AMTIL brought together around 250 members to celebrate the association’s 25th year, at a party up on the 89th floor of the Eureka Tower in Melbourne
AMTIL’s 25th birthday was always going to be a big event. A party everyone would remember for a long time—one for the record books.
Organised over several months, the occasion brought together AMTIL members to acknowledge the opportunities and business milestones of the last quarter century.
With an unrivalled view of the sun setting over the entire city of Melbourne, AMTIL members were served an array of beautifully presented hors d’oeuvres by a small army of impeccably dressed staff. The venue boasted floor-to-ceiling windows offering a breathtaking panoramic view of the city skyline, illuminated by a billion or so lights as night fell. Drinks flowed throughout the evening, and the live music provided by Rita Satch and her band, added to the party atmosphere.
The main event of the evening was the awarding of trophies to companies that had been members of AMTIL since the association’s foundation. Many attendees flew in from interstate. Brigitte Stavar, the president of AMTIL, handed 22 representatives their large chrome medals.
On the occasion of his retirement, Shane Infanti gave his deep thanks and congratulations to the AMTIL team for such a great event and spoke of the association’s long history and his love for the people in the industry. “I was humbled by the attention and opportunity to see so many members in an excellent venue,” he said later. “It was a great evening.”
Incoming CEO Lorraine Maxwell was equally enthusiastic. “It was such a pleasure to meet so many of the legends of AMTIL, and I loved the warmth in the room and enthusiasm at coming together,” she said.
The founding members of AMTIL were recognised for being an active part of the association since its beginning in 1999. They are as follows:
Acra Machinery, Alfex CNC Australia, ANCA, Applied Machinery Australia, Benson Machines, Dimac Tooling, DMG MORI Australia, GWB Machine Tools, Hare & Forbes, Headland Technology, HG Farley LaserLab Australia, Hi-Tech Metrology, IMTS Machinery, Iscar Australia, John Hart, Kennametal Australia, Laser 3D, Lovitt Technologies, Machinery Forum (NSW), Modern Tools (VIC), MTI Qualos, Multicam Systems, Nichol Industries, Okuma Australia, Power Machinery Australia, Precision Specialty Tooling, Renishaw Oceania, Romheld Automation, Ron Mack Machinery, Sandvik Coromant, Seco Tools Australia, Sheetmetal Machinery Australia, Sutton Tools and Techni Waterjet.
