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04 AGM & CONFERENCE AWD 37th AGM & CONFERENCE 2nd WELDING WORLD EXHIBITION The exhibition took place on the Friday prior to the AGM and Conference and gave members the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the visitors. This year saw a number of new exhibitors, including non members taking stands, which was most encouraging. FRIDAY EVENING ENTERTAINMENT This annual event was as usual well supported and enjoyed by all, with the “Great British Pub Quiz” enabling guests to show off their general knowledge skills. GALA AWARDS DINNER The annual Gala Awards Dinner on the Saturday evening included entertainment from ‘Opera on the Run’ during the dinner, where two singing waiters kept the diners fully amused. Following the Dinner and Awards, the guests were able to dance the night away to the ‘Bernadette Wild Show’ GOLF The annual AWD Golf Tournament took place at Wychwood Park, where great golf was enjoyed by all helped by sandwiches and bowls of chips. The overall AWD Trophy winner was Arran Nichols of Fowlmere Engineering. CHESTER VISIT On Saturday afternoon, wives and those not involved in other activities went by coach to the Historic City of Chester for lunch, shopping and a Walking History Tour of the City. Crewe Hall, Cheshire Friday 8th and Saturday 9th April 2011 Sponsored by Air Products & Weldability-SIF AWD 2011 Membership Awards BRONZE - 15 years : BH Tungsten Grinders Basingstoke Welding Supplies Mitre Welding Products Ltd Nederman Limited South Yorkshire Welding & Engineering Supplies Thames Welding Supplies Weldlogic Europe Limited SILVER - 20 years : Total Welding Supplies Limited GOLD - 25 years : Welding Engineering Services Weldability-SIF PLATINUM - 30 years : Gullco International Ltd FOR SERVICE TO THE WELDING INDUSTRY 2011: Mike Hill HONORARY MEMBER TO THE ASSOCIATION OF WELDING DISTRIBUTION LTD 2011 : Dr David Harvey Paddy Tibbenham
AGM & CONFERENCE The Secretary and Treasurer reports were presented. The annual election of officers took place with Adrian Hawkins, Weldability-SIF appointed Chairman, Phil Tranter, Air Products appointed Vice-Chairman with Helen Brewin, Proactive Gas Safety Ltd elected to the Council. The new Chairman presented an overview of the Association and future important developments including: - 1. The Association’s need for a modern modus operandi to take advantage of a major re-investment in manufacturing and training skills, with a large part directed at the welding industry. 2. The need to move away from being a one person centred association providing a handful of complicated Member benefits and the odd Conference and Regional meeting, to a diverse and valuable collective organisation with a multitude of skills. 3. The “Welding Wo<strong>rld</strong>” brand to be trademarked and clearly promoted by the magazine and exhibition. 4. The AWD to act as an Association representing its Members’ needs and controlling the promotion of all that is good about the industry, eradicating some of the bad practices, emphasizing the long term benefit of more professional welders and the promotion of best practice and best products. 5. The AWD’s need to create a support base to access Parliamentary assistance and discussion, product and process research and support, lobbying government and industry power bases and the creation of a series of 3 Working Groups with the first Product Safety and Quality meeting on the 4th July 2011. Vice Chairman, Phil Tranter gave a presentation on the AWD Marketing intentions and why they are so important. Wendy Barber, new Membership Manager gave a presentation on how she will be contacting every member and potential new members over the coming weeks and months. After the AGM the conference began with Doug Thornton, Chief Executive of the British Compressed Gases Association giving a presentation on the ‘BCGA and Welding Matters’, followed by an enlightening presentation by Graham Dodd of Crewe Hall and Local Historian, who gave an outline of the history of Crewe Hall, highlighting key features, inhabitants and events. AWD Chairman, Adrian Hawkins closed the proceeding by thanking the sponsors, secretariat, speakers and membership for supporting the AGM and Conference through time and effort they had put into their presentations. AGM & CONFERENCE AWD 37th AGM & Conference - Charity Draw The AWD Council is very grateful to those who donated prizes and bought tickets for the Charity Draw. A very commendable £600 was raised for the 2011 nominated Charity Cancer Research PRIZE DONATED BY WINNER £150 M&S Vouchers Weldability SIF Paul Graham - Grahams Machinery Spa Day Air Products PLC Paul Graham - Grahams Machinery Overnight stay - Chesford Grange Sovereign Conference Alexis Hawkins - Weldability SIF £100 John Lewis vouchers Fowlmere Welding Engineering Paul Graham - Grahams Machinery Cordless drill Energas Arran Nicols -Fowlmere Welding Bottle of Remy Martin Corewire Andrew Brookes - Thames Welding Bottle of Jamesons Flextraction Alexis Hawkins - Weldability SIF Three Barrels Pro –active Gas Safety Arran Nicols - Fowlmere Welding Three Barrels Flextraction Mary Tibbenham Case of Wine Air Products PLC David Harvey - Thames Welding Spa Product Crewe Hall Sally Gourley - Air Products PLC Bottle of Wine GYS Danny Gallagher - Air Products PLC Bottle of Wine GYS Helen Brewin - Pro-active Gas Safety Bottle of Wine GYS Arran Nicols - Fowlmere Welding Bottle of Wine GYS Gareth Hawkins - Weldability SIF Bottle of Wine GYS Paul Graham - Grahams Machinery 05
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