
Roadshow 2023 schedule announced
We are excited to announce our revived Roadshow that will travel down the East Coast of Australia.
19th June 2023We are excited to announce our revived Roadshow that will travel down the East Coast of Australia.
19th June 2023Applications are now open for three of our Association's Major Awards - The Victor Nightingall Award, coordinated by our Protective Coatings Technical Groups, and The Rust Award and The Golden Trowel Award offered by our Applicators Technical Group. These awards will be presented at our Annual Corrosion and Prevention Conference, taking place in Newcastle for 2021. We encourage anyone who is interested in submitting a nomination to view further details here.
31st March 2021Mission Founded in 2017, by the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA), and bound by the Associations Constitution, the Applicators Technical Group (ATG) mission is: To represent the needs of ACA Member specialist contractors in industries that serve the protection or restoration of corrosion affected structures throughout Australasia including New Zealand. These include companies and individuals in;...
7th October 2020The ACA Applicators Technical Group (ATG) was formed to represent the needs of specialist contractors in industries that serve the protection or restoration of corrosion affected structures throughout Australasia including New Zealand. These include companies and individuals in; concrete remediation and protection, applied concrete floor finishes, surface preparation and protective coating of steel and hazardous coating removal. The ATG, aligned with many other associations and technical groups, has been severely impacted by the restrictions imposed on our members with the cancellation of conferences, seminars and training courses. The ATG has proposed revised outcomes for 2020 and 2021 are as follows:
1st June 2020The 2019 ACA Awards Evening saw the Inaugural Golden Trowel, proudly sponsored by McEllignott Partners, being awarded to National Concrete Solution’s, Jamie Fenton. Proudly Sponsored by McElligotts Jamie has surpassed 10 years of service with National Concrete Solutions and over 20 years broadly in the concrete industry, leading the way in innovation, training, and ensuring...
27th May 2020Applicator Technical Group supported by Wagner Group are proud to announce the winner of our Applicator Field Day raffle was Jim Mortlock who received a brand new Titan PowrCoat 1064 (64:1 ratio) pump and spray equipment valued at $9900 RRP. Pump Specs: Triton Powrcoat 1064 pnuematic airless pump supplied with Triton S-7 spray gun, 3/8″ 15m hose...
26th May 2020Certificate III (Apprentice) training through the assistance of BlastOne and ACA Applicator Technical Group, TAFE NSW can deliver courses available nationwide in Australia for Applicators. Phone Lisa Freeland on 0419 437 849 for more information on this course. There is no time to wait as the bulk of the learning can be delivered online and...
26th May 2020Justin Rigby takes us though the difference between traditional classroom only learning and Blended learning
11th May 2020Presented by Miles Buckhurst Miles Buckhurst from Jotun Norway talking about the big picture of corrosion control and the real costs and savings of effective mitigation. Filmed at the 2015 Corrosion & Prevention Conference.
7th April 2020Justin Rigby, Chairman of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) Applicator Technical Group (ATG) has been working closely with BlastOne’s Mirza Kozarcanin – National Marketing Manager to establish a 3-year sponsorship of the ATG and partnership with the ACA. “This deal is ground breaking and with the support of BlastOne, it establishes a framework for the...
24th June 2019When is a Paint Dry? Rob Francis, R A Francis Consulting Services, Ashburton, Victoria, Australia This seemingly simple question of When is a paint dry may appear as exciting as watching paint dry, but in fact shows some complications that can arise with definitions in the coatings industry.
11th September 2017