Winners named at 2025 NSW & ACT Welding Excellence Awards

The 2025 NSW & ACT Welding Excellence Awards, which “underscore the essential role of welding across every part of the economy”, have been held at an event at the Strathfield Golf Club.

The annual event held, which was held by industry body Weld Australia on Thursday night, aims to “highlight how welders, educators and fabricators are pushing boundaries and delivering outcomes” to strengthen local industries.

Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden said of the winners: “Whether it’s through pioneering technology, training the workforce of tomorrow, or ensuring the highest safety standards, they’re building resilience and competitiveness for the entire nation.”

A list of winners is reproduced below.

ACT Company of the Year Award – Fabrication

ACT Steelworks

NSW Company of the Year Award – Fabrication

Chess Engineering

Joint winners for Project of the Year:

Halliday Engineering for the Landing Craft Bow Ramp Project; and Morgan Engineering for the EX8000 Boom and Arm Overhaul.

Health and Safety in Welding Award

Apex Welding Safety

Company of the Year Award – Supplier 

Kemppi 

Joint winners of the Welding Professional of the Year Award 

Rasoul Pouriameanesh from AWI Steel Infrastructure for the Welding Coordinator category; Oliver Hatfield from MC Quality for the Welding Inspector category; and Dave Mitchell from MC Quality for the Welding Supervisor category.

Young Trades Person of the Year

Cooper Thornely from Alfec Industrial Engineering

Trades Person of the Year 

Youngho Jeong from Halliday Engineeringoften combines techniques to refine weld procedures and drive productivity.

Training and Education – Individual Teacher Award

Shane Michael of The Outsource Institute

VET in Schools Student of the Year Award

Emre Taskin

CEO’s Award

Macfab Engineering