History

York Civil is a private company with its roots in South Australia. The company is owned and operated by Ian Tarbotton and Dominic Vieceli, who are hands-on managing directors.

Ian commenced the business in 1990 after starting out in the industry as a labourer and then as a grader operator and site manager, learning the industry from the ground up. His first project as Company Director was working with BHP Billiton at Whyalla on a large mining site.

Success followed with major contracts with the South Australian Government, including our first transport project, the construction of the Port Road Bridge over the railway at Thebarton.

Several years ago, Ian and Dominic decided to expedite the company’s growth by expanding into new territories. We have established a strong presence in Queensland, with New South Wales and the Northern Territory to follow in the near future.

1990	Ian Tarbotton leaves Cook Constructions to start York Civil First project is for BHP at Whyalla
1991	First major project is the Port Road Bridge over Railway at Thebarton
1995	First York Civil project at Olympic Dam leads in a permanent on site office and ongoing civil and maintenance services to the mine ever since
1996	York Civil wins the contract for the $15 million Blanchetown Bridge project which becomes the first incrementally launched bridge in South Australia
2001	Dominic Vieceli appointed as Managing Director
2006	York Civil restructures and invests in growing systems, such as human resources and finance.
2007	Company achieves Certification in AS/NZS 4801 Safety Management Systems, AS/NZS ISO9001 Quality Management Systems and AS/NZS ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems
2008	York Civil in joint venture with Fulton Hogan wins the $564 million Design and Construction of Northern Expressway Achieved certification to Australian Government Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme
2009	First major project in Queensland, the $8 million Yaamba Road Pedestrian Overpass in Rockhampton
2010	York Civil, in a consortium, is awarded the $150 million Rail Revitalisation Project in Adelaide
2011	York achieves Austroads National Prequalification (R4, B4, F$100 million) for roads and bridges