A host of new names have been shortlisted as finalists for this year’s Plastics Industry Awards.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on November 22. The five new categories for 2024: Sustainable Product Design, Recycler of the Year, Recycling Machinery Innovation, Supplier Partnership – Injection Moulding, and Supplier Partnership – Auxiliary, have attracted many of the new companies shortlisted this year.
“We are delighted to see so many new companies feature on the shortlist for this Plastics Industry Awards along with many others who have been finalists and winners in our previous 23-year history,” said Matt Barber, global events director at Crain Communications.
Engel UK and Distrupol are Platinum sponsors of this year’s Plastics Industry Awards, while Gold sponsors are Arburg Limited, Hasco, Meusburger, PlastikCity and Interplas. The awards also enjoy the support of industry associations including the BPF (British Plastics Federation), the GTMA (toolmakers’ trade association), the PMMDA, the SPRA (Scottish Plastics & Rubber Association) and the Sustainable Plastics magazine and website.
Tables for the gala dinner and awards ceremony are currently still available. Tickets include a champagne reception, four course dinner with wine, awards presentation and after-dinner entertainment featuring a charity casino sponsored by Arburg. More information and online table bookings can be found at: https://plasticsawards.com/plasticsindustryawards2024/en/page/book-now
Full list of Plastics Industry Awards 2024 Finalists:
Apprentice or Trainee Award
Adam Kelk, Plastek UK
Ben Roberts-Renouf, Berry Norwich
Josh Swift, Go Tools
Lily Atkinson, IPL Global
Michael Curry, Nolato Jaycare
Best Business Initiative
Imperial Polythene Products
MGS Technical Plastics
PlastikCity
Polystar Plastics
Best Training & Development Programme
Bespak
Go Tools
MGS Technical Plastics
Plastek UK
Material Innovation Award
Amphico and UK Extrusion
Distrupol and G3ARED
Floreon Technology
Innovia Films
Polymer Compounders
Notpla and Plastek UK
Matrix Medical Materials
ReVentas
Great Central Plastics
Coveris
Processor Award
MGS Technical Plastics
Plastek UK
Polystar Plastics
Recycler of the Year – New for 2024
Berry Circular Polymers
IPL Global
MBA Polymers UK
EREMA Group, Project Re:claim
Recycling Machinery Innovation – New for 2024
Buhler UK
Coveris
Greyparrot
Hydramotion
Supplier Partnership – Auxiliary – New for 2024
Great Central Plastics, Heriot Watt University
Plastech Solutions, Emballator Packaging
Summit Systems, Fisher Plastics
TH Plastics, Polypipe BHL
Supplier Partnership – Injection Moulding – New for 2024
ARBURG, Hellermann Tyton Plymouth
Bole Machinery, IPL Rotherham
ENGEL UK, Loadhog
KraussMaffei, Matrix Medical Materials
STV Machinery, Burnetts Manufacturing
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, Nolato Jaycare
Wittmann Battenfeld UK, Polymermedics
Supplier Partnership – Toolmaker
Global Access Diagnostics, Adreco Plastics
Petford Tools, JLR
Ad-vance Engineering Lisburn, Plastics 2000
Sustainable Product Design – New for 2024
AUTOBAG®, Distrupol
Composite Cross Car Beam, JLR
Fries Holder – Reusable Plastics are the answer!, Matrix Plastics
Morph®, Morph Bricks
Notpla Chip Fork, Plastek UK
Rayoface CPE/WPE, Innovia Films
ReZorce® Circular Packaging, Zotefoams
Sustainable Lateral Flow Cassettes, Great Central Plastics
Unsung Hero Award
Andrew Jones, Fisher Plastics
James Goddard, TH Plastics
Johnathon Hutchinson, Fairgrieve Compression Moulding
