ENTRIES are now open for the 2018 Plastics Industry Awards. In total, 15 categories will be included, with winners set to be announced at a ceremony in London in September.
Now in their 18th year, the Plastics Industry Awards will see product designers, OEM manufacturers, suppliers, plastics processors, consultants, trainees and apprentices from across the UK and Ireland plastics sector compete for the prizes.
Design awards include separate categories for the plastic consumer and industrial products of the year as well as the Young Designer of the Year, the winner of which will receive £1,000, donated by Motan Colortronic. Environmental achievements are recognised in the Best Environmental or Energy Efficiency Award and the Best Recycled Plastic Product category, sponsored by RECOUP.
“Winning the Plastic Industry Award for Best Consumer Product in 2017 was a hugely significant moment for our team of designers and a great boost for everyone else in the company as well,” said Johannes Paul, marketing director at Omlet. “As a growing and ambitious company, it’s given everyone a strong sense of achievement to be recognised in this way and the event itself was an exciting and fun evening.”
Individual awards include the Apprentice or Trainee of the Year and an Unsung Hero Award. The Apprentice or Trainee Award carries a £500 prize, donated by the Polymer Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMMDA).
“The Plastics Industry Awards have continually grown in popularity and prestige in the industry,” said Graeme Herlihy, managing director of Engel UK. “The calibre of the winners is a benchmark of the innovation in UK plastics.”
Plastics Industry Awards categories are
- Consumer Product Design of the Year
- Industrial Product Design of the Year
- Young Designer of the Year
- Best Recycled Plastic Product of the Year
- Apprentice of the Year
- Unsung Hero
- Best Training & Development Programme of the Year
- Best Technology Application of the Year
- Best Environmental or Energy Efficiency Programme of the Year
- Best Business Initiative of the Year
- Processor of the Year
- Supplier Partnership – Ancillary Machinery
- Supplier Partnership – Materials
- Supplier Partnership – Prime Machinery
- Supplier Partnership – Toolmaker
The deadline for entries is May 31. For more information, visit: www.plasticsawards.com.
