Wollam Constructions | 7 was maintained and used throughout the whole construction process. This required constant communication with the client and staff to keep the work on schedule whilst maintaining all safety measures. “It was like building a highway-type bridge, four storeys in the air, in an elbow of existing building infrastructure, with a very narrow driveway, so we needed to use cranes to access the building site,” Neville describes. “That should give you a bit of an image.” Neville says that Woollam was able to overcome the challenges inherent in the project due to a whole list of factors. Near the top of that list, he cites the company’s vast experience. “Our company is over 100 years old,” he says. “In that time, rather than going after general commercial structures, we’ve aligned ourselves and focused on particular industries – one of which is health and infrastructure. We’ve prided ourselves on understanding it and developing a knowledge base on it. We have people around us who have a history in health infrastructure, and an expertise in it.” Neville has even made the health arena something of a personal specialty. He says he’s lost track of the number of health buildings he’s built for Woollam. Over the years, he’s done everything from pharmacies, specialist meeting rooms, recovery theatres, and more. As a representative of Woollam, he’s worked with a number of hospitals throughout the region, and has developed particularly strong ties with Lismore Base Hospital. He says that relationship has been built on mutual respect and understanding, and was maintained with weekly
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