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World Corrosion Awareness Day

Tracey Winn April 24, 2019

Today is the day that the ACA and all other international corrosion associations remind us to keep up the fight against corrosion and lament the fact that ‘rust never sleeps’. The degradation of private and public assets and infrastructure continues to have…

Protective Coatings & Applications Technical Event Review

Justin Rigby April 10, 2019

The ACA’s annual premier coatings event occurred on 4 April and was held at the Royal Society of Victoria in Melbourne’s CBD. The event was a great success with a mixture of presentations ranging from; future trends for the coating industry, current…

Corrosion 2019: ACA Booth competition winner

Website Admin April 8, 2019

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…

New Zealand AGM and technical meeting

Les Boulton March 29, 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…

A message from the new Qld Branch President

Murry McCormick March 27, 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…

Polyurea – extending the life of concrete and steel assets | Report

Les Boulton March 25, 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…

Queensland AGM 2019

Wayne Thomson March 20, 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…

Join the ACA Education Committee today

Training Manager March 14, 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…

MIRTEQ | An Innovative Coatings Plant Visit

Igor Chaves March 8, 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…

Project & Innovation Excellence Awards

Bradley Dockrill March 5, 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