In support of the state government’s ambitious level crossing removal program, McConnell Dowell is providing state-of-the-art equipment and highly skilled plant operators to the Bayswater level crossing removal project. With the provision of McConnell Dowell’s flawless reliability, availability and performance underwrites the industry’s confidence in selecting our rail team for these time-critical projects.

Finally, MTM continues to select McConnell Dowell as an integral partner in their continued drive for operational excellence on Melbourne’s expansive suburban network. Recent awards for plant services including Tamping  and Regulating are a reflection of the confidence MTM have developed in McConnell Dowell’s quality of service, network knowledge and safety.

With our reliable equipment, experienced teams and a relentless focus on performance, we continue to deliver outstanding capital projects, infrastructure services and plant services in partnership with discerning network operators across Australia.

To celebrate the project’s completion, McConnell Dowell hosted an event at the airport which was well attended by our customer, Australia Pacific Airports Corporation and key stakeholders Qantas, Virgin, Beca and the designers.

Joe Walsh, Technical Leader – Airports of Beca said “One of the key factors in the successful delivery of this project was the early contractor involvement with McConnell Dowell. This ensured the planning and sequencing of the project was correct before commencing works, enabling all parties to achieve a positive outcome”

Luke Naughton, McConnell Dowell Project Manager said “it was a pleasure to work with and deliver a project with a positive outcome for both McConnell Dowell and the Melbourne Airport.”  Luke also detailed some of the achievements and initiatives developed by the project team, including an Australasian Aviation Ground Safety Award in 2015 for the “FOD Off” poster campaign. (FOD is Foreign Object Debris)

Melbourne Airports CEO Lyell Stambi said “This was a fantastic project and program, and an excellent combined effort between all involved. This project had little or no unscheduled operational impact to the Airport and its key stakeholders and is definitely one to be proud of”.

Jim Frith the Managing Director - Australia, McConnell Dowell said he was extremely proud of the collaborative relationship that had been developed amongst the project teams and stressed the importance of working in partnership with our customers and designers to ensure project success.

Melbourne Airport CEO Lyell Stambi with McConnell Dowell Managing Director - Australia, Jim Frith

Img - Some of the team from PUGs with McConnell Dowell Managing Director - Australia, Jim Frith

Fast Facts from the project:

69,000 m² of concrete aprons replaced

33,735m³ of PCC Concrete placed

2,000m³ of RSCC Concrete placed

375 individual concrete pours

252 proof rolls completed

Over 198,000 man hours

Largest undertaking (per pour) of Rapid Set Cement Concrete in Australia

His passion for helping his colleagues work safely and go ‘Home Without Harm’ has developed over 32 years working in the construction industry across a wide range of disciplines from general construction, through electrical and mechanical installations and cranes, to civil roading and infrastructure tunnelling. He has completed a number of Safety-related courses, including the National Certificate in First Line Management (Level 3), an adult teaching course, Construction Management with Unitec Auckland, Height Safety Training and other site related courses.

He says his interest in Safety has evolved over the past 10 years, as he has gained experience and realised that “we could make it better just with a little thought and planning”.

“McConnell Dowell’s goal of “Home without harm” should be the goal of all companies who have the welfare of their most valuable assets in mind - the people,” Tiny says.

This scholarship offers further opportunity to develop his knowledge by fully funding the course and examination fees associated with an International Certificate from the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), as well as peer mentoring and work experience.

The NZ Transport Agency Zero Harm Scholarships are open to those working in the roading construction industry, and aim to help improve workplace health and safety. To be eligible candidates must show a demonstrable interest and aptitude for health and safety and be a high performer in their current organisation, showing potential for development into a future safety leader.

“The calibre of scholarship applicants was exceptionally high”, said Martin McMullan, the Transport Agency’s Zero Harm Manager.

“We now have four dedicated professionals from New Zealand that have signed up to building a zero harm culture within our industry so that everyone can go home safe and healthy every day.”

The Package 12B SPJ Facility consists of:

• A Solid Handling Jetty comprising a 1,337m trestle, 700m jetty head, 2 container berths and a sulphur loading berth.
• Onshore Civil Works comprising a container stacking yard, truck and trailer parks, a workshop area along with distributor roads and utilities.
• Industrial Buildings comprising a 280m long Sulphur stockpile, a terminal operation and administration building, workshop, substations and other ancillary buildings.
• Topside and landside material handling system for Sulphur with loaders and unloaders including all mechanical and electrical works

The project commences immediately with a 30 month duration including an extensive 6 month Engineering design phase.

This project presents an opportunity for the SYS McConnell Dowell Joint Venture to consolidate further it’s excellence in Malaysia’s marine construction industry as well as bringing to the fore our multi discipline capabilities in material handling, industrial buildings and civil infrastructure.

We are honoured to have been selected by PRPC Utilities and Facilities Sdn. Bhd. to be part of the delivery team of the development of PIC.

Key features of the upgrade include building twin bridges over both Smiths Creek and Pipers Creek, a new interchange at Kundabung Road and new northbound and southbound rest areas south of Mingaletta Road.

The project will deliver reduced travel times between Port Macquarie and Kempsey for motorists and improved travel safety through road design and separation of north and southbound lanes.

Progress on the construction of the new southbound lanes enabled the recent traffic switch to take place.  On the night of 14 July Pacific Highway traffic was switched onto the new carriageway between Barrys Creek and just north of the Smiths Creek Bridge (the first 4.2 kms of 14km)

The night crew worked hard to safely implement the traffic switch with a night time low temperature of 0.5°C.  Work on the night included final line marking, barrier movements, final wire rope installation and signage. During these preparations the team also successfully managed the access to three local side roads in the switch area.

The traffic switch gives the team access to start the construction on the northbound lanes which includes the completion of box culverts, demolition and rebuild of the Smiths Creek Bridge, associated earthworks and pavement.

This achievement is a significant milestone for the K2K construction team, congratulations to all involved for your perseverance and hard work to get the switch complete. 

The MDMJV’s broad scope of work included:

• Excavation and shotcreting of man refuges.
• Installation of drift floor using precast elements
• Pit bottom works
• Construct, install and commission of automated Blast doors
• Completion of GAG pipe (mine fire suppression apparatus) installation and concrete works
• Completion of man refuge outlet concrete works
• TBM drift fit-out including droppers and services
• Completion of CV portal works including entry ramp, surface sump and conveyor slab
• Installation of drift LED lighting

With the project delivered on a fast-track program, to budget and with zero safety incidents or interventions, Anglo America were full of praise for MDMJV’s project leadership and technical capability. And for an industry facing unpreceded challenges, these are outcomes that should be valued by all mine owners and operators.

Commenting on the award, McConnell Dowell’s Group Manager Tunnel & Underground, Russell Rooney, said…

“MDMJV have set the standard at Grosvenor Coal Mine and our experienced and capable team is ready to deliver similar results at any mine across Australia. Congratulations to all involved.”

The linked video highlights MDMJV’s expertise in the mining industry

Pictured below with the award from left to right are:  Tony Caruso (CEO Mastermyne); Harry Hartman (McConnell Dowell Queensland State Manager); Tony Zahra (Project Manager); Mike Goodall (GM Greyhound Australia, Sponsor of the Award); Minister Anthony Lytham MP (Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines).

McConnell Dowell, with URS (now AECOM) as designer, partnered with Meridian on the NZ$40M, four-year refurbishment project to repair the gradual erosion of embankments and do seismic and flood protection work around the site. Working within a brief to deliver a safe, low-risk and long-term remediation solution that did not impact on operational productivity during construction, the team took an innovative approach to the particular challenges the site presented, and provided Meridian with a long lasting design solution while mitigating numerous safety and environmental risks, and saving the client half the original budget.

Meridian was delighted with the proposed solutions, health and safety management, contract management, and technical work, saying “the work was executed to a very high standard and the finished products are excellent.”

At the same awards event, McConnell Dowell Operations Manager Joe Edwards was recognised with a CCNZ Life Membership for his services to what is now Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ). Joe served on the National Executive of CCNZ for 13 years including two years as President. He played a major part in bringing Roading New Zealand and the former NZ Contractors Federation together to create a much more united and effective contracting industry body as well as leading the CCNZ input into the drafting and review of the new Health and Safety legislation.

“As home to New Zealand’s second largest airport and second busiest export port, Christchurch plays a critical role in the economic development of the whole South Island,” says Transport Minister Mr Simon Bridges. “It is the transport gateway for tourism and business, making access to the city, its freight hubs and export markets critical for the economic success of the whole country.”

CSM2 includes 8km of new 4 lane motorway, 5km of existing SH1 duplication, 5km of local roads and adaptions, 7 bridges over the new highway and 1 local road culverted beneath it.

Construction will begin in October and is expected to be completed by late 2019.

“We are looking forward to continuing the tried and tested partnership that is already in play on the Russley Rd Upgrade project in Christchurch,” said CSM2 Project Manager Marc Papke. “A project of this nature helps to ensure Christchurch remains an integral hub for the South Island into the future.”

The collaboration between the two companies, which will be led by a joint management team, will combine Downer’s strength in road works and McConnell Dowell’s expertise in bridges and structures. Both companies also bring the innovations and experience developed as part of their involvement in SCIRT over the past five years.

For more information please contact:

Natalie Dyer
National Communications Manager - New Zealand and Pacific
Ph: +64 21 530 043
natalie.dyer@mcdgroup.com

This award extends McConnell Dowell’s successful relationship with PTT over three decades and follows on from the successful completion of the Fourth Transmission Pipeline EPC2 Contract in 2014/2015, which included 60 km of 42-inch diameter pipeline, 18 block valve stations, 2 major end facilities and approx. 20 km of pipe installation by horizontal directional drilling or Direct Pipe processes. This project involved over four million workhours, was delivered Lost Time Injury Free and was an effective demonstration of collaborative stakeholder engagement.

Design works on the pipeline to Nakhon Ratchasima will commence in August 2016. The construction phase will be from mid-2017 to mid-2018.

Img: Team members at the project 'kick off' meeting

The Project also requires McConnell Dowell to carry out Design and Construction of drainage, road widening and re-grading works at 4 major locations along with required ground improvements and the Installation of 3m high visual and noise barriers.

These two viaducts are required to provide access for new key Singapore Infrastructure such as the NEA Integrated Waste Management Facility and the PUB Tuas Water Reclamation Plant.

The company looks forward to undertaking these works with the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore.

The O-Bahn City Access Project will create a 670metre tunnel linking priority bus lanes on Hackney Road and Grenfell Street to improve travel times and reliability for Adelaide’s busiest public transport network, as well as for traffic on the City Ring Route.

“Not only does the O-Bahn City Access Project represent a significant investment in building a stronger public transport network, it will provide enormous benefits to more than 79,000 road users who navigate this part of the Inner Ring Route and is creating valuable work for local businesses” said Hon Martin Hamilton-Smith, Minister for Small Business, Acting Minister for Transport and Infrastructure.

McConnell Dowell is delivering on its commitment to ensure that SMEs in South Australia share the benefits of this project. Approximately 450 jobs are expected to be created during construction of this project with completion scheduled for late 2017.

About the Project

The O-Bahn City Access Project will extend the O-Bahn system from the end of the busway at Gilberton into the cross-city priority (bus) lanes on Grenfell Street. The Project will include creation of centrally aligned priority bus lanes along Hackney Road and a dedicated bus tunnel from adjacent the National Wine Centre to near Grenfell Street, providing quicker, more reliable access for O-Bahn buses into the city and reducing traffic congestion and delays on the Inner Ring Route.

The new alignment will move East Terrace further west between Grenfell Street and Bartels Road, returning 710m2 of road reserve to Park Lands.

Battling the heat and remote locations, and travelling long distances, the McConnell Dowell project team did an outstanding job of completing the work safely and to a high standard. The relationship between APA and McConnell Dowell was exceptional, and the site personnel worked extremely well together to ensure the success of the project.

“McConnell Dowell faced some extremely challenging conditions over the life of this project and to their credit have completed the works without major incident and with zero lost time injuries.” Senior Project Engineer Ben Tibenszky, APA Group

McConnell Dowell Project Manager Grant Kruger “The work was physically demanding and the heat was a significant factor to address. Following our governing procedures for the challenging conditions the team did a great job. The project was successfully completed safely and on time."

Some statistics from the project:

Site Mobilisation: 03/07/2015

Site Demobilisation: 23/08/2016

Project Sites Completed: 26 (9 MLV, 4 offtake, 5 meter stations and 8 scraper station)

Project Sites Spread over 1700 driving kilometres

In excess of 250,000 driving KM’s

Volume of Soil Excavated: Approximately 6675m3

Pipe Painted: Approximately 1400 m2

Health, Safety & Environment

Days on Site: 319

Man Hours: 30,000+ (combined APA and McConnell Dowell)

Lost Time Injuries: 0

APA Management Interactions: 85

Permits Issued: 340

Permits Reviewed: 40

SWMS Reviews: 87

Inductions: 54

The rating to Auckland Transport is for the design and construction planning of Contract 2 – Albert Street tunnels and a stormwater diversion.

To award a rating, ISCA considers project performance across six themes: Management & Governance; Using Resources; Emissions, Pollution & Waste; Ecology; People & Place; and Innovation. The process the CRL has undertaken to engage and partner with Mana Whenua (the local Maori people who hold customary rights in that area) to embed cultural values into an industry recognised sustainability framework has been acknowledged as a ‘world first’ innovation.

Auckland Transport worked closely with Mana Whenua to tailor the IS tool to suit not only Auckland, but also the New Zealand cultural context. Also through this partnership with Mana Whenua, the CRL design is developing a cultural richness and sense of place, which will be carried through to the completed project.

“The sheer scale and significance of the CRL means taking a sustainable approach throughout the project lifecycle, is not an option, it just makes sense. This recognition tells us we’re on the right track to achieving our sustainability goals,” says Auckland Transport Project Director Chris Meale.

The submission to ISCA consisted of design documentation produced through the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase with AT’s Principal Technical Advisors (Aurecon with Mott MacDonald, Jasmax, Grimshaw and Arup) and delivery partner Connectus, the McConnell Dowell/Hawkins joint venture.

The City Rail Link Contract 2 package achieved a rating score of 78.7, well above the 50 points required to gain an ‘Excellent’ rating.

Sustainability underpins the entire CRL project from inception, planning and construction and through life operation. The CRL is the first public transport project in New Zealand to measure carbon emissions associated with the construction and operation of the stations and tunnels, with data on energy and water use and waste generation being collected monthly during construction.

Key CRL sustainability initiatives planned over the project lifetime include:

• Switching from diesel generators to grid electricity during construction
• The use of LED street-lighting for the Albert Street reinstatement
• Collaborating with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) to promote efficient driving and monitor machinery during construction to reduce fuel use
• Changing excavation methods to reduce diesel and water use
• Installing tree pits in the street to collect and filter stormwater runoff.

Registered in 2013, the PTE was established to provide high-quality and effective training that leads to improved safety outcomes on McConnell Dowell’s construction sites.

It is designed to meet the relevant industry requirements and current best practice as well as being aligned with McConnell Dowell’s internal standards and company values. All learning and assessment material goes through a stringent internal and external moderation process, to ensure that the training meets the required national standards and that the assessments are fair and robust.

Training is designed to be accessible - it is scheduled around daily work practice and schedules, and offers flexible hours such as training on the weekend to minimise down-time on site.

Courses aim to be engaging and interesting by including a mix of media, presentation styles, presenters and interactive activities. To support trainees from diverse cultural backgrounds, and literacy and numeracy support is also provided.

Benefits of the training include better understanding of obligations, greater confidence to raise safety concerns, improved participation in safety conversations and activities, and ultimately, greater safety consciousness and reduction of incidents. The outcomes support McConnell Dowell’s goal of Zero Harm every day.

McConnell Dowell was awarded a Highly Commended in the Provider of the Year category, which recognises the provider which has been outstanding in the promotion of quality assurance in an independent tertiary education organisation.

The judges were impressed with the way McConnell Dowell has used feedback to improve delivery and content, and applies systems which are likely to lead to students’ communication, learning and achievement successes.

L&D Manager Anand Naidu received the award.

Delivered between June 2014 and August 2015, the complex gas pipeline and facilities project spanning over a distance of 300km was completed in a challenging, densely populated environment, ahead of a demanding one-year schedule and with zero lost time injuries.

Speaking on accepting the award, Project Director Rod Blackwell thanked customer PTT Public Company Limited, construction partner CCC and his project team.

“The collaborative relationship formed between McConnell Dowell and PTT was the foundation of success for the project. It allowed us to align our objectives, present as a seamless team to the local community, and address every challenge encountered quickly and effectively.”

“Our project team was outstanding. Along with our partner CCC we successfully managed a peak workforce of over 2,800 people spread over more than 50 concurrent worksites to deliver the project safely and to a high quality standard. The results showcase the skill, commitment and dedication of all involved. Thank you to everyone on the team.”

McConnell Dowell (again in JV with CCC) also received the runners-up prize for the 520km long Australia Pacific LNG pipeline project; showcasing the company’s broad geographic footprint and resource capacity for delivering major, cross-country pipeline projects.

The linked video showcases the challenges and triumphs of our team on this important project.

The Russley Rd Upgrade, being delivering in a joint venture with Downer, received the Keeping Customers Moving Award, for our innovative approach to temporary traffic management at the Memorial Roundabout. By constructing the slip roads first and linking them into one big roundabout that encircles the construction area, and supported by a comprehensive stakeholder communications strategy, the team was able to avoid 12 proposed traffic management changes throughout the construction programme. It has minimised disruption to the public, created a safer working envelope for construction and enabled the project to proceed ahead of schedule.

“Every day we’re looking for ways to live up to McConnell Dowell’s aim of ‘Creative Construction’,” says Roading Director Aidan Brannan. “The Project Team has done a sterling job of rising to the challenge of delivering a unique road feature not seen previously in New Zealand, and from which our customers benefit every day.”

Road users frequently comment that the new roundabout is more efficient than the previous one, their journey time reliability has increased and traffic disruption reduced.

The Well-Connected Alliance, the team delivering the Waterview Connection Project in Auckland also won three awards, including the Supreme Award.

The Teaming Up Award recognises ‘working with others collaboratively to achieve outstanding results’. Waterview’s has worked with the Transport Agency and educational organisations to host visits to site by more than 200 college students last year as part of a Government initiative to encourage students to consider engineering-related jobs. These visits required significant planning and support from people right across the project, and the judges said Waterview had worked with others collaboratively to achieve “outstanding results.”

For the second year running, Waterview also won the Connecting with Our Community Award, reflecting the project team’s commitment to engaging with the community beyond normal expectations. With the project area spanning five suburbs, the team has “walked with the community” in small and large ways including formation of a community design group, management of cultural impacts in partnership with key mana whenua partners, and co-designing a playground with the local school, a process which won the team the Best Practice Award from the NZ Planning Institute.

Topping off the hat-trick, the Supreme Award was open to all the successful GEM finalists and celebrated outstanding performance in Going the Extra Mile.

“This is an outstanding outcome for all of us. Our GEM success justly recognises the passion and commitment all our people and teams demonstrate on this great project of ours,” said Alliance Project Manager Iain Simmons.

“The NZ Transport Agency is one of our most valued clients, so we’re delighted with their recognition of our efforts to deliver their projects to the highest standard possible,” says Managing Director Roger McRae. “We look forward to delivering transport solutions with the Agency for many years to come.”

About the GEM Awards

The GEM (Going the Extra Mile) Awards acknowledge the NZ Transport Agency’s suppliers for their commitment to the Agency’s our priorities and quality industry standards, and are a way to exhibit outstanding examples of the diverse range of activities on the state highway network

Representatives from McConnell Dowell and partners Beca, Geovert and Doug Hood Mining were present to celebrate the official start to the project

Alongside Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel and the NZ Transport Agency’s Southern Regional Director Jim Harland, McConnell Dowell Operations Manager Joe Edwards and Board Member Linda Constable planted some Kowhai, Ngaio and Griselinia shrubs at the top of the bluff to mark the occasion.

The team is excited to be starting on the challenging and complex project and proud to be helping deliver such an important project for the local community. Sumner Road from Evans Pass to Lyttelton has been closed since February 2011, when the earthquake damaged the road and made area too unstable to access. The project will mitigate geohazard risks to road users and return the roading corridor between the Sumner side of the causeway and Lyttelton to its pre-quake level of service.

“We have gathered experts in a number of fields including geotechnical analysis, rope access ground engineering, drilling, blasting, earthworks and roading to prepare Sumner Road for remediation works and reopening”, says Contractor’s Representative Marianne Rogers.

“Our focus is to inspect the terrain around Sumner Road and to stabilise the rock loosened by the earthquakes safely and efficiently, securing the cliffs so work to repair Sumner Road can begin.

Works will include scaling the upper reaches of the Crater Rims Bluffs, abseiling down the cliffs and removing any rock that isn’t stable or secure. Large rocks will need be removed using controlled blasting or bolted and meshed.

A 400m long, 15m wide catchbench will be excavated directly below the Crater Rim Bluffs and above the Sumner Road to catch and prevent rockfall from reaching the road. A rock bund several metres high and 50 metres long, will also be constructed in the gully to the west of the Crater Rim Bluffs to intercept rockfall. It will be covered with basalt cobbles to reflect the basalt stone walls in the area.

Structural repairs will be completed under the existing road so it can be used as a ‘haul road’ to transport excess rock from the excavation of the bench. This is a faster and more cost effective option than constructing a separate haul road and it also makes a start on the repair work required to return the road to two-lanes.

Work to make the area around Sumner Road stable enough so it can be repaired is a critical part of the rebuild effort and one of four projects within the Sumner-Lyttelton Corridor programme.

Once the geotechnical risk mitigation work is completed, the next stage of work will begin, investigating the extent of the damage to retaining walls along the road. The road will then be repaired and reinstated. At this stage, it’s expected that the road will reopen in 2018.

It travels under the new Harewood Roundabout, aims to provide high quality active transport infrastructure and provide safe passage for pedestrians and cyclists and to the growing Christchurch International Airport precinct.

Cast by local producer Cancast using concrete moulds following a 3D CAD model, the 84 multi-faceted, concrete panels are painted in glossy white and evoke the Southern Alps. Four 1.5 – 8m wide inter-panel sections were cast in-situ using vertical rough sawn timber boards with vertical 10mm triangular grooves to contrast with the texture and form of the precast panels. These inter-panel sections are painted in the colours of the sky from west to east: West Coast sunset, stormy West Coast sky, the Nor’west arch and the broad blue Canterbury sky. Both surfaces are tactile, inviting touch; and with the paint finishes, a dynamic play of light reflectance, shadow form and colour contrast is produced.

Within the roundabout, 25 spun, 500mm diameter concrete pipes channel natural light into the underpass. They are oriented towards the sun and pierce through to the roundabout to deliver intense moments of sunlight that travel along the walls and floor as the sun moves through the sky. The pipes are painted in the same high gloss white to reflect natural light down into the underpass.

“The quality of the finished structure is truly supreme – both striking and functional,” says McConnell Dowell Downers Contractors Representative and McConnell Dowell Roading Director Aidan Brannan. “It sets a very high standard in urban transportation features for the future.”

Inter-panel sections cast in-situ contrast with the texture, form and colour of the precast panels.

The multi-faceted concrete panels are painted in glossy white and evoke the Southern Alps.

The judges particularly noted the significance of establishing McConnell Dowell’s in-house Private Training Enterprise - the first in the construction industry – which Anand has been responsible for implementing and running.

“We acknowledge that establishing a PTE for his employer which links to accredited training is a tremendous achievement” they said.

After just 12 months of operation, the PTE received an ‘excellent’ rating in its first NZQA Audit.

The judges were also impressed by Anand’s personal contribution to the community, for which he received a Queens Service Medal in 2013.

Anand has worked as an L&D professional for over 30 years in a variety of roles including secondary and tertiary School Teacher, Information Technology Trainer, Lecturer, Webmaster, Senior Trainer, Community Education Tutor, People Capability Manager, OD/L&D Advisor, Assessor/Moderator, Qualification Developer and L&D Manager. He actively contributes to the Learning and Development industry by delivering conference presentations, and taking an active part in a number of groups and associations.

Anand demonstrates a strong work ethic, maintains a high level of personal integrity, and focuses on relationship building and facilitating achievement though learning. He has also been instrumental in transitioning the culture within McConnell Dowell from a ‘training’ focus to one of ‘learning and development’.

“This is an outstanding achievement and deserving recognition of Anand for what he has achieved in getting our PTE to where it is today,” says New Zealand and Pacific Islands Managing Director Roger McRae. “It is also due recognition of Anand’s service to the training industry - we are proud of his achievement and standing in the industry.”