The AGGA's annual national conference provides Australia's largest forum for the glass industry to discuss research and network with colleagues from around the country and the world.

AusGlass 2010, AGGA's 19th annual meeting, is scheduled for August 26-28 at the Four Seasons.

Through lectures, panel sessions and social events, attendees experience innovative and informative glass and glazing information that adds value to your business and and knowledge base.

AusGlass 2010 - where the Australian glass and glazing industry comes together.

For more information : http://www.agga.org.au/ausglass2010.html

Memeber Breakfast July 20th     

A member breakfast meeting was held at the WaterView Convention Centre at Homebush with 60 members in attendance. The meeting covered an update of information on Modern Awards, AGGA Strategic Plan and TAFE followed by presentations on Energy Efficent Glass by Les Leggat (G James) and Installation of IGU's by Greg Storie (Tremco).

NSWGGA Annual Confernece May 14-16

On 14-16 May 64 members and their partners attended the 2010 NSWGGA Conference at Wiseman’s Retreat. The program was well received by all attendees who found the seminars very educational and interesting and the venue a pleasant and comfortable break for the few days. The seminars covered a range of topics including: SWA outcomes, Standards update; AGGA strategic plan; NSW economic update; an engineer’s perspective of the use of glass in buildings and an entertaining lifestyle session on how to look after ourselves better. Many thanks to our speakers Jamie Rice, Lachlan Austin, Nigel Carpenter, Paul Ritchie, Beres Dowdle and Anna-Loiuse Bovier.

 

The conference was well supported by our sponsor including major sponsors Sydney Glass, Guarde Software, Viridian, CRL and CSI. Other sponsor for the conference included Express Glass, Holley Engineering, Bent & Curved Glass, Quattro Lifts, Dorma, NanoCoat and MFG Systems.

 

On Saturday night we presented the award for Glass Person of the Year to Bob Potter, who recently retired from AGP and has been in the industry since 1956 when he started with Frank G O’Brien. Bob worked on many notable projects in his time in the industry and also was the TAFE liaison for the NSWGGA committee for a number of years.

 

Once again Greg & Bev Hayes did a fantastic job in organising the conference and their efforts were appreciated by all. Thanks also to Greg Stories for his work in running the Golf on Saturday afternoon in which Nigel and Janette Penrose won the major prizes.

The NSWGGA memebers gathered with TAFE officails, staff and The Honourable Barbara Perry MP, member for Auburn, on March 24th 2010 for a ceremony to official hand over the Intermac Master 23 CNC machine. The machine was donated by the NSWGGA with the help of Intermac Australia, Dennis & Leslie Loudoun (Bevelite), Sydney Glass & Bent & Curved Glass.

Minister Perry accepted the donation on behalf of TAFE from NSWGGA President Joe Finn and acknowleged the generosity of this donation from industry and importance of TAFE and indusrty working together to improve the outcomes for apprentices and the indusrty as a whole.

The addition of the CNC machine makes Glass & Glazing Section of Lidcombe College the best equiped facilty for teaching the trade in Australia.