FINALISTS have been announced for the 15 categories of the Plastics Industry Awards 2022.
Comedian Andy Parsons will announce the winners at a gala evening in London on November 18, with the awards recognising the ways in which plastics product design, manufacture and recycling contributes to ‘successful and sustainable’ innovation.
Finalists for the Best Consumer Product Award include a bath for twins, an inflatable cycle helmet, and a handheld electric shoe shiner.
The Young Designer Award boasts finalists from London, Cardiff and Edinburgh. Courtesy of sponsor Plastek UK, one of them will pick up a cheque for £500 along with the winner’s trophy. Meanwhile, five people are shortlisted for Apprentice or Trainee of the Year, sponsored by Meusburger, and supported with a cash prize of £500 donated by the Polymer Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMMDA).
The Prime Machinery Supplier Partnership category has seven finalists, while five companies will compete for the Processor of the Year Award.
The Plastics Industry Ambassador Award winner will also be announced on the night.
A limited number of tables for the gala dinner and awards ceremony are currently available. Tickets include a champagne reception, four course dinner with wine, awards presentation and after-dinner entertainment. For more information and table bookings, visit https://www.plasticsawards.com/PIA2022/en/page/book-now
The full list of Plastics Industry Awards 2022 finalists is as follows:
Best Consumer Product Design – International
Bumble Beez – The Twin Bath, HJC Design
Equerry Pro, Raymont-Osman Product Design
VENTETE Inflatable cycle helmet, VENTETE and Adreco Plastics
Best Industrial Product Design – International – Sponsored by Distrupol
Closed Loop Recycled Paint Containers, Berry Superfos
100% Post-Consumer Waste Paint Pail, Emballator Packaging (UK) and Engel UK
Matoha
Tristar5 – High Performance Technical Film, Polystar Plastics
Best Recycled Plastic Product
Closed Loop Recycled Paint Containers, Berry Superfos
Paint Pail from 100% recycled plastic material, Emballator Packaging (UK)
PEEQUAL, The UK’s First Women’s Urinal, PEEQUAL
Recycled Plastic Furniture, DCW Polymers
Young Designer Award – sponsored by Plastek UK
Daniele Di Paolo, London South Bank University
Adam Higgins, Design Higgins
Kenneth Thornton, Edinburgh Napier University
Thomas White, London South Bank University
Materials Innovation Award
Avient
Bright Green Plastics
Distrupol
Matoha
Supplier Partnership – Prime Machinery – sponsored by Interplas
Arburg and Panorama Antennas
Bole Machinery UK and Proplas 2008
ENGEL UK and Emballator Packaging (UK)
ENGEL UK and MotorScrubber
Intelicare and Marshall Tufflex
KraussMaffei and BIO PURE
UK Extrusion and Emtelle
Supplier Partnership – Ancillary Machinery – sponsored by PlastikCity
Plastech Solutions and Aeroplas
Summit Systems and Prysmian Cables and Systems
TH Plastics and Strata Products (Berry Global)
UPM Conveyors and Bericap UK
Supplier Partnership – Toolmaker sponsored by HASCO
Adreco Plastics and VENTETE
Agemaspark and Advanced Plastics
ND Precision Products and Otter Controls
Plastech Solutions and The Pall Ring Company
Plastek UK and R&D Leverage
Apprentice or Trainee Award – Sponsored by Meusburger in association with PMMDA
Joshua Clark, Reliance Worldwide Corporation
Frank Hemingray, Plastek UK
Holly Lanckham, Plastek UK
Thomas Lyon, Advanced Plastics
Stuart Meek, Berry Norwich
Best Technology Application
Matics
Plastek UK
Tribosonics
Best Environmental or Energy Efficiency Initiative
FANUC UK
Intelicare
IPL Rotherham / MGB Plastics
PFF Group
Best Business Initiative
Advanced Plastics Group
Boddingtons
Emballator Packaging (UK)
IPL Rotherham / MGB Plastics
Matrix Plastics
Polystar Plastics
Prisma Colour
Sierra 57 Consult
Best Training & Development Programme
Advanced Plastics
Boddingtons
MGS Technical Plastics
TEX Plastics and Sierra 57 Consult
Unsung Hero
Michael Christmas, IPL Rotherham / MGB Plastics
Daniel Kelk, Plastek UK
Connor Peck, Broadway
Processor Award – sponsored by Engel UK
Advanced Plastics Group
Boddingtons
Emballator Packaging (UK)
MGS Technical Plastics
Plastek UK
