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First stop, Melbourne. Another opportunity to work the folks from Courtenay's - you can see Bloys Rijkmans (middle front) and Gavin Tanner (front right). We had a focused group from some of their local customers to go through some fundamental issues and then discuss some specific problems. Good session and probably one of the better group of convicts that I have had the pleasure of meeting...
Orla's sister Ita and her family live in one of the swankier suburbs of Melbourne and we had a chance to stay with them and catch up on their colorful life in the city. Ita, Peter and their two sons Peter Óg and Michael are great hosts and have a terrific collection of friends from all walks of life who make for very interesting dinner guests... Here's the girl with her sis and family.
The next stop was Perth which has turned out to be a lively stop for this event. Maybe it's because they are so far from the rest of the universe that they enjoy having visitors so much but whatever it is, they are an engaging group that pose some interesting questions and actually offer some well thought out solutions. I'm still holding a rain-check with Greg and Roy of TanksWest for a fishing trip in Shark's Bay north along the coast of Western Australia. Next time guys!
The last stop was in Sydney, the first time I have visited on behalf of Courtenay's. I was here a few years ago with the local SPE group and was happy to find rotomolding very much alive and well. This was an unusual session as I don't often find an ARM Hall of Fame member in the group. It was good to see Lothar Zillian of Rotadyne (second from right) looking so well but he could have given the class himself having started rotomolding in Australia somewhere around 1742...
Our trip to Australia was fast but very worthwhile. The rotomolding community is benefiting from the drive for improvements in water storage and treatment systems but they are also looking ahead to other potential markets and more diverse product lines. It will be interesting to see how things develop over the next few years. |
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