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In 2015 it won in the category of
Best Education Facility over $5
million (Brisbane) for its work at the
Australian Catholic University Building.
In the current year it has also won the
Best Retail Facility (Sunshine Coast)
Award for the work carried out at the
Beerwah Shopping Village, and best
Commercial Facility under $5 million
(Central Queensland) Award for the
Transit Systems Gladstone project.
In 2014 the company was awarded in
the Best Sport & Community Facility
up to $5 million (Gold Coast) category
for the work it did at the Ahamadiyya
MuslimAssociationCommunityCentre.
It also received the Civil Contractor of
the Year (Central Queensland) Award
for the job executed at the Carinya
Drive Stabilisation project.
Strong Commitment to
Customers
Tomkins has seen rapid growth in the
number of projects that it is involved
in and in the value of these projects.
Interestingly, business expansion took
place from 2008 onwards, when the
restof thebuildingindustryexperienced
a slow-down. The foundations for this
growth had been laid by the company
in the earlier years by building a base
of highly satisfied customers.
The company has been giving equal
focus toprivateworkand to institutional
customers. In the last few years it
has won a number of high-value jobs
amongst which a $20 million project
for the Australian Catholic University is
a notable example.
It executed the complete assignment
in a record 11 months and earned
high praise from the customer in
the process. The Associate Vice-
Chancellor Brisbane, Professor Jim
Nyland, made specific mention of
the accommodating nature of the
team from Tomkins and specified in a
written testimonial that they were easy
to work with and very competent.
In its effort to provide a full range of
services to its clients, the company
launched Tomkins Special Projects,
which specialises in smaller jobs of
up to $5 million. This division handles
small construction refurbishments,
restaurants and other low value work.
But Tomkins gets large volumes of
business from jobs in the $15 million
to $40 million range.
In this manner, Tomkins Commercial
& Industrial Builders ensures that it
caters to the complete requirements
of its clients. Above all, Mike Tomkins
ensures that all dealings are handled
with integrity and the highest level of
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