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"January 9, 2008 was a Red Letter Day for the Mater Hospital Redevelopment PPP, with the commencement of services under the contract.  Building maintenance, cleaning, security, catering and material management are all now being managed by the Novacare Consortium.  Further, the Help desk is now in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be contacted on internal line 11 111."

 

 

Design & Construction Contractor

Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd

Abigroup is a major Australian engineering & construction group. Abigroup has earned its reputation as a leading construction company through commitment to excellence, our years of experience & our dedicated team who are leaders in their respective fields.
Abigroup are to undertake all design & construction work on the redevelopment of the Newcastle Mater Hospital & Mental Health Service.

Abigroup has gained extensive experience in the healthcare area, with over 35 successful Health construction projects delivered in the last 10 years. Some of these projects were the  Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Royal Brisbane Hospital, the Epworth East & Dandenong hospitals in Victoria & the Mater’s Mother hospital in Brisbane. Our past experience in the field stands us in good stead to ensure work is carried out with minimal disruption to staff, patients & the provision of normal services.

The high standard of Abigroup’s building division has been recognised with Abigroup taking out the National Professional Excellence award for its construction of the Epworth

Eastern Private Hospital in Victoria which was Project Directed by Matthew Davies who is the Projector Director of the Newcastle Mater Hospital.

Infrastructure Partnerships Australia ( IPA ) has named Abigroup as the Industry’s leaders in Contractor Excellence.

Abigroup have also been applauded for its safety initiatives by the Masters Builders Association & was awarded the top award in Construction for Excellence in Site Safety for Commercial Projects above $50 million for its record at the Newcastle Mater Hospital, including no lost time on site to injury since the job started in November 2005.

Our focus was to obtain sub-contractors that work in the Newcastle/Hunter/Central Coast region, which we have successfully done so with over 90 % coming from the local area, including Abigroup’s own site staff which are locally based.

Team

Greg Sweeny - Project Director

Greg replaces Matthew Davies, who has returned to his home in Victoria to take up a position with Abigroup internally, managing PPP bids.  Greg is Abigroup's NSW Construction manager and has  background as a Civil Engineer.  He has been with Abigroup for a number of years and has extensive experience in numerous multi-million dollar construction projects.

 

Chris Hagan - Client & Communication Manager

Now that the majority of Design has been completed on the Project, the former Design Manager on site, Chris, becomes the new "face" of Abigroup for the Calvary Mater management and staff.

Abigroup Monthly Progress Reports

 

 


 

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