Page 29 - Packaging News Magazine Sep-Oct 2018

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APPMA BOARD ANNOUNCED AT SYDNEY EVENT
FACING PAGE, BELOW LEFT: The leadership team represents a broad spectrum of companies in the packaging and processing machinery industry.
LEFT: Some 80 guests attended the APPMA Members Dinner in Sydney.
BELOW: Guest speaker Sarah Pennell, GM, Foodbank Australia and Robert Marguccio, vice chairman of APPMA.
into the shocking state of food security for many Australians. Sharing some disturbing statistics, particularly on the number of children affected, Pennell provided inspiration for the APPMA community to get even more involved in assisting to get food to the people who need it most. She acknowledged APPMA as a long-standing supporter of Foodbank.
Marguccio commented, echoing the sentiment in the room, that it is unbelievable to think that in such a ‘lucky country’ that we have so many people facing food insecurity. He paid tribute to all the good work Foodbank does, and urged members to get behind opportunities for supply chain collaboration to help alleviate the problem.
PACK EXPO INTERNATIONAL
14-17 OCTOBER
MC CORMICK PLACE, CHICAGO, IL USA
APPMA will participate as part of the Partner's Pavilion at PACK EXPO, a quality trade show that focuses on packaging and processing innovation.
AUSPACK 2019
26-29 MARCH
MCEC, MELBOURNE
The Australian industry’s leading packaging and processing event, and the flagship event owned by APPMA.
Following a vote by members at the 2018 AGM held at Luna Park in Sydney, there was no change to the current leadership team, with the incumbent officers elected to serve another three-year term.
The Board was announced at the AGM held prior to the members’ dinner. Addressing members at the well-attended association dinner held at Palais, Luna Park in Sydney, vice chairman Robert Marguccio noted that the board had effected a number of exciting initiatives that it would be rolling out in the coming months.
“APPMA has put the pillars in place to continue
to grow and to better service our members and the broader packaging community,” he said.
“We will continue to create a greater variety of
networking opportunities for members and their customers, and engage industry on key topics and via establishing special interest groups, among many other initiatives that will come into play in the lead up to our flagship show AUSPACK, and beyond.”
Marguccio said it was particularly pleasing to see that AUSPACK, a biennial show established by the APPMA some 35 years ago, continues to grow year on year. The next show is already 89% sold (see News, page 7) and looks set to build on the success of previous events.
Marguccio went on to welcome the guest speaker of the night, Sarah Pennell, general manager of Foodbank, who gave the 80-plus industry decision-makers assembled in the room an insight
APPMA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE IS RELAUNCHED
APPMA is relaunching its Awards of Excellence programme for the packaging and processing machinery sector.
For the past two years, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Packaging and Packaging Institute New Zealand, APPMA agreed to merge the APPMA Machinery Awards of Excellence into the Packaging Innovation and Design Awards (PIDAs). This, in turn, provided some industry award winners with a pathway to the WorldStar Awards.
Upon further review and discussion with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) it was agreed the combined format and programme was not providing sufficient opportunity to focus, showcase and recognise the innovations, achievements and successes of APPMA members and the broader packaging and processing machinery industry as the WorldStar Awards do not incorporate a Machinery category.
The APPMA Board is therefore excited to announce the relaunch of the APPMA Awards of Excellence programme, dedicated to celebrating all things machinery and bringing the awards back to where they belong, front and centre at AUSPACK. This will reinstate an APPMA Gala Night celebration for our own Awards for industry and peer recognition that is valued by our members during AUSPACK.
The focus will be on packaging and processing machinery, and the businesses that design and manufacture machinery. APPMA will recognise and reward innovative and outstanding packaging and processing concepts that have made a positive impact on operations in manufacturing plants around the country and in other markets.
APPMA's Awards of Excellence was originally conceived to recognise the achievements of APPMA member companies in both local and export markets. The 2019 Awards categories will be announced soon, with details on how to enter.
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