THE shortlisted finalists have been announced for the 2025 Plastics Industry Awards.
Winners of the awards, which celebrate achievements in polymer innovation, sustainability, and manufacturing excellence, will be revealed at a ceremony hosted by comedian and actor Ellie Taylor on Friday 21 November at the InterContinental London Park Lane.
Organisers said recycling and sustainability remain central themes for 2025, with strong competition across the Recycler of the Year, Sustainable Product Design, and the new Sustainable Extrusion Technology categories. A new category for 2025 – the Polyurethane Innovation Award – reflects the growing importance of innovation within this specialist material sector.
The awards also celebrate individual achievements, recognising rising talent through the Apprentice or Trainee of the Year Award, as well as contributions with the Unsung Hero Award and the Ambassador Award. The Apprentice or Trainee Award carries a prize of £500 donated by the Polymer Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMMDA).
Supplier partnerships will be separated in three separate awards for Injection Moulding, Auxiliary and Toolmaker.
“We are delighted to reveal such a strong field of finalists for 2025 including many new names,” said Matt Barber, director of global trade shows at Crain Communications. “The entries demonstrate the breadth of innovation and commitment across the plastics industry, and we look forward to celebrating their achievements at our gala in November.”
The full list of 2025 finalists comprises:
Apprentice or Trainee of the Year
- Miklos Argyelan, Massmould T/A Amcor
- Kacey Dywer, Go Tools
- Ayden Gant, Plastek UK
- Jack Osborne, Summit Systems
- Mark Walvin, Polypipe Civils and Green Urbanisation
Best Business Initiative of the Year
- Greyparrot
- KraussMaffei
- MBA Polymers UK
- Plastek UK
- PlastikCity
- Sierra 57 Consult
- Summit Systems
Best Training & Development Programme of the Year
- British Plastics Federation
- DHtraining – InjectionMoulding
- Fanuc UK
- Owen Greenings & Mumford (OGM)
Material Innovation
- BioGaer 5530, Adreco & Westgate Laboratories
- CleanStream® Leamington Spa
- Blazetrap® Rapid Outlet Box System (ROBS), CH Materials & MGS Technical Plastics
- Matrix Medical Materials One Stop Solution, Matrix Plastics & KraussMaffei
- MuCell Technology, Distrupol
Polyurethane Innovation Award
- Covestro
- Evonik Comfort & Insulation
- Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
Processor of the Year
- Bespak
- International Scientific Supplies (ISS)
- MGS Technical Plastics
- Owen Greenings & Mumford (OGM)
- Plastek UK
Recycler of the Year
- CleanStream® Leamington Spa
- IPL Brightgreen
- MYGroup
Supplier Partnership – Auxiliary
- Piovan & Opus International Products
- Plastech Solutions & Vernacare
- Summit Systems & WHS Plastics
- TH Plastics & Counterplas
Supplier Partnership – Injection Moulding
- ARBURG & Si Protech
- ENGEL UK & Bentley
- ENGEL UK & Notpla
- Sumitomo (SHI) Demag & Bericap UK
Supplier Partnership – Toolmaker
- Go Tools & Loadhog
- Ad-Vance Engineering & RLC Group (Aerospace Engineering)
- Bowles & Walker & Stainless Finishing Solutions
Sustainable Extrusion Technology
- Aintree Plastics, Syncro & UK Extrusion
- Condale Plastics & DefendaStrip
- Flexipol, Plasmac & UK Extrusion
Sustainable Product Design of the Year
- BioClamp (Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions)
- Condale Plastics, DefendaStrip® (DS Security Solutions)
- Kelpy Bone, Plastek UK
- The Greyparrot Analyzer unit (GP5), Greyparrot
Unsung Hero
- Jonathan Attwood, IPL Brightgreen
- Darren Burton, IPL Global
- Elizabeth Chiappetta, Imperial Polythene Products
- Jack Ferguson, Hardie Polymers
- Robert Paul, IPL
- John Sinar, Summit Systems
- Dawn Stavers, Fairgrieve Compression Moulding
- Aimee Steward, MYGroup
The Plastics Industry Awards Ambassador 2025 will also be announced on the night.
