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This year was the 32nd GFWA Prize in Geomechanics, sponsored by GFWA and awarded by the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS), recognizes the best presentation by a final-year student in Geomechanics from universities in Western Australia. This year, the 4 selected participants from Curtin University and The University of Western Australia. The 4 presentation topics were as follows: · Shivam Jassi (Curtin University) Effect of Soil Type on the Stress-Strain Behaviour of Geopolymer-Treated Engineered Soils Using Deep Mixing Method🌍🧪⚙️ · Sammam Shaan (Curtin University) – Investigation into the impacts of EICP as a treatment method using soybean-sourced urease enzyme on the unconfined compressive strength and salt attack resistance properties of bio-blocks🧬🌱🔬 · Rachel Lim (UWA) – Repurposing Spent Coffee Ground into Biochar via Pyrolysis for Carbon Sequestration☕ 🔥🌱 · Eunice Lim (UWA) Investigating the time effects on shaft friction of piles in fine grained carbonate soils⏳⚒️ Congratulations to all four participants for their outstanding creativity, dedication, and hard work. We are pleased to announce Sammam Shaan as the winner, as voted by the AGS, and extend our heartfelt congratulations to Eunice Lim, who was recognized with the "Best Presentation" award by the audience. Your contributions to the field of Geomechanics are inspiring, and we look forward to seeing your future achievements! 💡👏   #Geomechanics #GFWAPrize #CurtinUniversity #UniversityOfWesternAustralia #AGS #EngineeringExcellence #FutureLeaders

Congratulations Simona Ann Stephens from all at GFWA ❤️

🎄🤠 GFWA Wild Wild West Christmas Party 2024 🤠🎄 What an incredible way to wrap up the year with the GFWA Wild Wild West Christmas Party 2024! This year’s celebration took us back to the Wild Wild West era, and it was a rootin’ tootin’ good time! 🌵 Our team truly embraced the theme, with many employees dressed in their best Western-inspired outfits. From cowboy hats to boots, the atmosphere was filled with festive spirit and tons of fun! The fun game of darts completed the night! It was the perfect way to celebrate our amazing team. Special recognition went to David Grant for his 10years service with the company. Here's to many more memorable moments together! 🎉 #GFWAChristmasParty #WildWildWest #TeamSpirit #WorkHardPlayHard #GFWA2024

Last week the GFWA team took time to strengthen their collaboration, communication, and solidarity through a day of company updates & fun team-building activities! 🏆 Key highlights: 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 📢Strengthening Communication 🏅 Friendly Competition 🎉 Lots of Laughter At GFWA, we believe investing in our teams is key to building a stronger, more successful company. A big thank you to Corporate Challenge Events for facilitating the engaging activities. We would also like to express our gratitude to Arnaud Chapuis for spending the day with us, offering an insight into the wider group of Bachy Soletanche & VINCI. We also want to express our appreciation to all employees for your participation and contributions. Excited to see the positive impact of this day as we continue to grow together! 💪 #TeamBuilding #StrongerTogether #VinciGroup #BuildonUs

A BIG THANK YOU for your support from GFWA MACA Cancer 200 Ride for the Perkins team. Last week a GFWA team took part in the Ride for Perkins. The ride raises vital funds and awareness for cancer research here in WA. Over the past 4 years our team with the help of colleges, suppliers, clients, friends and family has raised over $100,000 for Cancer research. With many colleagues past and present touched by Cancer, we are proud to support the Perkins in the fight to find new and better Cancer treatments here in WA. This year, special thanks for donations goes to Hanson Australia, Zenith Low Loaders , Saferight Training, Menard Oceania, InfraBuild, CMW Geosciences & Rock Support Australia. Well done Chris Nobes, tim palmer, Steven Bamford and Emma Bamford.  Amazing effort! 🙌

Congratulation to Rutva Raj and her team on the successful installation of anchors within a builder basement. Amazing effort in challenging conditions. 🙌 #Buildonus #teameffort

🌍 GFWA Staff at VINCI Construction Environmental Day 🌱 Our team at GFWA had a fantastic opportunity to participate in VINCI Construction's Environmental Day! This event allowed us to engage in meaningful discussions about CO2 emissions and the initiatives we’re implementing to create a sustainable future. This year’s theme focused on Reducing Our CO2 Emissions, aligning with Vinci Construction’s ambitious goals by 2030 with a 40% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 20% reduction in Scope 3 emissions. Together, we explored innovative strategies and raised awareness about how we can all contribute to this vital mission. A big thank you to everyone involved for their commitment to sustainability and the environment. Let’s continue to work together towards a greener future! #Sustainability #EnvironmentalAwareness #CO2Reduction #VinciConstruction #GFWA

It’s RUOK? Day - Everyday. September is an important month as it entails RUOK? Day and Suicide Prevention Month. It is vital that we all know where to turn for help, or where we can point others for help when going through a rough patch. Did you know that? Australian construction workers are 6 times more likely to die from suicide than an accident at work and young construction workers are more than 2 times more likely to take their own lives than other young Australian men. That’s why this RUOK? Day and Suicide Prevention Month we are encouraging everyone to look out for the signs that a man in their life - a father, brother, colleague or teammate is struggling, and to reach out and ask “Are you OK?”. Don’t forget to talk to the people in your life who may be suffering from mental health and ask what you can do to help them and listen with an open mind. Always pass on a note or contact for someone such as Acacia Connection (Acacia EAP) and MATES in Construction who have people trained to help problem solve and come up with solutions when helping those in need. This month and this day will always mean something a little more to me as, I unfortunately lost my best mate to suicide back in 2019. I will continue to honour his name and memory by using my voice and profession to help others get the right help in their battle against mental health and to encourage them to SPEAK UP! GFWA

Good luck to all the riders and our Chris Nobes for the BB300 ride for youth mental health. Trust the weather will be kinder than the last couple of days ⛈️⛈️.

Piling works are underway at the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project. GFWA is installing cased bored piles down to 27m depth for a new pedestrian bridge over Graham Farmer Freeway for our valued Client BMD Group. What a stunning location and logistical challenge! #soletanchebachy #buildonus