July 26, 2017
Goomeri plumbing company James Giles Plumbing Pty Ltd has won the Queensland Gas Association Type B Gas Installation Of The Year award for the third year in a row.
The win was announced at the 2017 Plumbing and Gas Industry Awards held last Friday night at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The company is currently undertaking a large industrial natural gas project for the German based manufacturer Knauf Plaster Board Pty Ltd in Burnett Heads.
The project includes developing, installing and commissioning Type B gas appliances, gas feed and pipe work systems, and the design of an 11MW gas pressure reduction station into the large board line dryer.
James Giles Plumbing is also developing a gas safety management plan, Type B gas safety submissions and a hazardous area report for the gas system.
This year’s runners up, Queensland Industrial Gasfitting Services Pty Ltd, received a special commendation for their work on the development of a new facility for G-James at Eagle Farm.
The Plumbing and Gas Industry Awards are hosted by the Master Plumbers’ Association of Queensland and are sponsored by Tradelink.
The awards aim to highlight the work put into the industry by apprentices, plumbers, gasfitters, hydraulic consultants and other industry participants.
This year the awards recognised individuals and companies in 19 categories.
VIP guests at this year’s event were Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni, Shadow Minister for Housing Stephen Bennett, Shadow Minister for Energy Michael Hart, Shadow Assistant Minister for Preventing Family Violence Terri Butler, State Secretary of the Plumbing and Pipe Trades Employees Union Gary O’Halloran and Commissioner of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Brett Bassett.
