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At the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Gala Dinner held on the 14th of May 2019, Geoff Bell, owner of AW Bell Pty Ltd was inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Victorian State Government of Australia hosts the annual awards to celebrate excellence in the local manufacturing industry. Every year, in partnership with industry associations, the State Government identifies individuals who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to the manufacturing industry. This year the recipient was Geoff Bell from AW Bell Pty Ltd. Following university, Geoff joined AW Bell in 1969 (then run by his father Alan Bell) as the patternmaking production planner. Geoff became Managing Director of AW Bell in 1983 and led the growth and development of the business to what it is today. A visionary, he established AW Bell Machinery in 1984, a division that now leads the industry in manufacturing and supplying aftercast equipment internationally. He was also behind the company’s transition into defense, aerospace and biomedical markets. He was celebrated into the Hall of Fame for not only his contribution within AW Bell Pty Ltd but also for his support of other manufacturing companies in Australia to become more recognized in a global market. In 2014, Geoff handed over the reigns of AW Bell to his son Sam Bell. Today, Geoff enjoys retired life with wife Yvonne as well as seeing AW Bell and AW Bell Machinery flourish.