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HVACR Leadership Awards
shoddy installation which requires a complete makeover. “Short cuts give the entire industry a bad name,” he says. Even as an apprentice he worked in various areas of the trade. In his second year he won the Brian James Award before being sent to China to work on the Nansha Ferries.
There aren’t many areas of the trade he hasn’t covered from residential and commer- cial through to ships and wineries.
Wenz said he chose the name Mission Air be- cause most jobs end up turning into a mission. Speak to some of his customers in Perth, such as GE Healthcre or the St John Ambulance (WA) and they will explain why he is such a great contractor.
“He is very straight to the point and always fair when it comes to customers, employees and fellow colleagues.” ✺
This year there is five finalists in the Contractor of the Year category.
Innovator of the Year Award
THERE ARE THREE Finalists for this award which is sponsored by Toshiba Air Condition- ing. They are:
TopWise founder/director, Paul Hawkins, has provided the HVACR industry with a cost effec- tive platform that allows manufacturers and suppliers to use TopWise for warranty and after sales service. Suppliers can track their products through the warranty phase and beyond. The system is great for managing contractors, re- frigerants, assets, tools, clients, in fact every as- pect of the business.
Regulator Australia CEO, Neil Kenny, has been at the forefront of industry innovation in Australia for 44 years. During that time Regulator has devel- oped many new and advanced control systems for the HVAC industry. Kenny spent many hours lis- tening to the complaints of technicians, investing in R&D and has maintained a commitment to the design, development and manufacture of solu- tions right here in Australia.
Western Sydney University senior lecturer, Va- hid Vakiloroaya, is an innovator on a mission. Not only is he the author of 12 engineering books, Vak- iloroaya has been recognised as one of the top 50
most innovative engineers in Australia by Engi- neers Australia. His very own invention which has been commercialised here and overseas can re- duce the electricity consumption of air condition- ing systems by 20-40% and greenhouse gas emis- sions by 15-30%. ✺
The audience waiting for award winners to be announced.
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