VEC Civil Engineering | 3 VEC Civil Engineering is one of the leading civil engineering and construction businesses in Australia. Established in 1994, the company has grown steadily throughout its life and has become renowned for its innovative approach to bridge building, road and rail works. According toManaging Director Kees van Ek, the company’s success is a result of its strong client focus, its innovative approach to projects, the invaluable experience of its team, and their “embedded culture of delivering on promises.” “I’ve always concentrated on the clients,” he says. “I’ve forged very close relationships with them in order to understand their problems, and enable them to understand ours. Our whole team has worked hard to keep those relationships strong over the 19 years we’ve been operating.” Kees comes from a long career in the building industry, starting as a brick layer and working his way up. Along with his wife Pam, he first established VEC under the name “Van Ek Contracting.” He says that it was determination, hard work, and the support of a few dedicated employees that made the business an early success, and enabled it to grow quickly from a small and unknown entity into the major bridge contractor in Tasmania. BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS Today, VEC’s diverse operations are managed through offices in Tasmania and Victoria – which makes them well positioned to deliver projects across Australia and even overseas. After many years of diversification, the company has come to specialise in bridges, rail, civil and water infrastructure and steel fabrication. No matter what type of project they are undertaking, however, VEC is committed to creating sustainable client relationships. According to Kees, they create those relationships with their flexibility and adaptability – by operating as a “single-source contractor” as much as possible. In particular, VEC is adept at “breaking down
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