Tim Froome, Managing Director of C M Beasy Ltd from Southampton UK was the winner of the ACA prize at Corrosion 2019, held in Nashville Tennessee. Attendees were encouraged to drop their business cards into a bowl at the ACA booth during the Conference. Tim’s name was drawn out on the last morning. More importantly,...
7th April 2019
An April 1st Joke. It is not true
31st March 2019
ACANZ held its 2019 AGM and a technical meeting on Tuesday 19 March. Hosted by Callaghan Innovation in Lower Hutt, the AGM was well attended with 22 people present. The AGM was conducted by Trish Shaw, who is entering her second year as NZ Branch President and is Team Leader Simulation, Analysis and Testing, Advanced...
28th March 2019
I wish to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Murry McCormick and I have been elected as the new Queensland Branch President for the coming year. I have benefited greatly from my membership of our organisation over the past 30 years. It is the benefits of membership that I wish to share...
26th March 2019
The ACA Auckland meeting held at the Surrey Hotel, Grey Lynn, on 20th March was addressed by Bryant Wells, Technical Development Manager, LiquiMix P/L, Brisbane. After refreshments in the lounge, the topic outlined by Bryant was “Polyurea – extending the life of concrete and steel assets”, with particular emphasis on the life extension of water...
24th March 2019
The Queensland branch of the ACA held their 2019 AGM at the Beenleigh Rum Distillery after the tour on Monday 18 March 2019. It was pleasing to see a good turnout and interest from younger ACA members. The proceedings were opened with Nick Doblo bowing out as branch president after two years. Office bearers elected were Murry McCormick...
19th March 2019
Expressions of Interest are sought for two positions from the ACA membership to join the existing ACA Education & Training Committee. The objectives of the Committee are to ensure that the content of Education & Training courses delivered by the Association are consistent with the aims and objectives of the Association and to provide technically...
13th March 2019
A small but dedicated group of Newcastle members gathered at the MIRTEQ Innovative Resins – establishment in Cardiff, NSW Industrial Estate on Wednesday 27 February, this year. Initial response was a bit non-committal, but MIRTEQ’s Managing Director Keith Mackenzie soon had the group listening to every word when he took us through the history of...
7th March 2019
The PIEA is an Australasian awards programme for contractors and industry professionals. To enter the PIEA, entrants are required to submit project nominations to the ACA programme contact in accordance with the entry handbook requirements
4th March 2019
This one day event will bring together all stakeholders to discuss various corrosion issues focusing on lessons learnt and exploring both successes and failures across the Coatings and Applicators Industries.
28th February 2019
Australia alone commands a Superyacht industry to the tune of $1.9 billion per annum from which many operators and suppliers earn a living
26th February 2019
This item preserved for Archive purposes Corrosion and Prevention is the largest Corrosion Conference and Exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere. The next Conference will be from the 24th -27th November 2019 in Melbourne. Submissions are now welcome on all aspects of corrosion and its control for Corrosion & Prevention 2019 (C&P2019). Papers are subject to peer...
26th February 2019
On 21st Feb 2019 the SA Branch held their annual AGM and Trivia Night. Branch president Sam O’Neill presented reports outlining the past years activities and what the 2019 schedule of events looked like. There was unanimous acceptance of the presidents and treasurer’s reports. Nominations were received from Alex Shepherd seconded by Paul Vince and...
21st February 2019
The first ACA meeting of the year was addressed by Barry Robinson, GM of SAFE Ltd, Drury, on the subject of “How surface heat can lead to premature failure and corrosion”.
21st February 2019
The ACA congratulates Ted on his 40th year in the Industry this week and we thank him or all his dedication and support of our Association.
18th February 2019