Save the date: Wire & Gas 2026 will take place from July 31 – August 2 in Brisbane (venue to be announced). After a successful Wire & Gas 2024 in Brisbane, the VASA board has decided that Australasia’s premier automotive air-conditioning, electrical and thermal management industry event will return to the Queensland capital in 2026. … Continue reading Wire & Gas 2026 will return to Brisbane
As you are reading VASA content, there is probably someone in your life who would appreciate and enjoy their very own copy of Cool Mavericks, the only definitive history book of automotive air-conditioning, which in itself makes this a historically significant publication. The subject matter is far from dry; Cool Mavericks is a fittingly entertaining tribute to the … Continue reading Order the Cool Mavericks air-con book in time for Christmas!
Unicla celebrated its 60th anniversary with a prestigious win: An Australian Good Design Award for its innovative eDrive electric compressor. The 80-member jury was impressed by the eDrive’s forward-thinking design, which represents a significant advancement in the industry. Unicla director Mark Mitchell received the award at a ceremony in Sydney on September 20. The eDrive … Continue reading Good Design Award for Unicla eDrive
Wire & Gas 2024 was where former VASA CEO Ken Newton and founding VASA president Mark Mitchell launched their much-anticipated book, Cool Mavericks, which chronicles the remarkable history of the automotive air-conditioning industry. Captivating the audience with a tale of the exhaustive research and interviews with pioneers who contributed to this comprehensive account of how … Continue reading Job done: Cool Mavericks book launched at Wire & Gas 2024
Cool-Safe has been accredited by New Zealand’s environment minister as a product stewardship scheme for the priority product refrigerants and other synthetic greenhouse gases. The organisation says a regulated stewardship scheme, with full participation, will help provide “better insights on the whole lifecycle of refrigerant, from import to destruction, increasing the impact of decisions made … Continue reading Cool-Safe accredited as refrigerant and SGG stewardship scheme in NZ
During the 2024 Wire & Gas Gala Awards Dinner, VASA president Brett Meads unveiled a crucial new awareness campaign designed to address the risks posed by DIY refrigerant products and emerging multi-refrigerant market. In his speech, Meads was joined by John McCormack, a director of Refrigerants Australia, and Michael Bennett AM, former ARC chair and … Continue reading Refrigerant awareness campaign announced at Wire & Gas 2024
Avionics engineer Matt Materia who features in the Smiths chapter of Cool Mavericks and played a leading role in the British instrument company’s foray into mobile air conditioning in Australia,died in Melbourne on 24 October, 2024. He was 94 years of age. Cool Mavericks co-author Ken Newton interviewed Matt after research uncovered his role in … Continue reading Vale Matthew Materia, the Smiths pioneer
The Wire & Gas 2024 convention celebrated the winners of three inaugural awards at the Gala Awards Dinner, which took place at The Westin Brisbane on 25 August before an audience of automotive technicians and workshop owners, as well as industry luminaries and representatives from the supply chain, regulatory bodies, environmental schemes, and the Australian … Continue reading Wire & Gas 2024: Winners of three inaugural awards celebrated in Brisbane
Relive the memories of Wire & Gas 2024 and download your favourite photos at the official Wire & Gas 2024 gallery! More images are being uploaded as they come back from the photographer. Continue reading Wire & Gas 2024 photo gallery now live
The countdown is well and truly on for Wire & Gas 2024, Asia-Pacific’s pinnacle event for professionals in the automotive air-conditioning, electrical and thermal management sectors. Contents Finishing touches are now being made for the convention – which starts on Friday August 23 and runs until Sunday August 25 – with The Westin Brisbane chosen as … Continue reading Wire & Gas 2024: Everything you need to know
