The New Zealand Plastics Industry Design Awards
Entries for the 2010 Plastics Industry Design Awards Are Now Open!!
We welcome entries from any individual or company associated with the New Zealand Plastics Industry. This can include toolmakers, designers, corporate suppliers, research agencies and manufacturers.
All entrants must submit written authorisation from the owner of the product on the official entry form.
Entries are judged not only on concept, design, commercial performance and export potential, but to an increasing extent, on sustainable design and manufacturing practices considering the full life cycle of products.
All entries will be displayed at an Industry Showcase Evening and Dinner on Friday 8th October 2010 in Auckland.
To download a copy of the entry form, please click on the link below.
Entry Categories
This year’s Design Awards has seen some changes to the Entry Categories with the splitting of the Compounding & Recycling Category and a refinement of the judging criteria for the Environmental Category.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
- Each product can only be entered in one “Product” and one “Processes” category and as many of the "Other Categories" as applicable.
- Templates are provided and MUST be used when submitting the written part of your entry. This is to ensure that the he correct type of information is provided so that products are judged correctly on their technical, design & manufacturing merits and not your sales pitch. This is a COMPULSORY requirement.
- To enter the Export Category you MUST Confidentialy submit export Commercial Performance Data. This is a COMPULSORY requirement.
Products Category
1. Food/Beverage - processing, packaging, dispensing,
merchandising, promotion, display
2. Primary - agricultural, horticultural, packaging, display
3. Industrial - products to be further processed, components,
packaging, display, promotion
4. Building - pipes, profiles, fixtures, fittings, building components
5. Consumer Products - products sold to consumer including appliances,
bathroom/kitchenware packaging, display
6. Personal Care - products, components, packaging, display
7. Environmental - Products that assist the consumer to be more
environmentally aware, resource efficient, reduce waste
and increase recycling
Processes Category
8. Injection Moulding
8i. Conventional Injection Moulding
8ii. Co-Moulded Injection Moulding
9. Blow Moulding (including injection - blow moulding, Stretch - blowmoulding)
10. Films and Laminations
11. Extrusion (other than film)
12. Fabrication
13. Thermoforming
14. Compounding
15. Recycling
16. Rotational Moulding
17. Foams (including EPS)
Others Category
18. Environmental Achievement - Systems, Processes or Company Action
19. Export includes direct or Indirect export of plastic product only
20. Tool Making
Plastics New Zealand Supreme Award – Plastics New Zealand members only.
Conditions of Entry and Judging Criteria
Please refer to the 2010 Design Awards Entry Form for Conditions of Entry and Judging Criteria.
Entry Templates & Relevant Industry Codes of Practice & Best Practice Guidelines
Entry Templates
Industry Codes of Practice & Best Practice Guidelines
Plastics Environmental & Recycling Guidelines & Reports
