Hanson Swan Business Awards 2008

The Winners 2008

ENGINEERING FIRM TAKES OUT TOP AWARD AT THE HANSON SWAN BUSINESS AWARDS 2008

 

For 30 years McDowall Affleck Pty Ltd have been known for the quality and practicality of engineering solutions and this coupled with their ability to diversify to become a multi-disciplined enterprise has enabled them to secure Swan’s most prestigious business award for 2008.

 

McDowall Affleck Pty Ltd have won the Swan Business of the Year category of the Hanson Swan Business Awards 2008 that recognises business excellence in the Swan Region.

During 30 years of operation McDowall Affleck has grown from a consulting engineering practice in Midland, with only civil and structural engineering services to offering design, project management and construction services to the fields of mechanical, structural, civil and land development engineering as well as exporting their services and high end technology to Asia and Europe.

 

The Business Person of the Year for 2008 was Brian Hunt.  From Brian Hunt Pty Ltd in 1978 to Hunt & Rodgers Pty Ltd to Statewest Surveying & Planning to Midland Project Management, Brian has become a highly regarded and well respected planner in Western Australia.  His commitment to the Swan region, the realisation of Midland as a vibrant centre and the Swan Valley as a premium wine growing area has led him to participate in a wide range of voluntary roles to which he brings great experience and expertise.  His recreational adventures are legendary and his newest venture with his wife Heather, Entopia Wines, further cements his commitment to our region.

 

A total of 12 Awards were presented this year and included the new category of Contribution to Exports, with award winners coming from commercial areas throughout the Swan region.  Sandalford Wines have been a recipient of these awards each year since 2004 and both Jimmy Dean’s Diner and Chesters Restaurant have won their respective categories two years in a row.

 

The Winners of all categories and sponsors are as follows:

 

External Presentation                 Café De Lucas The Crescent, Midland

Sponsored by Midland Redevelopment Authority

 

New Business                            Australian Experiential Learning Centre Midland

Sponsored by Small Business Development Corporation

 

Contribution to Exports             Midland Brick Company P/L Middle Swan

Sponsored by City of Swan

 

Retail Business                          Sorelle Gourmet Deli Midland

Sponsored by Community Newspaper Group

 

Professional Services                 Avon Legal Midland

Sponsored by The Stefanelli Group of Companies

 

Youth Employment & Training   Verriers Engineering Bassendean

Sponsored by Midland Brick Company Pty Ltd

 

Quality Customer Service           The Coffee Club Midland Gate

Sponsored by The Echo Newspaper

 

Tourism Award                          Sandalford Wines Caversham

Sponsored by East Metropolitan Regional Council

 

Restaurant of the Year              Chesters at Heafod Glen Henley Brook

Sponsored by Snap Printing Midland

 

Family Dining Restaurant of the Year    Jimmy Deans Diner Midland

Sponsored by Swan Chamber of Commerce

 

Swan Business Person of the Year        Brian Hunt Baskerville

Sponsored by Your Local Liberal Team

 

Swan Business of the Year          McDowall Affleck Pty Ltd Midland

Sponsored by Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd

 

 

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