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While millions of people around the world know the Sydney Opera House for its architecture and performing arts beneath the iconic sails, the Opera House is going to great lengths to be more environmentally sustainable. 

An example of this is with the completed transformation of the Opera House’s Concert Hall – the largest and final project in its 10-year renewal program. 

Build Australia, a national publication profiling outstanding companies and their subsequent achievements across the construction industry, featured Taylor’s commitment to sustainability in the October 2022 edition. Taylor shared insights into the complex renovation delivery – one that combined respect for heritage, cutting-edge technological innovations and improved access for people with mobility needs.  

Read the full article – found on page 63 – here.  

A warm congratulations to George Bardas, CEO, Cassandra Zugbhi, Design Manager, Floriane Trazic, Project Manager, Mary Haddad, Cadet, and Christina Succar, Cadet, for their nominations in the 2022 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) NSW Awards for Excellence. These awards celebrate the contributions made by women at all career levels and in all sectors of the construction industry, as well as acknowledging male champions of change for accelerating and advancing the interests of women in the industry. 

Congratulations to Wayne Bass, Senior Project Manager, and Taylor’s WINX Stand project team – proudly represented by Wayne and Oliver Riorden, Senior Contract Administrator – for their win at the 2022 National Australian Institute of Building Professional Excellence in Building Awards in Brisbane. 

Congratulations too, to our client Australian Turf Club. 

This accolade recognises individual building professionals who have demonstrated leadership and assisted the on-time and on-budget delivery of construction projects, with Wayne acknowledged for his high level of industry leadership and expertise. 

Named after the legendary mare who captivated the racing world, the WINX Stand is a multi-purpose facility including a leading-edge, two-floor Conference and Exhibition Centre. The facility was designed to provide increased weather protection and significantly enhance amenity for general admission patrons on race days. You can learn more about the WINX Stand here. 

Well done to all involved in the delivery of this exceptional development. 

Our people are at the heart of all we do and creating a culture in which our people can thrive is fundamental to our success. Employees from across our diverse project sites met at the Walker Street Headquarters for the last Let’s Get Together of 2022. These events offer a special opportunity to come together, celebrate recent wins, share project updates and meet the newest members of Team Taylor.  

Mark Taylor, Managing Director, and George Bardas, CEO, addressed the audience to celebrate the success of recent wins – acknowledging these significant achievements and the work-winning teams with a ceremonial ‘Ringing of the Bell.’  

In 1972, Robert Hamilton AM co-founded Mirvac with a vision to shape major city skylines and create residential communities. Now, Mirvac is a top 50 ASX-listed company – renowned for quality and sustainability. 

Young leaders joined Robert for an exclusive fireside chat at the recent Future Directions event, hosted by the <Property Council of Australia>, as he discussed his illustrious career and shared advice for up-and-coming changemakers within the property and construction sector. 

Taylor is dedicated to fostering the talents of future leaders within our industry – it was great to see so many of our future leaders in attendance. We’re actively working to drive gender balance across our business – with 53% of attendees identifying as female, the Future Directions series truly strengthens female representation across the industry. 

Taylor will continue investing in, and supporting, the new generation – through their unique insights and perspectives, we can drive real world change for both our clients and local communities.  

Many thanks to Taylor attendees:  

• Cadie Doorley, Marketing Manager 
• Charlotte van Twest, Team Assistant  
• Deon Bell, Service Desk Analyst  
• Emily Carlton, People Relations Coordinator 
• Georgia Barnes, Senior Marketing Coordinator 
• Hannah Bryant, Assistant Accountant  
• Jake Michelutti, Contract Administrator 
• Louise Salaa, Assistant Accountant  
• Paul Lucas, Site Engineer  
• Subekshya Pyakurel, Payroll Officer  

A panel of guest speakers – Dan Copping, Talent Manager, Adam Vassallo, Senior Project Manager, Peter Salib, Project Manager, Angelia Liew, Senior Estimator and Christina Succar, Cadet – joined UTS students at UTS BEA x Taylor’s Construction Careers Pathways seminar.  

Students interested in Commercial, Project Engineering and Supervisor streams, as well as the Estimating and Design specialities, were encouraged to carve out their own path to success.  

Works are progressing well at the sprawling Aquatic Centre and Sports Precinct at the school in North Paramatta. The development, located between the school’s existing gymnasium, multipurpose hall, oval and tennis courts, will comprise of 25 metre eight-lane Water Polo competition pool, 15 metre learn to swim pool, fitness centre and tiered seating for spectators and supporters.

The project team recently completed the core concrete structure which runs over three floors. This achievement enabled the installation of a 70 metre, 20 tonne structural steel truss lifted on top of 4 x 30cm diameter concrete columns! Two of these trusses were the heaviest lifts of the project, with an impressive 4.8 tonnes and 60 metre reach for the crane. Once complete, 150 tonnes of detailed steel will have been installed at the precinct.

Premier Dominic Perrottet was joined by Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade Alister Henskens, Minister for Planning and Minister for Homes Anthony Roberts and Minister for Transport, Veterans and Western Sydney David Elliott at a Sod Turning Ceremony to mark the start of development.

Located within the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, the diverse, dynamic and sustainable global city precinct will unlock $10 billion in private investment.

“We are building a world-class city centre that will supercharge the creation of jobs and economic opportunities across Western Sydney.

Women in construction are driving significant change across our business and the industry. Emma Jacob, Director at The Culture Movement, joined TWIC attendees to explore the evolution of the world of work and the way we live, detailing how we can create a meaningful, authentic and inclusive workplace by strengthening our emotional intelligence (EQ).  

EQ is directly correlated to career and leadership success, health, relationships and happiness. By strengthening our EQ, we are better equipped to manage differences of opinion, influence others, put ideas forward and build resilience – in turn enabling our own high performance and influential leadership, while fostering positive wellbeing within the workplace.