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Tag: AMCA
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Webinar on NSW fire safety reform and AS 1851
AIRAH, AMCA Australia and FPA Australia are running a free webinar on February 3, 2025, to explore mandatory compliance with AS 1851-2012.
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Nominations open for ARBS 2024 Industry Awards
Nominations are now open for the ARBS 2024 Industry Awards, a celebration of distinguished contributions in Australia’s HVAC&R and building services sector. The awards are an integral component of ARBS 2024, Australia’s largest exhibition for air conditioning, refrigeration, and building services, and span a variety of categories, including: ARBS Young Achiever ARBS Product Excellence ARBS […]
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Construction Innovation Forum to explore digital transformation
A lineup of global thought leaders is coming together on May 17 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to explore the seismic impact of digital transformation in construction – both in the future and in the now. “Technological advances in the building and construction industry allow organisations to design, construct and maintain buildings more efficiently, with […]
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ARBS Foundation marks milestone in support for HVAC&R
The ARBS Foundation – the foundation for industry education and research – is celebrating nearly a decade of support for the HVAC&R industry. Now in its ninth year, the foundation has made significant contributions to the air conditioning, refrigeration, and building services industry through grants for various projects and initiatives. ARBS Executive Officer David Eynon […]
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Australia gives Pacific Island RAC training a boost
AREMA and UNEP, supported by the Australian government, have commenced a project to help Pacific Island countries improve their training capacity on good servicing practices for refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) equipment. As a key part of the Montreal Protocol’s HCFC phase-out (which covers R22), 13 trainers from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Tonga, […]
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Talking people and workplaces at ventilation summit
The AMCA Building Ventilation Summit, to be held as a virtual event on February 24 and 25, will be looking at the role the building industry will play in preventing the airborne spread of COVID-19, and supporting Australians to return to workplaces and other indoor settings confidently, safely and sustainably. One of the key sessions […]
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Industry briefing on building information modelling
AMCA Australia is hosting a BIM-MEPAUS online industry update on Tuesday, November 16. The briefing will explore the latest developments and updates within BIM-MEPAUS. Running from 10am–1.30pm (AEDT), the session will include: A review of how BIM-MEPAUS product data templates support asset information requirements An overview of the BIM-MEPAUS Revit template add-in A demonstration of […]
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WA Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Awards
The Air Conditioning & Mechanical Contractors Association Limited (AMCA) is hosting its annual Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Awards on Friday, November 5. The awards, held in conjunction with the Alan Robert Memorial Fund, the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) and South Metropolitan TAFE, celebrates the latest achievements in the air conditioning and refrigeration […]
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New beginning for AMCA Australia
AMCA has officially switched from its previous state-based structure to operate as a single national industry association under the name AMCA Australia. The move comes following a comprehensive, three-year review of all association activities, upon which the organisation decided the time was right for AMCA state-based entities to formally join forces. “Over recent years, members […]
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Next step for national licensing system
The Australian government has introduced the Mutual Recognition Amendment Bill 2021 to the House of Representatives. If it passes through parliament, it will see a new system for automatic mutual recognition (AMR) of occupational registration beginning on July 1, 2021. The legislation will allow workers with occupational licences who are registered for an occupation in […]
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Industry offers guidance on fire safety practitioners
AIRAH, the AMCA, FMA and FPA Australia have written to certifying organisations to provide guidance on selecting fire safety practitioners in New South Wales. New requirements have been introduced for fire safety practitioners in NSW. The previously named competent fire safety practitioners (CFSP) are now called Accredited Practitioners (Fire Safety), or APFS, and must be […]
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AMCA celebrates industry achievement
The New South Wales and Victoria branch of the Air Conditioning & Mechanical Contractors’ Association (AMCA) separately hosted awards ceremonies recently. Both events were held in person, following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions across the country. NSW Industry Achievement Awards The NSW Industry Achievement Awards were held at West HQ in Western Sydney. Finalists were […]
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A double celebration for A.G. Coombs
Mechanical and building services contractor A.G. Coombs has two reasons to celebrate. In a year in which the firm is celebrating 75 years in operation, this week the organisation is acknowledging what would have been founder Allan George Coombs’ 100th birthday. “Allan Coombs was instrumental in the establishment of the HVAC industry in Australia […]
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AMCA advice on COVID-19 and HVAC
The Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors’ Association (AMCA) has released a position statement on the role of HVAC systems in mitigating the risks of airborne transmission of COVID-19. In the statement, the AMCA recognises that ventilation and air filtration provided by heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC) can reduce the airborne concentration of COVID-19 […]
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AMCA appoints Shackleton, farewells Mackrill
The Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors’ Association (AMCA) has appointed Adrian Shackleton as Executive Director of both AMCA Queensland and AMCA New South Wales. Adrian joins the AMCA after five years with Services Trades College Australia, where he was General Manager and Company Secretary. Starting his career as a plumber, Adrian has worked in the […]
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Queensland to review licence regulations
The Queensland government has confirmed it will work to address a loophole in its new licensing framework for air conditioning and refrigeration technicians. At the beginning of 2020, a new HVAC&R licensing framework was introduced in Queensland. Workers now require a Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) licence for mechanical services work. This includes air […]
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Q&A webinar on COVID-19
The Air Conditioning & Mechanical Contractors’ Association (AMCA) will be hosting a Q&A webinar on COVID-19, featuring Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty AO. To be held on Thursday April 16, the Q&A session will shed light on the following questions: What makes COVID-19 different from other viruses’? How long we will need to maintain social […]
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Aussie Centre of Excellence wins international award
The HVAC Centre of Excellence at Holmesglen’s Chadstone campus in Melbourne has won a prestigious CIBSE Building Performance Award in the Learning and Development category. The awards, open to any organisation internationally, recognise the people, products and projects that demonstrate engineering excellence in the built environment. The 2020 awards were presented at a gala dinner […]
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TAFE NSW inaugural awards night
This year TAFE NSW – Sydney Region Refrigeration Section hosted the annual student’s awards night at the Apprentice Restaurant, Ultimo. The organisers took advantage of this first-time event to recognise last year’s award winners too, as well as the 2019 WorldSkills Sydney region finalists. “The event showcases passion, dedication and commitment the students, teachers and […]
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AMCA celebrates industry achievements
The Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors Association (AMCA) has held its Annual Training Achievement Awards in Melbourne. The awards recognise apprentices and trainees who have achieved excellence in the early stages of their career with AMCA member companies. The awards were hosted by former Olympian, Nicole Livingstone. She introduced the individual winners in three categories: […]