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BLIND MANUFACTURERS’ HALL OF FAME

Major Industry Award – Hall of Fame:

1999 was the inaugural year for the Hall of Fame Award, and the Award is made in the year of the Expo. The purpose of this Award is to honour a person who has been a major contributor to our industry over the past 40 years.

Inductees:

  • 1999 – Matti Ruonala, Uniline
  • 2001 – Bill Young, Windsor Products
  • 2004 – Gerald Saltman, Hunter Douglas, and Albert Walmsley, Westral Home Improvements
  • 2007 – Claudette Shakespeare, Helioscreen and Tass Zorbas, Sharatan Wholesalers
  • 2010 – Joe Turner, Image Blinds
  • 2013 – Ross Emms, Ireland Blinds, Peter Hartland, Hartlands Blinds, Carmelo Licciardi, Acmeda, Kristine Brown, Decor Blinds and Ron Bayley, Ozroll
  • 2014 – Peter Meyer, Blinds by Peter Meyer
  • 2015 – Robert Bailey, Bailey Blinds
  • 2016 – Frank Cairns, Decor Blinds Australia Pty Ltd
  • 2019 – Christopher Nolan, Nolan Group, and Tony de Maaijer, Ziptrak

Other Awards:

  • Award of Excellence – awarded to John Watson in 2007
  • Directors Award – presented to Peter Schweinsberg in 2007
  • Lifetime Recognition Award – presented to Eric Brice and Ernie Brice in 2016
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2019 Hall of Fame Inductees

Christopher Nolan and Tony de Maaijer

Christopher Nolan, Managing Director of the Nolan Group

Chris is the Managing Direcor of the Nolan Group, a national distributor of industrial textiles and outdoor blind and awning fabrics and related fittings, trading from seven locations nationally.

Chris was elected to the BMAA Board of Directors in November 2010. He has been the Chairman of the committee that has organised the three BMAA/STA extremely successful SuperExpos that have been held.

Tony de Maaijer, Managing Director of Ziptrak

Tony is the founder of Ziptrak Pty Ltd and inventor of Ziptrak Outdoor Blinds. Tony and his wife have had a significant impact on the industry as the popularity of the new track-guided outdoor blind category has resulted in job creation throughout Australia with many small and large businesses that distribute, fabricate and retail Ziptrak products.

2019 Hall of Fame Inductees

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