AIP NEWSLETTER MAY 2013
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NEW MEMBERS The AIP would like to welcome the following new Members...
Isabelle Dupont Andrew Hammond Bryan Terry
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL iPAD WINNER Congratulations to Filomena Bruce MAIP, Packaging Technologist, Fonterra Brands Australia, for being the lucky winner of the iPad. We hope that you enjoy the iPad!
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he AIP National Board are pleased to announce that Terence Salmon AAIP, Packaging Technologist, Nestle Australia Ltd, Shane Chislett AAIP, Shift Manager, Nestle Purina Pet Care, Mark Purdy MAIP, Packaging Manager, McCain Foods (Aust) and Louise Cooney AAIP, have all recently graduated from the Certificate in Packaging. Please join with us in congratulating these students on the successful completion of their Certificate. The AIP would also like to congratulate Maria Indrayati MAIP, Packaging Technologist (Applications), Parmalat Australia and Derek Joy MAIP, Packaging Development Manager, Green's General Foods for completing the Diploma in Packaging Technology. Lastly, Mark Purdy was recently upgraded to a full Member of the Institute as well.
VALE PETER NICHOLAS FAIP 13.12.42 – 31.03.13
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fter studying Applied Chemistry and Applied Biology at RMIT University, Pete spent four years at Monsanto Chemicals Ltd working in quality control and later in the research laboratories. I first met Pete at Wrightcel Ltd in the 70’s, where he was working on a major development project introducing Cellophane film into the agricultural market as a medium for packaging controlled release fertilisers, particularly in high rainfall and steep terrain plantations. After a brief sojourn with the PA Consulting Group, Pete joined ABM Plastics (Aust.) as National Sales and Marketing Manager, then went on to become Technical and Training Manager and finally General Manager. Pete spent seventeen years at ABM, until it was acquired by AMCOR in 2005. During that time ABM won WorldStar – World Packaging Organisation awards in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. FPS International, with whom ABM had previous negotiations with a view to merging the Australian and New Zealand operations, offered Pete the position of Operations Manager Australia which he successfully carried out until it was purchased by a large competitor who were looking to consolidate their operations in Australia. On leaving FPS International Pete set up his own consulting company, and this is where our paths crossed yet again. I left the corporate world in 2005 with the intention of setting up my own consultancy to combine my more than thirty year's experience in the packaging industry with an interest in the environment and sustainability. Early on I found myself in the fortunate position of being offered some projects that were just too big for me to handle and I looked around for kindred souls, who were packaging professionals and who I respected and would enjoy working with. And thus OFPA came into existence. OFPA is an acronym for the Old Farts Packaging Alliance, but as the other members didn’t think that this sounded very professional, this morphed into Pack-Partners. Pete was a vital cog in the Pack-Partners machine and his intellect, intelligence, sense of humour and technical knowledge, particularly in the area of flexible packaging, will be sadly missed. Goodbye Pete and Rest In Peace. Robin Tuckerman FAIP
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