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Michael Clarke, an Agitator Driver for Quick Mix Concrete, had no trouble finding an answer for a radio station competition.

When a SeaFM DJ asked for the best way to dispose of his mobile phone, Mr Clarke applied some of his workplace knowledge to provide the winning response.

"Once you lose your mobile phone in concrete, it soon stops ringing."

"I have seen a few phones lost in the back of concrete trucks, and you can be assured that in the concrete you will never find it again," he said.

Congratulations Michael!

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Hazell Bros has been appointed the official Nissan Forklift Dealer for Tasmania.

This arrangement is through Powerlift Nissan which is one of the largest and most accomplished operators in the Australian materials handling industry.

Hazell Bros will be offering a vast range of products from the world's most renowned brand - Nissan. Product include pallet stackers all the way through to container handlers. This will encompass the sale and hire of Forklift Trucks from one tonne to 60 tonne container forks, spare parts support and statewide repairs and service.

This opportunity will be managed by Ricky Norris who has already undertaken a comprehensive training program at the national head office in Sydney. Ricky can be contacted on 0427 810 817.

www.powerlift.com.au

Tasmanian company Hazell Bros was last night named winner of a prestigious national BRW ANZ Private Business Awards for its successful growth. 

The family owned Construction Company is the BRW's fastest growing private business in Australia with a turnover greater than $100m per annum, and features as one of the BRW's Top 500 companies nationally. 

Hazell Bros has been acknowledged for its outstanding business performance, sound acquisitions, staff retention and family values. 

Managing Director Geoffrey Hazell said the Company was both proud of its success and national recognition among so many other successful businesses. 

"This is a huge achievement for the Hazell family and for everyone who works for Hazell Bros", Mr Hazell said. 

"We are very focused on quality, especially how we can grow our people and invest in our people.  We are very proud of all our staff and our very good brand Statewide." 

Following rapid growth throughout the business, Hazell Bros Group now has 12 permanent sites across Tasmania, seven brands, a wide variety of business activities and employs 500 people. 

Hazell Bros has made a series of acquisitions in addition to its organic growth - buying Derwent Valley Concrete in 2005, and Quick Mix Concrete, Qual Tech Testing Services, and Bells Constructions and Technologies in 2006. 

Director Robert Hazell said that the rapid business growth and expansion posed many challenges for the Company and there is a strong focus on making the business sustainable into the future.

"We want our employees to share in our business' success, we are not only committed to building our Company, but continuing to involve our people and plan for the future," he said. 

This award will take pride of place among the Company's other recent award wins, including the 2007 State Government Southern Region Employer of Choice winner; Civil Contractors Federation Award for St Mary's Pass Remedial Roadworks; and Master Builders' Association Award for the Harvey Norman Cambridge Park Development.

Hazell Bros' talented workforce has undertaken a variety of projects over the last 12 months: 

• Northern Tasmania         - Launceston Regional Aquatic Centre, Tamar Valley Power Station
• Southern Tasmania        - News Limited Print Centre, Harvey Norman Cambridge Park
• North West Tasmania     - Sisters Hills Roadworks, Ulverstone Duplication Project

Hazell Bros Group has won a Master Builders Tasmania Award 2008 for Excellence in Commercial and Civil Contracting.

Hazell Bros Managing Director Geoffrey Hazell said the Group won the category for projects over $10 million for the Cambridge Park development.

"We are extremely pleased to win an MBA award for Cambridge Park, which was a milestone project for Hazell Bros, as well as the Tasmanian construction industry," Mr Hazell said.

"Working with Prudentia Investments, Cambridge Park's developer, Hazell Bros has built Tasmania's first ever Harvey Norman Homemaker Centre.

"It is extremely satisfying for us as a Tasmanian company, to drive out to the airport and see what we have achieved for our clients - a multipurpose centre packed every day with Tasmanian consumers.

"The entire Cambridge Park project integrated the skills of Building and Civil Construction, and many other parts of the Hazell Bros business.

"The project consisted of the construction of a new Harvey Norman Super Store, several adjoining tenancies, large areas of external drainage, roads and car parks."

Mr Hazell said the scope of works included:

• Base building package construction of 30,000m² Harvey Norman retail centre, including reinforced concrete piers and foundations, post tension concrete slabs and structural steel
• Bulk civil works package, including earthworks for building pads and car park areas
• Installation of in-ground stormwater and sewerage infrastructure
• Construction of recreational bio-retention basin
• Establishment of a fully functional site office (including offices, meeting rooms, lunch rooms, ablution facilities, power, phone, fax, and internet)
• Construction of 800 sealed car park spaces
• Operation and supply of all road and car park aggregates needed for the road project
• Establish and operate an onsite mobile concrete batch plant to produce the estimated 10,000m³ of concrete required by the various phases of the work
• Construction of Tasman Highway extension works to facilitate ingress and egress of traffic for complex
• Liaison and coordination of electrical, structural and mechanical contractors
• Subcontractor management of building trades

"Hazell Bros was also involved with the civil construction of the adjoining Hydro Tasmania Consulting offices, the first five star green building in Tasmania."