Watermayne Selected as Finalist in Two Categories of the 2025 Telstra Best of Business Awards

McLaren Flat, SA Tuesday, 9 September 2025 – Watermayne, a leading South Australian custom residential building company specialising in high-performance, sustainable homes, is thrilled to announce its selection as a finalist in the 2025 Telstra Best of Business Awards (SA). Watermayne has been recognised in two prestigious categories: Embracing Innovation and Promoting Sustainability.

“We are honoured to be recognised by Telstra in these two crucial categories,” says Steven Albrechtsen, Founder and Director of Watermayne. “At Watermayne, we believe homes should do more than just provide shelter; they should elevate our well-being, connect us with the environment, and stand the test of time. This recognition validates our commitment to these principles.”

Founded in 2010 and based on the Fleurieu Peninsula, Watermayne has established itself as a leader in delivering energy-efficient homes across Adelaide, the Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Adelaide Hills. The company’s design-and-construct service focuses on providing homeowners with thoughtfully designed financially managed, environmentally responsible high-performing homes.

Embracing Innovation: Building the Future of Housing

Telstra’s Best of Business Embracing Innovation category recognises Watermayne’s use of technology to help solve problems at customer, social and environmental levels.

Watermayne is redefining what it means to be a home builder in modern Australia. They have adopted technologies that create transparency, efficiency and savings through estimation, 3D modelling, and waste-reduction software integrated through their builds.

Watermayne’s unwavering commitment to innovative technologies delivers the best designs for long-term, energy-efficient savings. They’ve developed a unique approach to high-performance homes in South Australian, that delivers end-to-end support throughout a build, that also offers maximum value for their clients in years to come.

Promoting Sustainability: Building Homes that Last and are balanced.

Telstra’s Best of Business Promoting sustainability category recognises Watermayne’s positive approach to conversation, construction methodology and daily operations. Sustainability sits at the core of decisions made by the company.

Watermayne take an approach built on collaboration and learning, partnering with professionals such as Goodhouse Architects and collaborating with HIA GreenSmart and utilising Passivhaus and GreenSmart principles.

About Watermayne

Watermayne, based in McLaren Vale, SA and operating in rural, coastal and city locations throughout Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula, is a high-performance home builder specialising in sustainable and energy-efficient designs. They focus on delivering exceptional homes that promote green living, using thoughtful design and integrated sustainable practices. With an experienced team of local trades, Watermayne crafts homes with an emphasis on personalised service, transparency, and lasting connections with homeowners to make the home-building journey a magical and collaborative experience.