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

Don Sutherland, Ottawa

Administration

Paul Gunning, Executive Director