Conference 2021 - Awards Open

Concrete NZ is pleased to announce that entries are open for the Conference 2021 Awards.

Within a revised concrete awards framework, Concrete NZ members are invited to submit entries for the following new Conference 2021 categories:

• Producer - Extra Distance Award. Recognises Concrete NZ producer members’ uncompromising commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Producer - Technical Excellence Award. Recognises Concrete NZ producer members’ contribution to projects that demanded innovative technical solutions.
• Health & Safety Achievement Award. Acknowledges Concrete NZ members that have demonstrated innovation and leadership in helping to improve health, safety and wellbeing in the concrete industry.
• Carbon Reduction Award. Commends Concrete NZ members that have undertaken initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint, and in turn help the concrete industry achieve its 2030 vision.
• Inclusion & Diversity Award. Celebrates Concrete NZ members that have made a commitment to advance their culture through initiatives and programmes that embrace diversity and inclusion.

These awards will be presented during the conference formal dinner on Friday 18 February at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua along with:

• Honorary Life Membership
• Outstanding Contribution Award
• Plant Audit Scheme - Gold Status
• Concrete Industry Apprentice of the Year
• Learned Society (Student) Concrete Prizes
• Concrete Canoe Race Winner - cancelled due to rescheduled conference dates

The Best Conference Trade Exhibit and Sandy Cormack Best Paper awards will also be presented at the conclusion of the conference.

For more information on how to enter the Concrete NZ Conference 2021 awards, along with background to the new concrete awards framework download the Concrete NZ - Conference 2021 Awards leaflet.

Entries close Friday 26 November 2021.

Note. The new closing date for entries (Friday 26 November 2021) is an extension as uncertainty around when all of New Zealand will return to COVID-19 Alert Level 1 has meant Concrete NZ's 2021 Conference is postponed until 17-19 February 2022 in Rotorua.