Sorel Award Winners from Galvanizers Association of Australia

Sorel Award Winners 2011

The Galvanizers Association of Australia Sorel Award Winner for 2011 was announced at the Association's Annual Conference held in Shoal Bay, NSW. The Sorel Award commemorates Stanislaus Sorel, a French civil engineer, who filed a patent on 10 May 1837 for a method of protecting iron from rust - the parent of the hot dip galvanizing process.

The overall Sorel Award winner for 2011 was Hartway Galvanizing Services, Naval Base, for their work in delivering a hot-dip galvanized solution for a major conveyor module project in the North-West of Australia. Hartway developed a superior engineered solution for protection of the steel from both damage and corrosion, incorporating exceptional customer service and specialised logistics management to enable an on-time, damage free delivery of the product direct to site.

Paul Edmondson, General Manager of Hartway Galvanizers Naval Base plant said the Sorel Award was a reflection of the vision of the staff at Hartway in identifying an opportunity to provide a solution to the customer that delivered far more value than just the protection of the steel from corrosion. Mr Edmondson also said that now that hot-dip galvanized steel had been proven to be a cost-effective solution for the mining industry in WA, he expected more projects would take advantage of the capability of the local industry to deliver solutions and service.

Also receiving high commendations from the judges were two outstanding architectural solutions; Australian Professional Galvanizing for their work on the Futsal Stadium in Cairns, Far North Queensland and Korvest Galvanisers for the Manuele Engineers Head Office in Adelaide, South Australia.

Further details on each of the award winners are available directly from the GAA at www.gaa.com.au or by phone on 03 9654 1266.

Hartway

Manuele Eng Steel Facade