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Michael Giudici elected as the President of the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI)
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Michael Guidici, Director, has been elected President of the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) for 2009 - 2010. On the 12th November, the SSSI held a Board meeting in Perth; at which Michael commenced the role.
In his first meeting as President, Michael thanked his fellow Directors of Lester Franks for their willingness to provide him with the necessary time to carry out the role. |
Michael is looking forward to the next 12 months and believes it will be a year of challenges coupled with rewards.
Michael also believes "that by continuing to build unity through the country and New Zealand and by motivating surveying and spatial professionals to get involved in the Institute, there is much that we can achieve".
'The Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute is a national body catering for the professional people who make up the surveying and spatial information industry. It gives a voice to the members in both the national and international arena'.
Lester Franks wins prestigious award at the LCC Business Excellence Awards
The Launceston Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its Business Excellence Awards for 2009 on the 5th September.
Lester Franks won the prestigious Better Workplace category
that was open to businesses demonstrating a commitment to modern workplace practices.
Lester Franks takes pride in creating and maintaining a
stimulating and supportive work environment that actively
contributes to their unique culture.
Managing Director, Malcolm Lester, said, “Everyday we
strive to be an employer of choice. Our teamwork, human
resource management and systems are what won us the
award. We encourage open communication will all levels
of management and a fun, professional, and supportive
work environment.”
Malcolm Lester, Managing Director, accepted the award for Better Workplaces from Tourism and Planning Minister Michelle O’Byrne
Managing Director selected to CRC-SI board
Malcolm Lester, Managing Director, has been elected to the board of the CRC for Spatial Information. Spatial Information is at the core of a number of platform technologies and services, from traditional surveying to contemporary technologies like GPS and location-based services.
The spatial information industry contributes up to $12.6 billion to Australia’s Gross Domestic Product.
CRC has just won another 7 years of funding and will continue to deliver benefits to several industry sectors including health, energy and utilities, sustainable urban development, agricultural and climate change and defence.
www.crcsi.com.au
Quality and Safety systems upgraded
Lester Franks has achieved AS 4801 accreditation for its
safety management systems.
AS 4801 is the Australian Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. The Standard required five main components of OH&S Management to be implemented into the business activities of Lester Franks to ensure all OH&S issues are effectively managed.
This accreditation separates Lester Franks from our competitors as few firms in the country have achieved this rating. The next step will be to achieve ISO14001 accreditation which Lester Franks are looking to have by early 2010.
Lester Franks quality system accreditation status has also been upgraded to ISO 9001-2008. This provides us with a comprehensive process-focused framework upon which we can build business processes that lead to the successful achievement of our organisational objectives.
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ISO 9001
FS 520442
AS⁄NZS 4801
OHS 539211 |
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Complex 3-Dimensional plant survey
Lester Franks was asked to provide an internal survey of Cement Australia’s pre-heater at the Railton plant, to assess and map the buildup of material within the structure.
A laser scanner was inserted through access hatches located on each level to scan the internals of the structure. From this we obtained a three dimensional point cloud that was used to create a solid model of the pre-heater.
The model was then compared to the design 3D model of the pre-heater to see where the buildup of material was located. Using this information, system analysts were able to identify areas that required cleaning and maintenance.
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