RWTA NEWS
RWTA Introduces Matthew Fraser from Austco Polar
It is our pleasure to introduce you to Matthew Fraser, Marketing Manager for Austco Polar, new members of the RWTA. Chill out, sit back and enjoy this 2-minute encounter with Matt.
World’s Top 25 Largest Refrigerated Warehousing and Logistics Providers
The list is determined by total capacity of temperature-controlled space operated by IARW Warehouse Members.
Please welcome Austco Polar, our new Cold Storage Member, to the RWTA Family!
Austco Polar Cold Storage is based in at Laverton North in Melbourne and have a high-capacity freezing plant with assorted sizes of blast freezers with a maximum storage capacity in the vicinity of 15,000 pallets.
Have your say on the Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council and the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) are seeking your views on issues and priorities for the Bruce Highway, which connects the 1,677km length from Brisbane to Cairns along the eastern seaboard.
Sanitiser donation cooperation offer from eForklift
The team at eForklift is offering assistance to the Victorian Cold Chain community during this difficult time by providing free hand sanitizers to keen Members of the RWTA across Victoria.
RWTA Introduces Hany Amer from Tive, new member
It is our pleasure to introduce you to Hany Amer, Director of Sales for Tive, new members of the RWTA.
The RWTA would like to welcome new Member, Tive
Tive helps companies achieve real-time, intransit visibility of their goods around the globe.
Bruce Highway - Industry focus group
Recently, the RWTA met with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), the Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council (BHTAC). Together, with some cold chain transport senior management company operators whose businesses are both geographically dispersed along the Bruce Highway and who are reliant upon the stretch their businesses to share specialist input regarding the Bruce Highway.
RWTA Ammonia Emergency Management Training
The only Nationally Recognised Ammonia Training program in Australia, this training is designed to avoid potential injury, financial loss, bad press, litigation, loss of production and environmental damage. REGISTER NOW
Episode 33: 79th RWTA Conference – Trade Impacts on the Australian Cold Chain
A recent 15 minute update with Logistics Executive Group regarding our conference, now only days away! Get an inside look at what we have planned for you! Over 100 people are coming, seeing everyone face to face will be incredible after such a long time apart.
Demi Hiriaki discussing her experience as the last Frank Vale Winner, 2019
Demi Hiriaki was our 2019 Frank Vale Award Winner and very recently, competed virtually to be part of the International Next Gen Award held with the IARW in the USA.
Demi works with GRT, Iceland Cold Storage’s transport division, a company that has been active in the refrigerated transport service industry for over 10 years. Demi tells us of her quick progression through the company from being part of the Transport Team to now as the Chief Operations Officer.
Take a couple of minutes to hear from Demi’s perspective how the Frank Vale Award influenced her personally and in her career to where she is today!
2021 Conference - Program & Order of Events
The program for the 79th RWTA Conference & Exhibition 2021 has been released.
Frank Vale Award Winner 2000 Craig Adams from Primary Connect, part of the Woolworths Group
Craig Adams is the General Manager, National Operations and Customer Experience at Primary Connect, part of the Woolworths Group.
Craig was also the RWTA Frank Vale Winner in the year 2000. He was then working in SA Cold Stores in South Australia.
A stellar career starts somewhere and no better person to talk about that journey than Craig.
Please take a few minutes to listen to what Craig has to say about the RWTA Frank Vale Award, what benefits he sees in hindsight and why he recommends all budding future leaders to be part of this incredible opportunity.
We are excited to introduce you to our RWTA Conference and Exhibition, 2021 Master of Ceremonies, Lawrence Christoffelz!
Lawrence has impressive credentials and is Host of the Trade Australia Show, Chairperson at Ethical Trade Alliance and CEO of Australian Trade & Logistics Corporation.
The RWTA welcomes Stefan Jensen as a speaker for the 79th RWTA National Conference.
Stefan will present the detail regarding the enormous differences in annual energy consumption of refrigerated warehouses.
Frank Vale Award Winner, 2014, Jeff Tusa, Head of Distribution, Coles
We would like to introduce our Frank Vale Award Winner from 2014, Jeff Tusa, Head of Distribution, Coles.
With the Frank Vale Award for 2021 hotting up, he encourages contenders to be part of this career and game changing Award opportunity.
Take 2 minutes to hear how participating led him to reach a lofty career milestone in a year, how he overcame nerves to compete in front of top level executives and how he has gone from strength to strength since!
Trade discussions with China with the CEO of AMIC
Australia has a tenuous trade relationship presently with China.
We invited Patrick Hutchinson, CEO of Australian Meat Industry Council to discuss his opinions on the meat industry which has been heavily hit by deteriorating communication between Australia and China…and that it may not be all bad news.
Take a break and get the up to date news with Patrick from AMIC in this 10 minute grab!