National Business Excellence Awards

Recognition, reward and celebration of stand-out business best practice, corporate conduct and success in small, medium and large businesses in the residential, commercial and civil construction sectors

Winners at the 2024 National Business Excellence Awards

National Business Excellence Award for Small Residential Building Business – Dornford Building Group

At Dornford Building Group, excellence drives everything they do. Their dedication to financial stability, best-practise processes, and continuous improvement ensures every project is efficient, reliable, and of the highest quality. Beyond building homes, Dornford Building Group prioritises customer relationships, corporate social responsibility, and making a positive impact in the communities they serve. Dornford Building Group exemplifies the spirit of business excellence.

National Business Excellence Award for Small Commercial Construction Business – Lowcock Builders

Lowcock Builders are a fourth-generation family business dating back over a century. Their commitment to business excellence, innovation, and community has been the driving force behind their enduring success. With a deep appreciation for their team, subcontractors, suppliers, and the local community, Lowcock Builders has played a pivotal role in shaping the Bowen and Whitsunday regions’ landscape, serving as a testament to their dedication and business excellence over four generations.

National Business Excellence Award for Medium Residential Building Business – Minniti Group

Minniti Group’s commitment to excellence reverberates throughout the entire organisation, profoundly influencing the business, employees and suppliers. With a commitment to quality, personalised service, and sustainability, their passion for craftsmanship and innovation ensures every project they undertake embodies quality and purpose. Backed by a dedicated team and trusted local suppliers, Minniti Group has earned a reputation as one of Perth’s top builders, and well-deserved recognition for their business excellence!

National Business Excellence Award for Medium Commercial Construction Business – Mead Con

Mead Con sets a benchmark for business excellence seamlessly integrating finance, project management, and human resources to deliver superior results. Beyond the construction site, they are leaders in sustainable practices, prioritising recycling and waste reduction while fostering strong community ties through empowering local small businesses and supporting community events, Mead Con plays a vital role in nurturing the local economy and environment.

National Business Excellence Award for Medium Civil Construction Business – Cord Civil

With over 30 years’ experience, Cord Civil delivers quality civil infrastructure. Their financial prowess and cash flow management ensures steady growth and financial resilience. Their focus on safety, quality, and environmental responsibility delivers exceptional civil infrastructure that impacts communities. Cord Civil sets the benchmark by embracing continuous improvement and advanced project management systems ensuring consistency in all facets of the business.

National Business Excellence Award for Large Residential Building Business – Carlisle Homes

For over 20 years, Carlisle Homes’ brand philosophy, of ‘Life’s Better,’ has been a guiding principle driving every decision. From strong financial stability to a thriving internal culture, they consistently attract top talent. Carlisle’s focus on growth, technology, and customer-first excellence sets them apart. Carlisle Homes recognition as a top Australian employer for the third consecutive year underscores their commitment to their people and their values.

National Business Excellence Award for Large Commercial Construction Business – JWLand

JWLand is a leader in Australian property exceling in large commercial projects with resilience and strategic financial management maintaining a robust balance sheet allowing investment in new opportunities and innovations. Their integrated approach to urban planning, design, construction, and finance ensures high standards across every project. Committed to quality, sustainability, safety, and community, JWLand prioritizes local talent and client satisfaction driving long-term growth.

National Business Excellence Award for Large Civil Construction Business – Wodens

Established in 1958 Wodens has shown remarkable growth and resilience since 2019, doubling annual turnover and diversifying their client base, embracing larger and more significant projects. Recognised for excellence by their peers in the Civil Contractors Federation, Wodens’ commitment to quality and success is highlighted by their innovative use of GPS technology, sustainable investment and strong focus on employee development and community engagement.

Winners at the 2023 National Business Excellence Awards

National Business Excellence Award for Small Residential Building Company – allenCO Construction

allenCO Constructions core philosophy focuses on delivering superior services while maintaining financial stability, compounding to grow profits and engaging both customers and suppliers with a financially strong business. allenCo Constructions’ implementation of best practice fosters a culture of sound financial management, personalised service and a commitment to meeting clients needs, has helped establish allenCo Constructions as an industry trailblazer.

National Business Excellence Award for Small Commercial Construction Company – Collins Construction

Collins Constructions is one of North Queensland’s leading commercial construction businesses with a policy to exceed international quality standards and standards set by stakeholders. A customer-focussed leader in its field and recognised for providing superior quality products and services; the hallmark of Collins Constructions’ culture is integrity and a commitment to excellence.

National Business Excellence Award for Small Civil Construction Company – Cord Civil

Established for 30 years, Cord Civil has a proud history and reputation for delivering quality civil infrastructure in the ACT region. Cord Civil has established financial processes to ensure they effectively manage growth in line with the overall company strategy. Cord Civil utilises specialized software to automate processes and provide accurate reporting with their Integrated Management System ensuring consistency in all facets of the business and strategic direction.

National Business Excellence Award for Medium Commercial Construction Company – CplusC Architects & Builders

CplusC specialises in delivering site specific architectural projects. Their success is driven by a commitment to understanding clients requirements and the use of Cost-Plus contracts and regular progress payments ensuring cost variations align with client expectations. CplusC utilises accounting technology delivering admin efficiency, data accuracy and providing instant insight into the business financials.

National Business Excellence Award for Medium Civil Construction Company – Bear Claw Concreting

Bearclaw Concreting has transitioned from a small concreting provider to a major civil contractor working on defence projects in the Northern Territory. Bearclaw’s success is driven by their ability to work in high security environments and establish reliable systems to deliver solutions in harsh outback conditions. Bearclaw prioritises excellence in its financial management, and this is central to the business effectively managing risk while pursuing a robust growth strategy.

National Business Excellence Award for Large Residential Building Company – Carlisle Homes

Carlisle Homes is a Melbourne based residential builder with nearly 20 years of business success. From its inception Carlisle has prioritised business excellence as being essential to its delivery of homes of exceptional quality to its customers.

National Business Excellence Award for Large Commercial Construction Company – North Construction & Building

North is a trusted regional construction company with an award-winning reputation. North achieves success through investing in systems and implementing processes generating accurate and relevant data, making decisions based on the insights garnered from data analysis. 100% employee-owned North ensures that profits are reinvested for continued sustainable growth, has smoothly navigated succession and leadership transitions throughout its 36-year history.

National Business Excellence Award for Large Civil Construction Company – Wodens

Wodens is the longest serving civil contractor in the Canberra region and one of the longest serving privately owned civil contractors in Australia. Currently employing 101 full time employees, prudent financial management, steady growth, and reinvestment of profits in the company’s people and equipment has allowed Wodens to operate with financial stability and to invest in modern technology providing the ability to consistently produce high quality work, and ensure meaningful secure employment for their staff.