The Acoustical Association Ontario (AAO) is an association representing unionized employers engaged in Acoustic and Drywall construction in the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario. The association was established in 1963 to represent acoustical ceiling and drywall contractors in collective bargaining.
Today AAO is involved in a range of activities including Occupational Health & Safety, Apprenticeship Training, and Government Relations.
The mission of AAO is:
- to establish and promote a general employer-employee policy which will lead to a sound and harmonious relationship with any bargaining agent that represents employees of member companies,
- to establish and promote uniform trade practices,
Board of Directors
Officers
President:
Bob Grassing, Grassing Drywall & Acoustics Limited, Waterloo
Vice President:
Steve Creces, C.D. Drywall & Acoustics (London) Ltd., London
Treasurer:
Nat Figliano, Lincoln-Arrow Interior Construction Ltd., Concord
Past President:
Robert Troup, Trojan Interior Contracting Ltd., Windsor
Directors
Forese Bertoia, Bertoia Lathing Ltd., Kingston
Utkarsh Singh, Soubliere Interiors, Cumberland
Nat Figliano, Lincoln-Arrow Interior Construction Ltd., Concord
Domenico Filoso, Marcantonio Constructors Inc., Ottawa
Bob Grassing, Grassing Drywall & Acoustics Limited, Waterloo
Steve Creces, C.D. Drywall & Acoustics (London) Ltd., London
Paul Normand, B.J. Normand Limited, Ottawa
Douglas Smith, Smith Brothers Contracting Corporation, Ancaster
Robert Troup, Trojan Interior Contracting Ltd., Windsor
Adam DeWitt, Smith Brothers Contracting Corporation, Ancaster
Area Representatives
Jeff Edwards, J.A Macdonald (London) Ltd., London
Marc Roy, Rene Roy Group Inc., Belle River
Randal Grassing, Grassing Drywall & Acoustics Limited, Waterloo
Senior Advisor
Joseph Liberman
Administration
Paul Gunning, Executive Director