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ASBESTOS 2026 has started! Alpha Tracker is a proud exhibitor and supporter of FAMANZ's 5th asbestos conference

Judy & Robin have arrived at Sydney's stunning Darling Harbour for FAMANZ's 5th asbestos conference called "ASBESTOS 2026" (see what they did, there!).

Robin (jetlagged!) and Judy with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the distance

Our Australian business, Alpha Tracker Pty, based in Adelaide, is one of the exhibitors - and we're proud to say that we've been a sponsor and/or exhibitor at every one of the five FAMANZ asbestos events.  We're here to talk to our amazing Australian & New Zealand asbestos consultancy clients, and also to meet other partners and potential partners including PAS and MPAR.


Alpha Tracker is in good company

The event is really well attended, again, with more than 350 delegates.  They represent the whole asbestos industry as well as organisations managing asbestos in buildings and asbestos software companies, like Alpha Tracker.  Robin is going to be showing off the experimental Alpha Tracker AI tools for asbestos consultancies in his talk on Wednesday.

The welcome drinks always attracts a crowd!

Our stand is busy, as usual with clients and prospective clients coming to say hello.  To encourage new people to visit, we're running a competition this year to win a bottle of South Australian "champagne" from the mighty Penfolds.  There is a lovely connection here for Judy & Robin - they visited Penfolds back in 2018 to help them with some on-site data capture technology, see https://blog.start-software.com/2018/05/software-meeting-at-penfolds-magill.html.

Instant prints - Polaroid-style - from a digital camera (the TimTam is for scale!)

Visitors to our Alpha Tracker stand are offered the chance to have their photo taken and an instant print produced... with all photos going into a hat to win the bottle at the end of the conference.

The photo printer has been busy!

Judy has been busy all day, right from the start at 08:00, and tomorrow and Wednesday are likely to be even busier with more delegates arriving.

Judy talking to an interested asbestos surveying company owner

Come and find us - we're easy to spot!

Lunch breaks give us a chance for some fresh air and to take in the stunning view over the harbour.  What a venue and what a city!

Judy with Brett from Agon Environmental

Come and find us again tomorrow - if you can squeeze through the crowds.

Robin has managed to avoid being in the photos (so far)

Not a drone photo! Robin was up a staircase

Congratulations to the event organisers at FAMANZ for putting on such an amazing conference and for encouraging so many interesting (and interested) people to attend.  We're going to have a really productive and stimulating three days.


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