WTIA 2010 Annual Awards

Company of the Year
ANSTO Institute of Materials Engineering (NSW)

Fabricator of the Year - Small
OPC Pty Ltd (Vic)

Fabricator of the Year - Medium
K&R Fabrications (Wgong) Pty Ltd (NSW)

Top Training Organisation
TAFE NSW Sydney Institute – Ultimo College

Chris Smallbone International Award
Sarvesh Pal (University of Qld)

Florence Taylor Award
Alan Beveridge (Vic)

Top Trainer
Greg Oliver (Polytechnic West)

Coregas/WTIA Young Tradesperson of the Year
Aaron Heritage (APA Group, SA)

Sir William Hudson Award – Best Research Paper
Kristin Carpenter (BlueScope Steel)
with Monaghan, Nicholson, Cuiuri and Norrish (UoW)
Influence of shielding gas on fume formation rate and particle size distribution for optimised GMAW

Sir William Hudson Award – Young Researcher
Mitchell Dinham (Lincoln Electric & University of Western Sydney)

Top Welding Inspector (Robert Kemp Award)
Paul Condran (NSW)

Top IIW International Welding Specialist
William Ruddell (Qld)

Top AS 2214 Welding Supervisor
Steven Blake (Vic)

Top AS 1796 Certificate 10 Welding Supervisor
Timothy Taylor (Qld)

WTIA Honorary Fellows
Robert Vernon (Vic)
Pat Johnstone (SA

Top AICIP exam results: In-Service Inspector of Pressure Equipment
Gilles Dour (WA)

WTIA State Awards
To be presented at the WTIA Divisional Annual Dinners in May
Roy Wells (SA Ken Trevena Award)
Alan Bishop (Vic)
Brian Jacobs (NSW)
Warren Raisin (Qld)
Selwyn Kipling (WA)

Nominations are open now for 2011 WTIA Annual Awards so contact WTIA on email info@wtia.com.au or contact your local WTIA Divisional Administrator.