Construction Magazine July 2016 | Page 131

AUSTRALIA
600 employees and its client base is major construction companies across the country and major world-class miners . The group is made up of multiple divisions and subsidiary companies ; CMA Contracting , Whelan the Wrecker , Delta Mallard , Streetscapes and Whelan the Warehouse .
Recent highlights have included undertaking the world ’ s largest steel stack felling demolition and being runner up in the World Demolition Awards in November in Amsterdam , which Delta was shortlisted for its BHP Billiton Tertiary Crushing Building 02 and Transfer Station 204 Project .
Papalia has been with the company for more than six years . Having come in as a purchasing manager , he quickly moved into safety , working on the quality , safety and environment side of the company in Western Australia . As the company grew so did his remit moving him into project management and now he heads the WA Projects Team .
With a good training regime and continuous development of employees , Delta goes out of its way to attract and retain staff , keeping them up-to-date , either with in-house tailored training , or externally via registered training centres and colleges . There are pros and cons to working in demolition . “ It is quite a bit different
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