and Port Hedland Hospital.
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June 14th 2009
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The challenge facing hotels to monitor and manage their energy use goes beyond simple cost management measures, explains Mark Dredge of Haden in the latest issue of Hotel Engineer.
In today’s world, the installation of a quality BMS is critical to reducing the carbon footprint of a hotel as desired in the 2020 initiative and to satisfy the desire of corporate travellers to demonstrate their green credentials through the accommodation they select.
Hotels are currently dealing with the competing demands of a clientele with increasingly sophisticated, high energy demands (eg temperature controlled rooms with individual setpoints, plasma TVs in standard rooms etc) and regulators requiring a reduction of energy use within all commercial buildings.
Energy costs are second only to staff costs in most hotels, so it is imperative to know where your energy is being used in order to better manage your systems. With mechanical services as one of the key consumers of energy (typically 50-60% of all energy consumed for a modern office) and water in many hotels during operation, this is the ideal place to start when looking at managing your hotel’s running costs.
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7th May2009
An apprenticeship programme dedicated to developing excellence in a new generation of HVAC&R technicians has picked up another two awards. Haden’s Cairns branch was honoured at the recent Skill360 Australia Annual Awards 2009 winning the Host Employer Award. This is the second major apprenticeship programme award Haden has been awarded in the past 12 months, receiving the Coolworld Award for Best Apprenticeship Programme last year.
“Investing in our apprentices is the only way we can guarantee that we will have a stable of professional, experienced tradespeople in years to come. It also allows us to give back to the community that we work in by providing meaningful employment opportunities to local and regional youth,” explained Martyn Wittebol, North Queensland Regional Manager. “In times like these, it is more important than ever that we ensure we are in a position to meet the demand when the economy picks up again with a reliable workforce,” Martyn continued.
Congratulations also go to Darren Mackedie, a 4th year apprentice with Haden’s Cairns branch who was selected from a field of 23 candidates as the Engineering Apprentice of the year. Haden apprentices Nick Webber, Mark Bender and Gary Blackman were also nominated for their dedication to excellence and commitment to their apprenticeship and studies.
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5th April 2009
Haden has commenced work on the William McCormack Place Stage 2 development, an eight storey Government office building in Cairns QLD. Utilising energy efficient technologies, the building has been designed to achieve 5 star Greenstar ratings for Office Design v2, Office As-built v2 and Office interiors v1.1.
The mechanical services component includes chilled water AHU / VAV airconditioning systems and associated ventilation. Inclusive of the mechanical system is an air cooled chilled water plant and associated equipment incorporating a stratified chilled water thermal energy storage tank (TES). A rotary sorption (Hygroscopic) enthalpy heat exchanger will provide outside air pre-conditioning to meeting rooms and on-floor AHU’s and there will also be standby diesel power generator and associated equipment installed.
To assist in the management of energy use within the building, the scope includes a central BMS control system integrating all mechanical, electrical, lift, security and access systems.
Full commissioning including building pressurisation and leakage testing will be completed prior to the project's scheduled completion date of mid 2010.
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12th March 2009
Haden is due to complete the construction phase of its latest Health industry project in NSW, the Mater Hospital Newcastle.
Haden’s engineering team took a collaborative approach to the design phase of this PPP project, actively working with the design consultants at each stage to maximise the energy and cost efficiency of the installation. This included using a central energy plant, variable speed high efficiency chillers, cooling towers, fans and pumps, all selected for their ability to improve energy efficiency.
Hospitals always provide challenges to HVAC systems because of the important role the systems play in ventilating and minimising exposure hazards for patients, workers and visitors. This includes minimising the airborne transmission of viruses, bacteria, fungal spores and bio-aerosols, as well as the environmental impact of the building and its systems.
Haden’s work on the Mater Hospital is the latest in a growing number of projects involving the development of energy efficient health industry facilities.
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18th February 2009
Service branches throughout the southern states have been inundated with calls and letters of praise from customers for their quick response to service calls during heatwave conditions. Technicians arrived to a standing ovation when they rushed to one customer site in Adelaide.
With the recent heatwaves in Victoria and South Australia where for more than 10 days straight the mercury hit 40˚C plus, the performance of the technicians and staff across both states was more than
outstanding.
In SA, the highest day temperature hit 47˚C in the shade, which translates to around 60˚C to 70˚C on a roof!
“All the technical team pitched in, with Account Managers and the Regional Manager attending calls, and office staff working overtime to make sure we delivered the service to the customers,” explained Paul Reynolds, Haden Regional Manager, SA & Northern Territory.
“All technicians made themselves available and assisted those rostered on after hours calls, with most averaging 60 hours for the week and some even more!”
Techs in SA arrived at a customer site to a standing ovation while a customer in Gippsland wrote a glowing account of the extraordinary efforts that Haden went to in order to ensure operations continued
at the local power plant.
From the floods in Queensland to the heatwave conditions and devastating fires in Victoria, Haden staff around the country have been displaying an extraordinary level of customer commitment over this peak period.
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16th January 2009
For children and staff at Tamworth High, working in a library with faulty air conditioning has been a regular part of school life. Despite many attempts at repairs by other air conditioning companies, it remained a problem until Haden’s Dion Madams and Mick Crough took up the challenge.
Tamworth High has a gas furnace/evaporative cooler twin system installed in the library. According to the Librarian, this system has never worked properly and has been subject to constant breakdowns over the past 25 years. Nobody has been able to fix this and over the course of its life, many components have been disconnected and many wiring changes have been made.
Michael and Dion have spent 5 days working on repairing this system, reconnecting components, re wiring and bringing this system back up to its original designed condition. Although labour intensive, under the contract Haden have to repair or replace the system. A replacement system could cost upwards of 60K due to the location.
In a letter of thanks from the Librarian, Elizabeth Adams, and the Principal of Tamworth High, Wayne Chaffey, they explain how Dion and Mick “left no stone unturned to get to the root of the problem and rise to the challenge of restoring it to a serviceable level. We very much appreciated their perseverance and expertise. They were thorough gentlemen and a credit to your company.”
Matt Mann, Area Supervisor-Building Services for Tamworth, Armidale and Moree Districts, passes on “a big thank you to Michael and Dion for their professionalism in both tradesmanship and customer service”.
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8th October 2008
Haden has been awarded a $14 million contract to provide heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for a 32-storey office and retail tower in Sydney’s CBD.
The development at 420 George Street is owned by Fortius Funds Management and the Lend Lease managed Australian Prime Property Fund, developed by Lend Lease Retail and project managed, designed and constructed by Bovis Lend Lease. It includes two levels of basement car parking, four levels of retail and twenty-eight levels of commercial office space. It is being constructed on the site previously known as MidCity Centre.
Haden’s contract covers the HVAC component for the entire project, including the supply, delivery and commissioning of mechanical services to the commercial office, retail, car park and utilities/service areas.
The project is aiming to achieve a high standard of environmental rating, demonstrating a commitment to minimising environmental impacts and reducing greenhouse emissions in the ongoing operation of the building.
Haden has recently completed other HVAC works at highly-rated Green Star and NABERS Energy projects, including the new Australian Taxation Office building in Canberra and the Darling Park 3 office building in Sydney.
Commenting on the 420 George Street project, David Rafter, Chief Executive of Norfolk’s Mechanical division, said: “This project aligns perfectly with our strategy to offer our customers sustainable solutions, through initiatives like using chilled beams on the perimeter, swirl diffusers and low temperature air.
“Haden’s involvement in the 420 George Street project extends the company’s position as the leading provider of HVAC and refrigeration maintenance services in Australia,” said Mr Rafter.
The expected completion date for the project is 2010 and Haden’s role is effective immediately.
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24th July 2008
Haden, part of Norfolk Group Ltd (ASX: NFK) within its Mechanical division, has been awarded a services contract at BHP Billiton’s mining operations at Mount Whaleback in Newman, Western Australia.
The two year contract includes the heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration preventative maintenance and emergency services work for the mining operations, and mechanical services work for the process cooling facility, substations and administration offices.
The contract also covers HVAC preventative maintenance and emergency services work for 1,400 houses in the Newman Township owned by BHP Billiton.
The first year of the contract is valued at over $2 million, with the contract set to run until 2010.
David Rafter, Chief Executive of Norfolk’s Mechanical division said: “This contract aligns perfectly with our strategy to increase our recurring revenue and focus on strategic alignment to growth markets such as the booming resources sector.
“The contract has also expanded our geographical coverage with the opening of a new Haden branch in Newman that will allow us to capitalise on other projects and opportunities in the area,” he said.
This project also supports Haden’s strategy to develop long-term and strong relationships with customers.
“It is very exciting to continue our long standing relationship with BHP Billiton which has been in place now for over 10 years. Our strong relationship, the quality service of provided by our technicians, our focus on the lifecycle of the HVAC asset and our responsiveness to customers’ queries – these were all key drivers behind the contract win,” said Mr Rafter.
“At Newman, Haden will be implementing an innovative auditing and reporting system for client assets and occupational health and safety (OH&S); these will be based on our existing systems and tailored for the specific requirements of the site and equipment.”
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7th July 2008
Haden has entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Efficiency Technologies Australia Pty Ltd (EffTec) to distribute EffTrack.
EffTrack is the only web-based chiller management program that provides in-depth, around-the-clock engineering analysis, the costs of chiller inefficiencies and immediate recommendations for correcting those inefficiencies. It is a breakthrough development offering a direct approach to streamlined chiller performance measurement.
“Closely managing the performance of equipment is one of the most effective ways to reduce energy consumption and running costs,” said David Rafter, Chief Executive of Norfolk’s Mechanical division.
“Haden has entered into a preferred supplier agreement with EffTec because we believe it is paramount to be at the forefront of offering sustainable solutions to our customers and EffTrack helps us achieve this,” Mr Rafter said.
On average, using the EffTrack tool can result in substantial energy savings, typically 15-20%. This increased efficiency leads to greater reliability and allows the customer to focus their maintenance spending on specific areas as opposed to routine preventative issues.
“It is well known that on average, commercial chillers run less than 1% of their time at full load,” explains Mark Dredge, Haden Building Management and Control Systems (BMCS) Manager.
“EffTrack can be used to track and predict the performance of a chiller at all load profiles allowing Haden to assist customers to run their chillers as efficiently as possible. This can help to reduce running costs, CO2 output and reduce the potential for un-scheduled down time.”
EffTrack provides Haden service technicians with the capability to benchmark the performance of a chiller before starting a maintenance contract with a new customer. For existing customers it can also offer solutions on how to improve the efficiency of their chillers.
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1st July 2008
Haden Engineering, a Norfolk Group Ltd. (ASX: NFK) company within its Mechanical division, has won the Commercial Mechanical Services Subcontractor Award at the 2008 Master Builders Excellence in Construction Awards held in Canberra.
Haden was honoured for its mechanical services design and construction work for Section 84 Building B – the new Australian Taxation Office building in Canberra.
David Rafter, Chief Executive of Norfolk’s Mechanical division, said the company is especially proud of this award.
“While we have been increasingly involved with a number of ABGR and Green Star rated construction projects, Section 84 was the first 4.5 ABGR and Green Star building project where we had responsibility for the design as well as construction,” Mr Rafter said.
“The project brief required an ABGR of 4.5, and while achieving this presented some challenges for us, it has led to several energy innovations that are new to construction. Some of the innovations in HVAC included low temperature supply air and low airflow rates. These have resulted in capital cost saving for the installation and also saved floor space for the tenants,” explains Mr Rafter.
A high performance façade system was developed to minimise the external heat transmission and solar load into the space. Also, in order to reduce energy consumption, the quantity of air to be circulated was reduced significantly from traditional design levels. With a reduction in the air quantity an increase in the temperature difference of the air was required in order to provide the necessary cooling capacity.
“This presented another challenge of maintaining comfortable conditions at low air flows and low air temperatures as this situation can easily result in drafts, stuffiness and hot and cold spots. We solved this through the use of air diffusion capable of effectively supplying the air at these conditions into the space,” Mr Rafter concluded.
The Master Builders Association is Australia’s major building and construction industry association. The Master Builders Excellence in Building Awards is the building and construction industries’ premier awards event of the year celebrating excellence in the industry.
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24th June 2008
Haden, a Norfolk Group Ltd (ASX: NFK) company within its Mechanical division, has been awarded a national contract with a major Australian oil company to service over 700 sites across Australia.
The one year contract, with a further four year extension, includes the HVAC and refrigeration preventative maintenance and emergency service work for the sites. The contract contributes to the ongoing success of Haden’s focus on recurring service revenue and there are further opportunities for growth with the awarding company.
“The contract demonstrates Haden’s ability to service a nationwide customer. Haden has established a strong relationship with this customer and has demonstrated its ability to provide a high level of service to them,” said David Rafter, Chief Executive of Norfolk’s Mechanical division.
Haden’s commitment to safety, including its outstanding safety record and robust processes were both key drivers in being awarded the contract. Technicians involved with servicing the company have received additional safety training to ensure that we meet the customer’s criteria.
The service work has begun in Victoria and the work extended across the country in June.
“We are delighted to be awarded this service contract and the opportunity to build a relationship with a major Australian oil company. The contract demonstrates Haden’s commitment to national key accounts and our recurring revenue strategy,” Mr Rafter concluded.
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6th May 2008
Haden Engineering, a Norfolk Group Ltd. (ASX: NFK) company within its Mechanical division, has acquired Centre Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Pty Ltd (CRAC), the largest service based HVAC & R company in Alice Springs.
The acquistion will increase revenue by approximately $2.8 million and is expected to be earnings positive immediately. The acquisition will be funded out of existing cash and banking facilities.
One of the core elements of Haden’s growth strategy is bolt-on acquisitions that complement Haden technologically and geographically. The addition of Centre Refrigeration & Air Conditioning adds to Haden’s national network of branches across Australia, positioning Haden as a major HVAC & R service provider in Australia. It boosts recurring revenue earnings and adds highly qualified and experienced personnel to team.
“The acquisition will enable us to increase our footprint into the Northern Territory, adding to our existing branch in Darwin, to take advantage of strong growth in the area being driven by the mining, tourism and government sectors” said David Rafter, Chief Executive of Norfolk’s Mechanical division.
CRAC is a diverse business that undertakes a variety of service and maintenance activities in HVAC and related services in the Alice Springs region. Its major customers include The Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, Spotless (Department of Defence) and Smimmac.
The company has enjoyed a sound business relationship with Haden for over 10 years, subcontracting its services on a number of Haden’s national accounts. It has earned a reputation for strong management and leadership supported by competent technicians and staff. It is also recognised for being a quality provider, offering premium rate services and strong long term customer relationships.
CRAC’s current owner will become branch manager and the majority of the workforce will transfer over to Haden.
“We are delighted to be keeping the existing team in place and look forward to building on the excellent reputation that the business has earned” said Mr Rafter.
24th April 2008
Haden Engineering has won Best Apprentice Program at the 2008 CoolWorld Industry Awards held in Melbourne this week.
Haden’s commitment to ensuring that apprentice training is constantly monitored and reviewed to industry best practice was praised by the judges. “We are thrilled with winning this prestigious award. Investing in our workforce is a priority for us as we believe it results in a stable, experienced and highly skilled team and it starts with our apprentices,” explains David Rafter, Chief Executive of Norfolk’s Mechanical division.
Haden has 172 apprentices in a total Australian workforce of 1,078. Each apprentice is entered into an induction program with added support provided by a mentor. In a decentralised approach, local branch management determines the number of apprentices accepted each year, with the aim of achieving a good representation across Year 1 to Year 4 apprentices.
In presenting the award, the judges revealed how impressed they were with the comprehensive apprenticeship training, mentoring and staff support programs employed by Haden. CoolWorld judge Alan Obrart commented, “The program sets a benchmark for all that youth training should aim to achieve in our industry.”
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09 April 2008
Haden has appointed Mark Dredge as Manager - Building Management and Control Systems (BMCS).
Mark will oversee the development and implementation of a strategic plan to develop Haden's in-house capability in building management and controls system technology.
“The creation of this position allows us to provide an integrated solution to the management and control of building engineering services systems we install or maintain ourselves, rather than rely entirely on outsourced skill sets in controls and building management”, explained Ian Barrat, General Manager, Haden Construction. “This is particularly important with the emerging Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) standards resulting in greater need for verification of commissioning and operation and will allow us to bring the intellectual property in-house.”
Mark Dredge is excited by the challenge of this new role and the opportunity to work with Haden and Norfolk. “After many years spent working for product aligned companies, I am looking forward to the challenge of growing a vendor neutral BMCS business, building on Haden’s in-house engineering and design capabilities,” he explained. “My aim is to make sure that we deliver what we have offered to our customers, not only in HVAC but in building controls also.”
“Haden is in a great position in that we have a fantastic resource to build on in our team of 500-plus technicians. Not only will this complement the technical skills of our technicians, but it will offer them the opportunity to up skill into building management and control systems,” Mark explained.
Mark brings almost 30 years of experience in building engineering services control systems and HVAC service operations and management. Previously, Mark worked with Atlas Air, Trane and Siemens.
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Richard Nicholson
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Haden Engineering Pty Limited
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13 March 2008
The current talent shortage has affected the way companies recruit and retain staff. Employers are finding it difficult to keep up with the tight candidate market and candidates are finding themselves in a better position than ever to negotiate. Haden Engineering, a Norfolk Group company and one of Australia’s leading non-residential HVAC maintenance providers, is addressing this industry-wide issue by implementing strategies for staff development and initiatives to both retain and attract new talent.
Organic growth and investing in employees is a core company commitment at Haden. The company promotes its national foot print and its commitment to apprentices as a way to attract candidates to its business. Of its 800 employees, 183 are apprentices and trainees. Haden supports its apprentices throughout their training period and offers incentives to those who choose to become dual traders through flexible arrangements,with individiuals..
Haden also has additional internal training and educational programs for professionals, partnering with professional organisations such as Engineers Australia. This promotes the professional career development of Haden’s design engineers. Further to this, Haden supports the ongoing development of its senior people in the completion of their Masters in Business Administration and the National Certificate IV in Business for their front line managers. Employees have the opportunity to keep their professional qualifications up-to-date in order to adapt to new demands and challenges as well as underpinning the continuous development of Haden’s intellectual property.
Haden’s recent restructure of the construction and service departments has helped Haden to answer customer demand while benefiting staff development by providing employees with new opportunities to take on more challenging roles and specialise in a particular field.
Haden’s training and development initiatives also extend overseas. This year, Haden plans to send skilled Australian chiller technicians to its sister companies in India. They will conduct classroom and on-the-job training in several locations including Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore.
Haden has also developed strategies to ensure that the core values of the company are understood by and align with all employees. Integral to this is the four day COSMIC value program. The COSMIC program consists of educating staff on: Customer commitment, Our People, Success, Management Experience, Integrity and Communication
Milan Stanojevic, Divisional HR Manager (Norfolk Mechanical) says that “It is essential that all employees in the business are involved in the process of communicating the company’s core values.
Each employee of Haden will be involved in the COSMIC program, linking people into the core values and emphasising our dedication to our people.” said Mr Stanojevic.
Haden also offers flexible working options, mature-aged workers scheme and a fly-in fly-out option if workers are working on a site away from their residence.
Employees and organisations face an ever-changing business landscape in the mechanical industry and Haden realises that for an organisation to be competitive it must ensure it puts in place effective and meaningful strategies to attract and retain their best people.
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Richard Nicholson
Divisional Sales Manager
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Haden Engineering Pty Limited
Int: 61 417 231 551
Aus: 0417 231 551
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4 February 2008
Haden’s Head Office, situated in Rydalmere, Sydney achieved a whole building 4 Star ABGR (Australian Building Greenhouse Rating) through the energy saving schemes initiated by employees.
The challenge to obtain a base line rating and improve the building’s rating further was an outcome of Haden’s involvement in the 3CBDs programme, jointly coordinated by the City of Sydney, North Sydney and Parramata City Councils. The programme is aimed at assisting tenants to achieve energy efficiency in their current buildings.
Haden’s decision to join the 3CBDs program was the result of a grassroots Environmental Sustainability Committee formed by employees occupying the building, including members from Haden’s sister companies O’Donnel Griffin, WF Energy Controls and parent company Norfolk, an ASX listed company. The Committee developed an Energy Action Plan to reduce the energy consumption of the building.
This included:
- reduction of hours of operation of A/C systems to suit the occupancy hours
- Installation of electrical submeters on all lighting and power circuits
- lighting replacement with higher efficiecny T5 lamps and electronic ballasts
- installing boiling unit timers
- energy saving controls on IT equipment enabled
- LCD screens for PCs throughout
- Staff awareness and communication program
- Energy consumption tracking and performance reporting
- use of blinds to facilitate light and heating/cooling efficiency.
The rating is based on the 12 month operational energy use throughout the building, and reflects the office's energy performance and lower emissions of greenhouse gases.
"Haden assists our customers to install, operate and maintain energy efficient & environmentally friendly air-conditioning systems. Being a part of the 3CBDs Greenhouse Initiative better allows us to demonstrate our commitment that Haden’s facilities and processes seek to minimise our impact on the environment” said David Rafter, CEO Norfolk Mechanical.
The Committee and employees are now focusing on raising the rating to 4.5 Stars by June this year to meet the 3CBDs commitment.
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Richard Nicholson
Divisional Sales Manager
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Haden Engineering Pty Limited
Int: 61 417 231 551
Aus: 0417 231 551
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