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North Constructions celebrates 20 years and takes out MBA Award
For directors Tim Cornish and Phil Thompson, receiving three excellence in building awards at the 2007 Newcastle Master Builders Awards Night was the highlight of the year for a company.
Awards were received for:
• Lakes Grammar School, Warnervale
• Calvary Aged Care Facility, Cessnock, and
• St David’s Presbyterian Church, Woy Woy
North’s success in recent years has seen growth in their estimating and project management teams  resulting  in an expansion of their North Gosford offices with a fresh new look.
“Also in 2007 two of our apprentices received  Apprentice of the Year Awards for excellence in their studies and work performance,” said Mr Cornish.
2007 was also a big year for North in respect of projects which included:
• 122 Bed Avondale Aged Care Facility, Cooranbong
• Rudolf Steiner School extensions at Fountaindale
• School extensions at St Johns Primary School, Lambton
• Refurbishments to Terrigal Crowne Plaza and Laycock Street Theatre
•  Corporate facilities at Gosford Greyhound Racing
Mr Cornish said that Norths had started 2008 strongly with projects that include:
• Cessnock Performing Arts Centre
• Booths Motor Group Service Centre, Gosford
• Office building at Gosford Council’s Erina Depot
• Gosford RSL Leisure Living Community Centre
• Oncology ward at John Hunter Hospital
•  Amenities buildings at Pat Morley Oval,  and
• 2 water treatment buildings at Vales Point Power Station
With many more projects currently being tendered, 2008 promises to be Norths biggest year.

Bayer puts North Wyong business on the market
Bayer Australia’s CropScience Division has put their North Wyong animal health and crop products packaging facility up for sale as a going concern. The business comprises all of the freehold land and buildings along with formulation and packaging plant.
The plant has a formulation capacity of 21,000 tonnes per annum with storage capacity of 2,600 tonnes of finished goods in the dangerous goods warehouse, 4,100 tonnes of raw materials in buildings and bunds and 180 kilolitres of bulk flammable/non-flammable liquids storage
Supply and Operations Manager, David Clark said that the plant moved to contract packaging animal health and crop protection products some years ago. “Bayer products no longer represent a significant proportion of the total plant capacity,” he said.
The quantity of product now going through the facility no longer fits our strategy going forward.  However, we do want to maintain the experience of the staff at the plant.  We would like to see it continue to operate in its present form and packaging our brands.”
Bayer have owned and operated the site since 1987.  They currently employ thirty-five people at the plant.

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