Unidel GIS Manager receives SIBA Chairman's Award
Unidel GIS Manager Kimberley Worthy has won the Spatial Industries Business Association Chairman's Award at the 2011 Queensland Spatial Excellence Awards.
In his speech to the audience of 300 guests, the SIBA Chairman said Kimberley's dedication and drive had resulted in technical innovations and knowledge sharing among her colleagues and spatial peers in Queensland. Kimberley is the current Treasurer of the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Young Professionals Committee where she mentors university students and is involved with local GIS events promoting the industry.
Kimberley is committed to achieving innovative spatial data solutions for Unidel's clients. With a strong technical background in geographic information systems, Kimberley provides GIS-centric solutions to support and add value to Unidel's environmental planning, surveying, cultural heritage and land access services.
The Unidel team congratulates Kimberley on receiving this prestigious award. To contact Kimberley, please email her at kworthy@unidel.com.au.
Unidel CEO appointed to IAQ board
Unidel's Chief Executive Officer Chris Brooks has been appointed to the board of the Infrastructure Association of Queensland (IAQ).
Since its inception, the IAQ has developed a reputation as the pivotal private sector infrastructure body in Queensland. IAQ consults widely with the Queensland Government and various local government bodies throughout Queensland on critical infrastructure policy issues.
Unidel is proud to continue supporting the IAQ.
Unidel’s donation to Angel Flight
Unidel is proud to donate $25,000 to Angel Flight – our chosen principal beneficiary for 2010 – in recognition of the remarkable service the not-for-profit organisation provides to rural Australians.
At Unidel, we work substantially in country areas delivering land access, environment, stakeholder engagement, spatial data, project controls and contract administration, and technical services to our clients.
A lot of our people have also hailed from the bush so we recognise the tyranny of distance and the stress encountered when illness or tragedy strikes people that live in remote areas. It’s for those reasons, and more, that the Angel Flight cause is close to our hearts.
Angel Flight is a charity that coordinates non-emergency flights to help country people trying to deal with the triple trouble of bad health, poor finances and daunting distance. All flights are free and may involve patients traveling to medical facilities anywhere in Australia.
Angel Flight's charter is to facilitate non-emergency access to medical care for people who would otherwise not have access, or would have access only with hardship, either physical or financial.
Angel Flight pilots come from all walks of life and donate their time, their skills and most of their aircraft costs for each flight.
To find out more about Angel Flight, visit www.angelflight.org.au
Unidel goes international
Unidel is now providing specialist pipe mill inspection services into for QGC’s QCLNG Project of the pipe mill and coating facility in Shanghai, central China.
Unidel is providing inspection services to the project with two internationally-accredited inspectors to review steel quality, undertake ultrasonic testing of seam welding, review coating application, undertake the Manufacturer’s Data Report (MDR) compilation and be responsible for the overall pipe quality during the manufacturing process.
The inspection services, which will be carried out over a 12 month period, form a critical component of the project and will ensure the integrity of the pipe and coating prior to shipment and subsequent installation in Queensland.
Bao Steel has been contracted to provide 350 kilometres of DN1050mm (42 inch) X 70 grade coated line pipe which will be used to transport coal seam methane from Queensland’s Surat Basin gas fields to Gladstone as part of the QGC’s QCLNG project.
Unidel – the next generation
As part of Unidel’s work experience program, we are currently assisting four university students to develop practical skills in their chosen fields.
The students are at various stages of their degrees in the fields of engineering, occupational physiology, urban development and business law. At Unidel, they are working on various projects within their disciplines which will provide them with invaluable hands on experience.
As the skills shortage continues to tighten its grip on the energy and infrastructure industries, it’s our goal to develop the skills of young people as much as possible. It’s one little way we can continue to feed the industry with talented, skilled people the industry needs.
Partnership with Greening Australia
We partner with Greening Australia Queensland to deliver vegetation and biodiversity offset services. As Queensland's most experienced offset solutions team, we get the results our clients need to meet their legal obligations.
We have facilitated more than 2,000 hectares of approved offsets and have secured (for conservation purposes) more than 300,000 hectares of vegetation on privately owned land. We also have Queensland's largest land bank with more than 3,500 sites registered with suitable vegetation to meet clients' offset needs.
Visit our website vegetationoffsets.com.au to find out more.
Stephen Callaghan heads Unidel's project controls and contract administration group
We've grown our business to offer project controls and contract administration services - an important extension to the project development and delivery services we currently provide our clients.
The group - led by Stephen Callaghan - is delivering specialist services in project delivery, contract development, project administration, audit and dispute resolution.
The new group was formed after Unidel successfully processed a transaction with Stephen's company - Stephen Callaghan and Associates - resulting in Unidel purchasing the company. Stephen is now a Unidel Director.
Stephen has experience providing contract advice and services for major infrastructure projects and alliances including gas pipelines, power stations, and road and bridge developments.
To find out more on our project controls and contracting services, contact Stephen on 07 3229 2500 or email scallaghan@unidel.com.au
