The NZIOB GIB Awards for Excellence in the Building Profession and the Young Achiever’s Award were presented on Friday 26 August at a dinner held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland. The NZIOB Awards are about recognising excellence of individuals or teams engaged in the building industry.

Mainzeal’s Stephen Kleehammer was a very deserving recipient of the NZIOB Young Achiever's Award. The Award recognises a person with vision who is deemed to have the potential to make a significant lifetime contribution to the building industry through their personal skill and judgment. Stephen joined Mainzeal’s Christchurch crew in July this year and is a member of the MWH/Mainzeal JV team on Vero works.

Mainzeal Project Manager Nigel Burns received a Highly Commended Award for his work on the Wellington Airport International Passenger Terminal project. Nicknamed The Rock, the project was complex due to its location and form.

Mainzeal Project Manager Kevin Burke was a finalist in the Innovation category for his work associated with the Victory Christian Church project. Kevin and his team developed a methodology solution involving working within a temporary enclosure to meet the project’s stringent Resource Consent conditions relating to excavation of contaminants.

At the awards dinner NZIOB took the opportunity to admit Peter Menzies as an Honorary Member in recognition of his contribution to the industry. Peter Menzies is a former CEO and Chairman of Mainzeal Group and he has a 22 year history with Mainzeal.