CICA STATE CHAIR REPORT
CICA WEST AUSTRALIAN CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Chairman of the Western Australian branch of The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA), Anthony Grosser, examines the key issues facing WA over the coming year. ANTHONY GROSSER has been the CICA WA Chairman for seven years. During his tenure, the role of CICA has evolved. The requirements from members has steadily increased as they keep pace with the demands from the industries, they are servicing. “As a council, we’ve been focused
on introducing initiatives designed to engage all levels of the membership. A key focus has been the creation of a more social atmosphere around the regular meetings as opposed to sterile environments in a ‘back room location.’ “We’ve hosted meetings at members facilities for example, and these have
been really popular. Liebherr hosted a meeting last year, releasing a new machine, and Tadano and Terex have also been hosts. We are mixing it up a little and trying to make meetings more informative,” Grosser said. “To achieve this, we’re inviting speakers who will educate our members. This especially applies to the smaller companies who might not have time to consider the topics during their busy, day to day business activities. We’re inviting the likes of insurance companies,
“As a council, we’ve been focused on introducing initiatives designed to engage all levels of the membership. A key focus has been the creation of a more social atmosphere around the regular meetings as opposed to sterile environments in a ‘back room location.”
Chairman of the WA branch of CICA, Anthony Grosser. 24 / CAL March 2020
finance brokers and sales specialists who the smaller members don’t necessarily get a chance to speak to. For example, our next meeting will see Mrs Libby Mettam, Shadow Transport Minister attend and speak to us about what the Liberal government will do, if elected, to assist the crane sector in WA. You don’t get that kind of opportunity every day,” he said. 2020 will see a strong focus on addressing the ageing demographic across www.cranesandlifting.com.au
