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APRIL <strong>2018</strong> WHEN SOLD AND FINALLY 39 AND FINALLY ISSUE 02 £8.99 IN THIS ISSUE HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE WELDING WORLD APP why not grab it now? The <strong>Welding</strong> <strong>World</strong> Awards <strong>2018</strong> are in the final stages of preparation for the Gala evening on the 11th <strong>April</strong> at the Metroplole Hilton Hotel, NEC, Birmingham. In recent weeks the task of judging has been completed by several members of the industry and once again it has been a particularly tough task. Like all Awards programmes you have to be in it to win it and the <strong>Welding</strong> <strong>World</strong> Board consider this huge networking opportunity to be of real benefit to its Members in lifting the visibility of the industry and its participants. Some past winners are keen to retain their titles and there are a number of new contestants some with an international competence, others closer to home . It has been fascinating to hear how so many companies have developed their strategies for success and deployed their unique features and benefits to garner increasing support and commitment from their customers. I am reminded how my elderly work colleagues back in the late 1970’s, referred to the welding industry as a dying industry. The <strong>Welding</strong> industry is very much alive today and there are many nominees of the <strong>2018</strong> <strong>Welding</strong> <strong>World</strong> Awards Programme, who have a great story to tell and prove it. We encourage you to book your Gala evening tickets and enjoy a unique occasion to celebrate the success of the <strong>Welding</strong> Industry and those that make it happen in <strong>2018</strong>. Tickets can be purchased here www.welding-world-awards.com/events/booking-requests/new ALSO IN THIS ISSUE • WELDING WORLD AWARDS <strong>2018</strong> •JOB KNOWLEDGE • SIFTIPS www.awd.org.uk PRODUCT REVIEWS • WELDING NEWS • AND MUCH MORE WW cover 002.indd 1 28/03/<strong>2018</strong> 17:14 Brought to you by: <strong>Welding</strong> <strong>World</strong> Ltd on behalf of the Association of <strong>Welding</strong> Distribution Gavin Pearson, 5 Parsons Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1JJ. +44 (0)1952 290 036 + 44 (0)1952 290 037 secretariat@awd.org.uk www.awd.org.uk Managing Director: Adrian Hawkins Director and Company Secretary: Dave Ellwood Financial Director: Lee Darton Editor: Darren Isted editor@welding-world.com Published on behalf of <strong>Welding</strong> <strong>World</strong> by: Adrian Hawkins Managing Director, <strong>Welding</strong> <strong>World</strong> Ltd e: managing.director@welding-world.com Adrian is also Chairman of Weldability Sif, Deputy Chair at the Main Board of the Hertfordshire LEP and Chair of the LEP Board for Skills and Employment in Hertfordshire. PS Please remember that your AWD Membership entitles you to FREE access to our magazine via the <strong>Welding</strong> <strong>World</strong> App at the Apple or Google stores. Contact the Secretariat for your password details. Adrian Hawkins TRMG Ltd, Winchester Court, 1 Forum Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 0RN +44 (0)1707 273 999 +44 (0)1707 269 333 www.trmg.co.uk Publishing Director: Jon Fellows Operations Director: Andrew Stevens Head of Production: Charles Dragazis Project Manager: Steve Maddox Design: Mark Chambers Commercial Manager: Mo Rami While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this publication, the AWD, the editor and the publisher, TRMG Ltd., cannot accept liability for any statement or error, or for any claims made by the advertisers, contained herein ©<strong>Welding</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>2018</strong>. They cannot be held responsible for the failure to use, or for the poor depiction of use of environmental, personal or other equipment, such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) equipment in photographs received from editorial contributors or advertisers. Best practice in the use of the correct and appropriate equipment is advocated and strongly recommended by the AWD. TRMG ensures that the paper used for printing this publication has been sourced from sustainably managed forests. www.awd.org.uk | <strong>Welding</strong><strong>World</strong>1