Mick Boyle is a leader in the civil contracting industry in Australia, he is much more than the CCF National President and Executive Chair of the company he co-founded with his wife Robin in 1994, Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure.
Mick and Robin are also the owners of a castle-turned-hotel in Northern Ireland, the heads of the philanthropic Jaramas Foundation, and Mick is the Executive Chair of Ardent Underground, a company building hydrogen fuel storage tanks.
Among all that, Mick is a long-term member of the CCF NSW Board, and a previous Vice President then President of CCF NSW between 2009 and 2019. Mick has also been a board member of CCF National since 2013, was National Vice President in 2021, and has been the National President since 2022.
He has had astounding success in an industry that is known for its significant risks and he continues to provide his leadership insight to CCF at both a state and national level.
“I have been in the industry myself for over 40 years, grew up in a house where my father worked in the industry, so I bring extensive industry experience,” he says.
“I have worked in many roles on many projects, so I understand what is required to deliver projects.
“As the Founder of Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure, I also have over 30 years’ experience running a business in this industry, so I understand all that entails,” he says.
Mick says his favourite thing about being on the Board is that it allows him to focus on playing a leading role in one of CCF NSW’s strengths: advocacy.
In particular it is, “The opportunity to discuss the best ways of advocating for meaningful industry change alongside like-minded industry leaders.”
This is also the main advantage, in Mick’s view, of CCF NSW membership when he’s talking to prospective members.
“Advocacy is essential to driving meaningful industry change.
“By joining CCF, you gain a collective voice and access to government, helping us build the capacity, capability, and cohesion of the civil construction sector,” he says.
In his work, Mick shares a similar philosophy.
“What I love most about civil construction is the opportunity to build better communities through excellence, innovation, sustainability, and collaboration; delivering infrastructure that makes a lasting difference to people’s lives,” he says.
These are not the only ways that Mick is working on improving the world around him.
The Jaramas Foundation is mainly focused on environmental philanthropy but it also donates to causes close to many people’s hearts like the St Vincent de Paul Society, Landcare, and Beyond Blue.
Mick sums up both his success and his desire to use his expertise to give back to the industry when he says: “Starting Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure and seeing it grow into one of Australia’s leading locally owned civil infrastructure businesses has been a defining career highlight.
“I am also proud to have contributed through CCF, both in NSW and nationally, to major industry advocacy across competition, procurement, skills, industrial relations and workforce culture.”