AMCouncil AMBoK Team Member, Martin Kerr, represented the Asset Management Council at the ISO TC251 (ISO5500x) committee meeting in Amersfoort, The Netherlands 22nd to 26th October 2018.
TC251 is a technical committee (TC) that looks after the ISO55xxx suite of documents. The committee is made up of several working groups, one of which is looking at Communications and Marketing under the auspice of Working Group 3, WG3.
Pictured are our AMCouncil National Chair, Dave Daines, and current chair of World Partners in Asset Management (WPiAM), John Hardwick, representing AMCouncil in the Global Forum of Maintenance and Asset Management (GFMAM) & WPiAM at the Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) Conference in Orlando, Florida. All going well so far and we can’t wait to hear all about it upon their return.
The Asset Management Council is proud to have Broadspectrum as a partnering organisation and we are delighted to hear that they have teamed up with Reconciliation Australia to recently launch their fourth Reconciliation Action Plan. As Andrea Kelly, Reconciliation Australia’s Deputy Chief Exective Officer, is quoted in the related press release: “Broadspectrum has been helping to blaze the trail for reconciliation for almost ten years. Its fourth Reconciliation Action Plan has achieved Elevate status for the third time, recognising the company’s positive and far-reaching economic and behavioural transformations it has made.” You can read more by downloading the official media statement here.
The Melbourne Cricket Club manages the MCG and has an opportunity for an experienced Asset Management Specialist to manage the Asset Management System with a strategic focus on asset planning, asset policies and procedures. Reporting to the Operations & Contracts Manager in the AM Facilities Department, this is a hands on proactive role, that will work collaboratively with the project team, business and stakeholders towards delivering solutions and results by coordinating the planning and implementation of identified improvement strategies to solve key asset management problems. Applications closes on Sunday 21 October 2018. More information available at the MCC careers website here.
The Tasmanian Chapter is delighted to confirm that Clint McDonald has been elected as Tasmanian Chapter Chair. The Asset Management Council would like to extend its sincere thanks to Glen Mackintosh, outgoing Tasmanian Chapter Chair, for all his time and effort. Here are a few words from Clint:
Australia’s sovereign submarine sustainer, ASC, will work with Australia’s leading Asset Management experts to strengthen its life-cycle management execution of the Collins Class submarine fleet, under a new partnership with the Asset Management Council (AMCouncil) of Australia.
The move follows ASC becoming the first Australian defence company recognised with international certification for asset management for defence assets – awarded by BSI International in April 2018.
To download a copy of the official ASC press release detailing further information, click here.