Four nominations in regional awards
- Apr 15, 2019
CENTRAL WESTERN DAILY ARTICLE – written by David Fitzsimons
Orange engineering, construction and mining services company Forefront Services and its general manager Anthony Redfern have received four nominations for the 2019 Western NSW regional business awards.
The company is the only Orange representative in the awards which will be announced on Friday, May 10 in Mudgee.
Mr Redfern said the nominations come on top of winning several awards including business of the year at the 2018 Orange business awards.
“I think for me that’s just the team we’ve built,” he said.
They employ about 85 people in Orange and have expanded to Sydney (85 staff) and Parkes (20).
Mr Redfern said major projects they had worked on in Sydney included the M4 and M5 motorway upgrades.
Closer to home they built a new roundabout on Woodward Street, upgraded piping underneath Robertson Park and demolished the former McWilliams shed.
“We’re heavily involved across a lot of areas,” he said.
The firm is nominated in the Outstanding Business Leader, Excellence in Business, Excellence in Innovation and Outstanding Employer of Choice categories.
He said Michael Clout started the firm in 2011 and he came on board in 2013.
Mr Redfern said winning awards did help their business.
“It definitely comes into the tender process. It’s good for our website. It does carry a bit of weight,” he said.
Western NSW Regional Business Awards 2019 finalists
Outstanding Young Employee:
- Jenna Knight, Katrina Curry Hairdressing, Mudgee
- Ashley Goulthorpe, Pink Orchid Florist, Parkes
Outstanding Young Entrepreneur:
- Kristen Woods, Kristen’s Dance Studio, Forbes
- Twinkalkumar Rupareliya, Rams International Groceries, Dubbo
- Patrick Lenehan, Regos Plus Tyre & Mechanical, Parkes
Outstanding Business Leader:
- Rusty Russell, Double R Equipment Repairs, Mudgee
- Debbie Prior, Flannery’s Pharmacy, Forbes
- Anthony Redfern, Forefront Services, Orange
- Cathy Buckley, Orana Heights After School Care Inc, Dubbo
- Tracie Robertson, Ray White Parkes
- Alicia Ball, The Salon Collective & Brother Fox Barbershop, Cowra
Excellence in Micro Business:
- Cowra Glass Service, Cowra
- Jespresso, Wellington
- Ruby Maine, Dubbo
- Stanley Finance, Mudgee
Excellence in Small Business:
- axxis, Dubbo
- Flannery’s Pharmacy, Forbes
- Leven Smash Repairs Pty Ltd, Mudgee
- Regos Plus Tyre & Mechanical, Parkes
Excellence in Business:
- A1 Earthworx Mining and Civil, Mudgee
- Forefront Services, Orange
- Mayfield Garden, Oberon
- Midwest Foods & Liquor, Dubbo
- Safe Tasks (Aust) Pty Ltd, Parkes
Excellence in Social Enterprise:
- Cowra Grenfell Meals on Wheels Food Service Inc, Cowra
- Elevate Dance Studio, Forbes
- Parkes Shire Food Service Inc, Parkes
Start Up Superstar:
- Made of Fridays, Forbes
- See Solar, Parkes
- The Laundry Pad, Oberon
Excellence in Innovation:
- Central Milling, Cowra
- Forefront Services, Orange
- iDental surgery, Coonabarabran
- Life Pharmacy Forbes
- Mudgee Region Tourism, Mudgee
- Ray White Parkes
- Regional Enterprise Development Institute Ltd, Dubbo
Excellence in Sustainability:
- Blue Wren Wines, Mudgee
- Regand Park Early Childhood Education Centre, Dubbo
Outstanding Employer of Choice:
- axxis, Dubbo
- Cowra Information & Neighbourhood Centre, Cowra
- Flannery’s Pharmacy, Forbes
- Forefront Services, Orange
- Ultimate Care Skin and Body Centre, Mudgee
Local Chamber of Commerce:
- Bathurst Business Chamber
- Cowra Business Chamber
