Your Monday Evening Conference Treat!
You are invited to attend a beautiful evening at Manjits Wharf; a luxurious location overlooking the incredible Darling Harbour in Sydney, hosted as guests of Oz Labourforce.
Your Monday Evening Conference Treat!
You are invited to attend a beautiful evening at Manjits Wharf; a luxurious location overlooking the incredible Darling Harbour in Sydney, hosted as guests of Oz Labourforce.
You will enjoy drinks and canapes on arrival followed by a three course meal.
A bus will take you at 6:00pm sharp from Pier One Hotel to the destination for your comfort.
Please be punctual so as not to miss your lift!
What: Dinner Monday night
the 22nd August 2022
Where: Manjits
10/49 Lime St, Sydney
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Pick up from Pier One: 6:00pm
RWTA Conference Dress Code and Registration
Not Long Now! The 80th RWTA Conference and Exhibition is approaching really fast and we are very much looking forward to seeing you all at Pier One Sydney Harbour!
Not Long Now! The 80th RWTA Conference and Exhibition is approaching really fast and we are very much looking forward to seeing you all at Pier One Sydney Harbour!
Conference
Business casual for the sessions, collared open shirt, trousers and "city" shoes.
Sunday Convict & Champagne Expedition
Casual attire, appropriate for the weather and boat deck.
You are welcome to fancy dress, ready to sail!
Sunday Cocktail Dinner
Business casual and comfortable.
Tuesday Gala Dinner
Cocktail feel, open necked business shirt, sports jacket for the Gents. For the Ladies, the opportunity to dress up a bit, please be aware that there is a 5-min walk to the destination. Practical and pretty shoes suggested.
Drinks and canapés served outside, we suggest the option to stay warm.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
RWTA Conference Partners Program Cut off date is in 2 weeks
RWTA invites your Partner to attend our upcoming 80th Conference and Exhibition!
We have exciting things planned for them!
Monday: Oyster Farm Tour
(10:30am to 4pm)Tuesday: Fragrance, Perfume and Lunch Workshop
(10:30am to 3pm)
Get more details on the Partners' Program here.
To book in your Partner, please email us now: marieb@rwta.com.au
** Last date to book your Partner in is Friday the 5th of August **
Christine Corbett
We are delighted to welcome Christine Corbett as a speaker to present at our upcoming 80th Conference and Exhibition at Pier One in Sydney 21st-23rd August.
With diverse experience at AGL and Australia Post, we are excited to hear Christine’s take on supply chain and the focus on customers while maintaining a strong bottom line.
Christine Corbett is an experienced executive and passionate customer advocate with extensive experience in delivering strong financial and people outcomes in the energy, retail, eCommerce and logistics sectors.
Christine joined AGL Energy in 2019 as Chief Customer Officer and was appointed Managing Director and CEO-elect of AGL Australia in June 2021 as part of the proposed demerger.
Prior to joining AGL, Christine built a career at Australia Post spanning almost three decades, where she held roles including Chief Customer Officer, EGM Retail, EGM Postal Services and interim Chief Executive Officer at a time of exponential growth in e-commerce.
Christine holds a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Business (Comm) from the Queensland University of Technology and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Stanford Graduate School of Business’ Executive Program.
3rd NABERS Warehouses and Cold Stores Advisory Panel
The 3rd NABERS Warehouses and Cold Stores Advisory Panel was held last Wednesday, 13/07/22.
It is an excellent outcome to see the outstanding interest and support from the cold chain industry. The tool is shaping up and nearing its completion.
The 3rd NABERS Warehouses and Cold Stores Advisory Panel was held last Wednesday, 13/07/22.
It is an excellent outcome to see the outstanding interest and support from the cold chain industry. The tool is shaping up and nearing its completion.
The meeting covered the outcomes of the benchmark, an update on pilot ratings, and a discussion with members on documentation requirements for ratings.
Touched on were the next steps for getting started on your rating journey.
Please find attached the slide pack. If you were unable to attend the meeting, please watch the recording here.
The Next Steps
please provide any outstanding pilot rating documentation requested by the DeltaQ team by 30th July 2022 to enable NABERS to proceed with certification.
the team will also individually reach out with any further clarifications or discussions from the panel.
if you would like to enrol for the upcoming assessor training scheduled for 9th August, you can register here.
Ron Pulido will be setting up a peer support working group after the launch and will reach out later this year.
In the next few weeks, DeltaQ will be wrapping up the pilot ratings.
NABERS will be preparing and issuing certifications in the next few weeks.
If there are no surprises, they expect to launch the tool this September.
The RWTA welcomes Mark McKenzie as a speaker for the 80th RWTA National Conference.
Having given over 300 media interviews this year already, you will likely have heard Mark on talkback in Australia. His belief is that the road freight industry needs to be more assertive with all Australian governments, given the critical role the industry plays in delivering essential products and services to the Australian community.
The RWTA welcomes Mark McKenzie as a speaker for the 80th RWTA National Conference.
Having given over 300 media interviews this year already, you will likely have heard Mark on talkback in Australia. His belief is that the road freight industry needs to be more assertive with all Australian governments, given the critical role the industry plays in delivering essential products and services to the Australian community. He will be discussing fuel issues in Australia and abroad, how the Ukraine war affects fuel supply and will this cause a recession?
Join us to hear Mark speak and book now!
Interview with Eurocold, New Member of the RWTA
New RWTA Member, Avraam Solomon, the CEO of Eurocold joins Marianne to speak about the markets that they are breaking into, how their product serves the Australian Cold Chain and why rentals of truck are a smart business choice to provide flexibility in these times of post COVID disruption.
New RWTA Member, Avraam Solomon, the CEO of Eurocold joins Marianne to speak about the markets that they are breaking into, how their product serves the Australian Cold Chain and why rentals of truck are a smart business choice to provide flexibility in these times of post COVID disruption.
We welcome Eurocold as a New Member of the RWTA!
Eurocold build custom built refrigerated truck solutions to fit your company's needs!
More information below and be sure to check their website.
Eurocold build custom built refrigerated truck solutions to fit your company's needs!
More information below and be sure to check their website.
Frank Vale 2018 Winner Anthony Crowhurst
Take a moment to watch our 2018 Frank Vale Award Winner, Anthony Crowhurst, as he speaks about his experiences of not just winning the FVA in 2018, but also the process and growth that he had along the way.
We are excited to present to you the state finalists at the upcoming 80th Conference and Exhibition at Pier One in Sydney between the 21st and 23rd August 2022.
There we will have the judges choose this year’s Frank Vale Winner for 2022!
Take a moment to watch our 2018 Frank Vale Award Winner, Anthony Crowhurst, as he speaks about his experiences of not just winning the FVA in 2018, but also the process and growth that he had along the way.
We are excited to present to you the state finalists at the upcoming 80th Conference and Exhibition at Pier One in Sydney between the 21st and 23rd August 2022.
There we will have the judges choose this year’s Frank Vale Winner for 2022!
RWTA 2022 Conference Announcement.
We are excited to introduce you to our RWTA Conference and Exhibition, 2022 Mistress of Ceremonies, Kim Skubris!
Interview with A-SAFE, New Member of the RWTA
The RWTA welcomes A-SAFE as a new member of the Association.
Mark Collins, the CEO of A-Safe, speaks with Marianne to discuss his company that provides heavy duty polymer safety barriers made for temperature controlled environments.
Take a few minutes break today and learn more about our new members products and how they service the Australian Cold Chain!
The RWTA welcomes A-SAFE as a new member of the Association.
Mark Collins, the CEO of A-Safe, speaks with Marianne to discuss his company that provides heavy duty polymer safety barriers made for temperature controlled environments.
Take a few minutes break today and learn more about our new members products and how they service the Australian Cold Chain!
The RWTA would like to congratulate the merger of the IARW and IRTA to become the GCCA.
The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses & International Refrigerated Transportation Association to merge and formally become Global Cold Chain Alliance.
The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses & International Refrigerated Transportation Association to Merge and Formally Become Global Cold Chain Alliance.
The Boards of Directors for the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) and International Refrigerated Transportation Association (IRTA) have reached an Agreement in Principle to merge their organizations to officially form a new organization, the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).
“Success of the global supply chain depends on transportation and warehousing working closely together. The merger of IARW and IRTA recognizes that important connection and will help strengthen the global supply chain at this critical time,” said IARW Immediate Past Chairman, Ron Buford, who was Chairman when the agreement was finalized. “Working together, the Warehouse and Transportation members can easily and efficiently develop and implement collaborative solutions to problems facing the cold chain community as a whole.”
Over the coming months, the IARW and IRTA Boards will work with staff to solidify the structure and governance of the merged entity. That information will be shared with the membership later this year. Pending approval from the respective memberships in October, IARW and IRTA will continue to operate as currently structured through 2022, with the restructured GCCA to be launched January 1, 2023.
“IRTA and IARW coming together affords us a tremendous opportunity to showcase thought leadership and enhance cross-community engagement between two vital sectors of the global supply chain,” stated Todd Lanter, IRTA Chairman. “By formally bringing together our organizations we can better support the industry and the members we serve.”
The World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO) and the Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) will remain as partners in the GCCA and will continue operations as separate entities.
We would like to welcome Complete-ed as a New Member of the RWTA
Complet-ed is a workplace education and funding consultancy that links employers to vocational education and training providers while providing guidance on potential government funding available.
NSW Small Business Commission: Business Survey Wave 14 Report for May 2022.
The online survey was completed between 9 May 2022 – 18 May 2022 with 2,124 small and medium sized businesses across NSW responding.
The online survey was completed between 9 May 2022 – 18 May 2022 with 2,124 small and medium sized businesses across NSW responding.
Key differences where relevant between small and medium business responses are highlighted throughout the report.
Wave 14 results: • Confidence in NSW Economy: Small businesses’ confidence in the NSW economy has remained the same since last month, while for medium businesses it has slightly increased.
• Confidence in Future Business Prospects: Small businesses’ confidence in business prospects has increased slightly since last month, while for medium businesses it has declined, although not significantly.
• Predicted Future Revenue: Predicted future revenue results did not change significantly for small and medium businesses this month.
• Revenue in the Past 3 Months: Past-three-month revenue results for small and medium businesses improved slightly this month.
• Trading Status (Small Businesses): The trading status of small businesses (focussed on businesses actually trading) has remained high at 90%.
• Challenges to Business: The number of businesses stating ‘the impact of Coronavirus in general’ as a main challenge decreased significantly this month. The other most common challenges remained relatively similar.
• Strategies for Current Business Landscape: There were no significant changes in the top 5 strategies.
• Number of Staff: The average total number of staff for small businesses remained the same (4.0 average total number of employees), but still remains relatively lower than levels since the beginning of 2021. ‘Medium businesses’ total average number of employees decreased slightly (64.4 to 62.7).
• Worst Affected Industries: Two industries underperformed this month relative to other industries, these were: ‘Accommodation and Food Services’ and ‘Retail Trade’. These industries have lower scores for key measures of confidence and performance. ‘Accommodation and Food Services’ had the lowest confidence in their future business prospects with 50% of businesses in this industry saying they were fairly or extremely worried. Encouragingly, ‘Arts and Recreation Services’ were on par with other industries this month.
• Tourism-Based Businesses Still Underperforming: As seen in every month of research last year and this year, businesses in this classification (which span a number of industries) almost always had a significantly lower result for measures of confidence and performance. 50% of tourism-based businesses are fairly or extremely worried about their business prospects in the next 12 months, significantly more than non-tourism businesses (27%).
• Businesses Reliant on Visitors (and Foot Traffic) Still Underperforming: As seen in every previous month of research, those businesses that identified as usually relying/relied on visitors (local, interstate or international visitors)/rely on foot traffic had significantly lower confidence in the economy and their business prospects, and are significantly more likely to close down permanently given current circumstances when compared to those who don’t rely on visitors/foot traffic. Businesses that rely on international visitors were the least confident groups, with over half (54%) of these businesses being fairly/extremely worried about their future business prospects.
• Impact of COVID: There is some sense in the data that COVID – whilst still an issue – is becoming less of an issue:
• On the open-ended ‘main concerns’ soap-box question, mentions of COVID have dropped significantly
• And on a range of pre-coded questions, selections of COVID-specific attributes have declined in May – whereas broader issues such as cost of business inputs, cash flow, customer demand, access to staff have remained in line with April results.
Photos from RWTA QLD Golf Day 2022
See photos from the 2022 RWTA QLD Golf Day that was held at the Brisbane Golf Club on June 6.
The 2022 RWTA QLD Golf Day was held at the Brisbane Golf Club on June 6.
Players enjoyed a round of golf, followed by lunch where the winners were announced.
Interview with GridBeyond, New Members of the RWTA
RWTA's EO, Marianne Kintzel speaks with the CEO of new member, GridBeyond, Michael Phelan. They discuss how Gridbeyond can benefit the Australian Cold Chain in 2022.
RWTA's EO, Marianne Kintzel speaks with the CEO of new member, GridBeyond, Michael Phelan. They discuss how Gridbeyond can benefit the Australian Cold Chain in 2022.
Welcoming Comply Group as a new Member of the RWTA!
Comply Group is a Software-as-Service business with the unique ability to solve complex industry compliance and automation problems, as needed.
Comply Group is a Software-as-Service business with the unique ability to solve complex industry compliance and automation problems, as needed.
They can implement affordable, scalable, rapid deployment solutions to solve specific compliance needs across Health, Safety, People, and Assets.
Their products are made to simplify your day to day working experience and reduce risk of errors. These solutions are secure, OAIC compliant, and can be integrated to work smoothly alongside existing systems.
Comply Group can help the cold chain by creating solutions for automation problems!
A number of the products we have created vary from test tracking to check listing solutions that have enabled businesses to minimise the use of paper documentation.
Their technology is powering 8000+ locations across the country for customers of all sizes including Medibank, Federation University, Parliament of Victoria, City of Melbourne, Border Express, PACCAR, RACV, and many more.
Get in touch for a demo of their extensive platform and speak with them to find out more about how they can solve your specific compliance and automation projects!
Join us in welcoming new member to the RWTA, A-Safe!
A-SAFE are the inventors and manufacturers of advanced industrial polymer safety barriers, bollards, and facility protection.
A-SAFE are the inventors and manufacturers of advanced industrial polymer safety barriers, bollards, and facility protection.
Their barriers reduce risk, minimise costs and safeguard your operation!
Food-safe, robust and effective to -30°C, Cold Storage products from A-SAFE have been purpose-designed for use in frozen food storage facilities and other challenging sub-zero environments. Their products have less Co2 Emissions in the manufacturing process than steel.
Their products reduce maintenance nor does it require re-painting, welding, or grinding.
Temperature rated up to 500c and down to minus 30c with a dedicated cold storage range.
Contact our sales team on 02 9625 8927 or email enquiries to sales@asafeau.com For more information click the button below:
We would like to welcome GridBeyond as a New Member of the RWTA
New member of the RWTA, GridBeyond enable industrial and commercial energy users to actively participate in traded energy markets and fast acting Demand Side Response services.
Save The Date - RWTA 80th National Conference & Exhibition 2022
We are proud to announce the RWTA 80th Conference and Exhibition is to be held at the Marriott Pier One next to the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the 21st to 23 August 2022.