THE inaugural Autocare Sydney convention held at the Sydney ICC venue on Darling Harbour earlier this month was a resounding success, both for event organiser AAAA (Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association) and VASA, which had a trade show booth and delivered a well-received ‘Life After R134a’ education session at the convention. Life After R134a was hosted … Continue reading Video: Autocare Sydney 2018 a success
SCOTT Daly, a technical trainer for Bosch Australia, is now confirmed to deliver the hybrid and electric vehicle training session at Wire & Gas 2018. He has been in the automotive industry for close to 30 years, starting as an apprentice at a respected business in Noosa, Queensland, and progressed to owning a service centre. … Continue reading Bosch Australia trainer Scott Daly to deliver hybrid training session at Wire & Gas
Those who attended the 2015 VASA Wire & Gas convention will remember Barbara H Minor’s fascinating presentation about R1234yf, which she was pivotal in the development of. She has now been honoured with The Science of Chemical Industry (SCI) America Perkin Medal for her contribution to the research and development of refrigerants that address ozone … Continue reading R1234yf inventor Barbara H Minor honoured with prestigious Science of Chemical Industry award
THE Department of the Environment and Energy’s free HFC phase-down information sessions continue to tour Australia, with booking now available for Townsville, Gold Coast and Brisbane in mid-June. Queensland sessions start on June 14 in Townsville, followed by Gold Coast and Brisbane both on June 15. A date of July 18 has also been pencilled … Continue reading Queensland dates confirmed for government-run HFC phase-down info sessions
MAJOR compressor manufacturer Sanden has secured co-branding rights for VASA’s 25th Anniversary Wire & Gas convention by joining the event as a major sponsor.All three Platinum sponsorship positions were also quickly snapped up by Adrad, JAS Oceania and Ashdown-Ingram. A-Gas, Unicla, Burgaflex and Opteon have taken up Gold sponsorships and Refrigerants Australia is a Silver … Continue reading Wire & Gas attracts big-name sponsors
AUTOCARE 2018 Convention, organised by the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA), has completely sold out of sponsorship and trade show space well before the event’s doors open on May 4 and 5, 2018 at the new International Convention Centre next to Darling Harbour in Sydney. The AAAA hailed this result as “an overwhelming vote of … Continue reading See you at Autocare Sydney next weekend!
IN APRIL five free HFC phase-down information sessions run by the Department of the Environment and Energy will take place, starting on Thursday 5th in Newcastle NSW, followed by Chatswood NSW and Sydney Airport on Friday April 6 before moving to Melbourne on Thursday 19 and Geelong on Friday 20. These sessions will discuss what … Continue reading Extra dates added for government-run HFC phase-down info sessions
UP TO $11,000 in subsidies and reimbursements are offered to businesses that employ retrenched car manufacturing workers in Victoria under the State Government’s Back to Work scheme. An incentive of up to $7000 is offered for hiring eligible retrenched auto workers in an ongoing full-time or part-time role, with up to $4000 extra available when … Continue reading Hiring in Victoria? Government incentives for taking on retrenched car factory workers
AUTOCARE 2018 Convention will include a seminar revealing some eye-opening results of research into workshop customers that could help you win new business and improve profitability. Simon Edwards, a managing partner of market research firm TKP that conducted the study on behalf the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association, will present findings about how customers decide which … Continue reading Video: Eye-opening study into workshop customers to be revealed at Autocare Sydney
TICKET sales for Wire & Gas are off to a flying start, with the VASA member-exclusive early bird discount attracting new people and businesses to the association. Wire & Gas 2018 is Asia-Pacific’s premier event for those working in automotive thermal management and electrical who want to future-proof their knowledge and skills in ways that … Continue reading Early-bird tickets to Wire & Gas proving popular!
