All the finalists in the ECA’s Presidential Excellence Awards, held on 18 November, showed that the coronavirus pandemic could not stop great companies from achieving great things, proving that when the going gets tough, the tough get going’. The winners are all, indeed, winners for coming out on top and once again, raising the bar for excellence in the electrical contracting industry!
Western Cape company, Besamandla, came out firing on all cylinders and took four awards: the National Safety Award for the Konkoonsies Solar Project; Installation of the Year – Hotels and Hospitals for the Khotsong TB Hospital contract; Best Contributor to Renewable Energy for the Aggeneys Solar Facility; and Reticulation Contractor of the Year for the project Wesley Wind Farm Facility Year 2.
Reliant Electrical won two awards: Installation of the Year – Office Blocks for the North-West University (Vaal) New Administrative Building; and the Special Innovative Projects Award for the Ngodwana Energy 25 MW Biomass Power Plant.
Congratulations to all the finalists and winners – your entries are proof that when the going gets tough, the tough get going!
The event was a grand affair with Mpho Popps as Master of Ceremonies, was live streamed to an audience across South Africa from the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg.
The winners and finalists are:
Installation of the Year – Industrial
Sponsored by DEHN Africa
Winner: B&W Instrumentation and Electrical (Sappi Saiccor Vulindlela Project)
First Runner-Up: Besamandla (Cape Town Data Centre Phase 2)
Second Runner-Up: Edison Power KZN) (D Fence K297 Manufacturing)
Installation of the Year – Residential (Housing)
Sponsored by Shuttle Lighting
Winner: Vyfster Elektries (House Diedericks)
First Runner-Up: Vyfster Elektries (House Geldenhuys)
Second Runner-Up: Vyfster Elektries (House Viljoen)
Installation of the Year – Residential (Complexes)
Sponsored by Major Tech
Winner: ISE Group (The Augusta Apartment)
Installation of the Year – Office Blocks
Sponsored by ECASA Wired Newsletter
Winner: Reliant Electric (North-West University – Vaal – New Administrative Building)
First Runner-Up: Edison Power Gauteng (Deloitte South Africa HQ at River Creek, Waterfall, Midrand)
Second Runner-Up: Edison Power KZN (SANBS)
Installation of the Year – Hotels and Hospitals
Sponsored by Major Tech
Winner: Besamandla (Khotsong TB Hospital)
First Runner-Up: Edison Power Gauteng (Chris Hani Baragwanath 500-Bed Hospital)
Second Runner-Up: ISE Group (Shamwari Private Game Reserve)
Installation of the Year – Retail and Shopping Centres
Sponsored by Major Tech
Winner: Edison Power Gauteng (Tlhabane Square)
First Runner-Up: LN Force Electrical and Air Conditioning (Shell Moses Mabida & Spar Express Pietermaritzburg)
Second Runner-Up: Turner Electrical (Superspar and Tops Rivonia)
Best Contributor to Energy Efficiency
(no award)
Best Contributor to Renewable Energy
Sponsored by ECASA Wired Newsletter
Winner: Besamandla (Aggeneys Solar Facility)
First Runner-Up: Vyfster Elektries (Solar Installation for Wilcom Office, Centurion)
Second Runner-Up: Vyfster Elektries (Blignaut Blue Star)
Reticulation Contractor of the Year
Sponsored by SA Electrical Contractor magazine
Winner: Besamandla (Wesley Wind Farm Facility Year 2)
First Runner-Up: Besamandla (Cape Town Data Centre Phase 2 Year 1)
Second Runner-Up: Turner Electrical (Quagga Shopping Centre)
Apprentice of the Year
Male
Sponsored by HellermannTyton
Winner: Tiisetso Nthite (Datalec)
First Runner-Up: Linda Lubisi (Datalec)
Second Runner-Up: Otshepeng Motsoai (Datalec)
Female
Sponsored by Brother
Winner: Nokwanda Danisa (Edison Power KZN)
First Runner-Up: Asavela Tsitywa (Edison Power KZN)
Second Runner-Up: Busisiwe Lamula (Masedi Electrical)
Overall Apprentice of the Year
Sponsored by HellermannTyton
Winner: Tiisetso Nthite (Datalec)
Women-Owned Business of the Year
Sponsored by HellermannTyton
Winner: Andre Els Engineering
First Runner-Up: LN Force Electrical and Air Conditioning
Second Runner-Up: Siyaya Power Solutions
National Safety Award
Sponsored by Shuttle Lighting
Winner: Besamandla (Konkoonsies Solar Project)
First Runner Up: Reliant Electrical (Ngodwana Energy 25 MW Biomass Power Plant)
Second Runner-Up: Edison Power Gauteng (Deloitte South Africa HQ at River Creek, Waterfall and Steve Tshwete District Hospital, Middelburg)
Third Runner-Up: Elex Khanyisa Electrical & Maintenance Services (Africa Sun Solar Project)
Special Innovative Projects Award
Sponsored by ECA Presidential Awards
Winner: Reliant Electric (Ngodwana Energy 25 MW Biomass Power Plant)
First Runner-Up: Edison Power KZN (SANBS)
Second Runner-Up: Designer Lighting (Festive Lighting for BCM 2020/2021)
Apprentice Host Employer of the Year
Sponsored by ECA Presidential Awards
Winner: Presto Electrical
First Runner-Up: Masedi Electrical
Second Runner-Up: 24 Solutions
Regional Excellence Award
Winner: Highveld Region (Regional Director, Chris Koen)
