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Awards
2021 National Design Award of the
Year, Bespoke Window/Glass
Project Over $10,000
Cobbold Gorge Glass Bridge
Best Use of Windows &
Doors/Commercial Credit: Blue Click Photography
Trinity Bay High School Balustrade

2019 Industry Person of the Year
John Hyde
2018 Best Use of Glass and Glazing,
Residential over $20,000
James Residence, Cairns

2017 Best Use of Glass and Glazing,
Residential over $20,000
Operable glass trap doors,
Cairns Park Ridge Estate residence

2016 Best Use of Glass and Glazing,
Commercial under $50,000
Kawasaki Trinity Powersports

2015 Best Use of Glass and Glazing,
Residential over $20,000
Cairns North Shore penthouse

Fighting spirit

John has played a major role in the
progression of martial arts and combat sports
in Cairns. A few years back, the former Muay
Thai athlete created a gym within his previous
workshop on Brown Street, which welcomed GORGE
any fighter from any discipline
to train for a gold coin donation.
Today, in conjunction with Explosive Fight
Promotions, he funds an all-expenses-paid
scholarship for talented athletes to travel to
Thailand to further hone their craft.

The future

With the worlds of technology and glass colliding, John
sees glass becoming integrated in many aspects of
everyone’s daily lives, well beyond the standard window
fixtures and doors. With long standing international
connections and relationships, John is at the forefront
of discovering the applications that glass is being used
for by technology innovators and is excited about the
prospects for his industry.

MORE: glassinnovation.com.au

The Emporium Hotel

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