27
GLASS & WINDOWS
ACCREDITATION AGWA MEMBER AUDIT UPDATE
AGWA MEMBER ACCREDITATION
W
Congratulations to our recently Accredited members.
Imposed travel restrictions and lockdowns due to COVID-19 meant that AGWA’s team of auditors were unable to make their usual rounds of face-toface audits to window manufacturers across the country. Most window audits were confined to metropolitan areas in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia only.
T
hat a challenging year 2020 was for our audit team!
AGWA is keen to reassure our valued members that no member will have their audit history and tier status adversely affected by this situation. For all members who could not be reached in 2020, their audit history or tier status remains unaffected.
he AGWA Accredited Company Program (ACP) provides a comprehensive framework to develop and demonstrate the skills, experience safety and integrity of production systems. The program has three pillars to become accredited to: Compliance; Skills and Training; and Safety. Congratulations to the following glazier members on achieving Accredited Status in all three pillars of the ACP:
ACCREDITED COMPANY PROGRAM Hunter Valley Glass & Windscreens, New South Wales Kiama Glass, New South Wales Kingborough Glazing, Tasmania
Moving forward, AGWA auditors will be making audits in regional areas a priority in the first half of 2021. Provided that interstate travel resumes without the risk of quarantine restrictions, they are also hoping to visit our interstate members in South Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania later in the year. 2021 will certainly be a busy year for the audit team as they play ‘catchup’. AGWA would like to thank our members for their ongoing resilience, patience and understanding as we all adapt to the ongoing challenges that COVID still brings.
If you have any specific questions relating to audits, please email accreditation@agwa.com.au
ACCREDITED COMPANY PROGRAM
MASTER GLAZIER PROGRAM Congratulations to our latest Master Glazier.
T
he Master Glazier Program is run as a stand-alone program which is available to all active or in-training glaziers, whether they are employed by a member or non-member company. This is to encourage a larger proportion of the industry to participate and inspire more companies to be involved with the glass industry’s development and growth. The program provides a defined career path that starts with an apprentice, moves on to becoming a Qualified Glazier, then achieving Certified and then ultimately Master Glazier status. AGWA extends congratulations to Chris Carlon of Red Crab Windows and Aluminium on becoming a Master Glazier.
MASTER GLAZIER ISSUE 07 AUTUMN 2021
BUILTVIEW
