NAME CHANGE AT AWD TO REFLECT A CHANGING WELDING EQUIPMENT MARKET

At the same time a vote by members was also carried to change of the AWD status from an association to a limited company.

Other changes being carried out by the Association is the development of a new look interactive website with more industry information and easier access to the services that the AWD is able to offer, re-alignment of the constitution and code of conduct to reflect today’s world as well as continued evolution and development of the Association’s industrial magazine from ‘Business Bulletin’ to ‘Welding World’ to reflect the requirements of the Welding industry.

At this year’s AGM and Conference, the Association held its first ‘Welding World Exhibition’ and plans to go ‘on the road’ with this Exhibition are being formulated by the Council. A Fume Focus Group Seminar was also a first and the Council are looking to develop the area of providing Seminars for its members and the industry.