AAP Communication Services
AAP Communications Services founding CEO was Mr Barney Blundel.
Mr Terrence Nickolls former CEO AAPCS
Mr Jack Crumlin retired CEO AAPCS (2002).
Mr Peter Robson current CEO of AAPCS (2004)
New premises for AAPCS.
AAPCS has out grown the Morningside office and has moved to Tingalpa late 2003.2004 Products
Vodafone maintenance
Contract won to maintain the Vodafone network. Vodafone technican moving to AAPCS.Product History
Small Dish Service - SDS
Larry Wright and Bob Gleeson installing a AAPIS Small Dish Service (SDS) at the Sunshine Coast Newspapers.
Video Conference
Bill Langton and Mark Schebella checking the AAPCS - PictureTel Video Conference equipment at a Trade show. Companies that used PictureTel were Comalco, TSN10 (at the TAFE college at South Brisbane) and Central Queensland University and Hong Kong Jockey Club Gold Coast.
Skyswitch
Army using a AAPCS Skyswitch communication system.
MDS
AAPCS Multiple Distributed Service (MDS) indoor antenna and downconvertor inside a perspex box. The unit was used at Editorial Magistate Courts office.
AAPCS Third Party Maintenance
AAPCS was involved in selling hardware solutions, maintenance of computer, printers and network systems. The company had contracts with the Hine group, Warwick council and BP and many others with the National contracts. AAPCS were also repair agents for Amstrad,Compaq and AST.Microwave Maintenance
With the acquistion of the McConnell Dowell Nichols group, AAPCS was involved with Santos gas pipe line with the maintenance of the communications from Monnee fields to the west of Brisbane. They also put in links for Warwick and Redcliffe Councils as well as Suncorp Metway. AAPCS also won the tender to do Vodafone links. This was the start of todays successful section AAPCS Radio Branch.PABX
AAPCS through the acquistion of McConnell Dowel Nichols was able to build a telephone/PABX division. This company was a sold off and is now known as Newscom in Brisbane and is owned by Steve Barlow (ex AAPCS technician).AAPCS - Octel - Active Voice
AAPCS was leading company in the introduction voice mail to Australian business. AAPCS installed and maintained the OCTel system and Active Voice. Equipment was installed at the University of Qld, Golden Casket and other Governmnet sites in Australia.Banking services
AAPCS has for many years been involved with the Banking industry (NAB and Westpac) started winning a tender for office fit outs (communication cabling) and then onto commissioning ATMs.Westpac project - Migration - Toowoomba and Westpac project - Migration - Goondiwindi
AAPCS Staff Before 2000 - Brisbane
Bob Gould, Fred Nolan and Amanda
Training session run by Sydney for AMQ concentrators
Geoff Barker at his desk.
Brett Olson now based in Western Australia. Started in Brisbane in the Radio branch then went to AAPIS, next joined AAPT in Western Australia and now back in AAPCS Perth office. Brett retired from AAP April 2002.
Rod was involved with the TPM and was a specialist with CISCO products. He also worked on the Hine equipment, and Redcliffe and Warwick Councils with Graeme Miles.
Peter a former Salesman with AAPCS.
AAPCS Staff - Brisbane (till the first purge)
Mike Dillon and Mark Hurst. Mick now runs his own business 'Orion Security'.
AAPCS Staff Beyond 2000 - Brisbane
John has retired from AAPCS.
Donna works in the National Monitoring Centre which moved from Riverside to Morningside late 2001.
Robert Paulsen and Darren Grant showing off the AAPCS new long sleeve shirts
Nicole is involved with administration. Nicole was retrenched from AAPCS May 2002
Tina works with NAB, Westpac ATM projects. Tina retired from AAPCS early 2002.
Andrew sitting in the NMC. Retired from AAPCS late 2001.
John Detering working at his desk in Brisbane. John retired from AAPCS April 2002
Frank retired from AAPCS and now works in the Gulf of Thailand, on a oil drilling rig
Brett Johnstone radio tech, moved over to the AAP PSG early 2002.
Radio Staff on the balcony on Melbourne cup day
Rebecca working on the Intranet project. Rebbecca was working on contract for AAPCS.
John Carlos and Sally on Balcony Melbourne Cup day. All three are now ex AAP employees.
Robert Paulsen's return to the office since arriving back from working in Scottland on a AAPCS project for the NAB for 3 months.
