TIME is running out to enter the annual Horner’s awards, run by the Worshipful Company of Horners and the British Plastics Federation (BPF).
The deadline is July 31 for the awards, which are believed to be the longest established design award for plastics in the world. The first competition was held in 1947.
Winners will be honoured at a ceremony – either in Mansion House, where they will be presented with a trophy by the Lord Mayor, or on stage at the BPF annual dinner, which takes place in October.
BPF director general Philip Law said, “The Horners Awards bring together the best in plastics innovation from across the UK. Plastics play a crucial role in products that help save lives, through technologies that enable sustainable development, across a wide range of cutting-edge applications.
“These awards help remind us that plastics are the material of choice for modern innovation and demonstrate the strength of the industry we have in the UK.”
Having simplified the entry process, all entrants can now fill in one form to be in with a chance of winning four different awards: The Horners Award for Plastics Innovation and Design, The Bottlemakers Award for packaging, the David Williams Award, and the Horner’s BPF Award.
The awards are open to all polymer-based innovations that are created/sold in the UK or use UK content, and will be judged on originality, practicality (technical, economical, feasibility, commerciality) and sustainability.
All awards can be entered by visiting: www.bpf.co.uk/horners2023
