Submissions are now open for the APPMA Awards of Excellence, the national awards program for the Australian packaging and processing industry, recognising excellence, innovation, leadership and best practice.
The awards programme is conducted by the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) and is an opportunity for the packaging and processing industry to celebrate industry wins and achievements, foster innovation and collaboration, and raise the profile of this industry sector.
The awards have broadened for 2022, seeking out and recognising industry innovation, and celebrating success across the wide spectrum of the processing and packaging industry whether that be in machinery manufacturing and importing, sustainability, community contribution, packaging design or the emerging leader categories.
"It was exciting to bring back these awards at the 2019 AUSPACK," said Mark Dingley, APPMA Chairman. "The APPMA is even more excited to announce what we have in store for 2022 with the awards program broadened and focusing on ‘recognition, celebration, inclusivity and education’ within the processing and packaging industry."
The APPMA believe the new awards programme provides the opportunity to celebrate the packaging and processing industry in its entirety, with the APPMA providing a platform for its members as well as broader industry participation and engagement, from big to small businesses, in both the processing and packaging sectors. Both the new machinery manufacturing and imported machinery awards have a category for SMEs (companies with up to $10 million annual turnover) and corporates (over $10m), to encourage inclusivity.
Award categories in 2022 are:
• Australian Machinery Manufacturing Award: recognising Australian-based manufacturing, innovation and success of a product launched into the domestic and/or export market in the past three years.
• Import & Distribution Machinery Award: recognising innovation and success in equipment launched in Australia in the past three years.
• Packaging Design Innovation Award: recognising design innovation and success as a result of a new idea or modification introduced into a packaging design.
• Sustainability Award: focusing on environmental sustainability, such as recycling, food waste redistribution, environmentally friendly energy supply, and so on. This category incorporates sustainability projects recognising organisations showing leadership and commitment to environmentally sustainable business practices, through innovative solutions for new and existing market needs. Submissions can include collaborative projects between members and customers, or members and Fight Food Waste CRC.
• Community Contribution Award: recognising organisations that demonstrate leadership and commitment community wellbeing. The APPMA supports Foodbank, OZHARVEST and the FFWCRC because each makes a difference to individual communities and society. This award recognises members’ industry-level contributions during the past two to three years. The community benefits could be via projects, initiatives or causes related to support across education, fire relief, COVID-19, food distribution, sport sponsorship, charity involvement and so forth.
• Emerging Leadership Award: this is for an individual who has been engaged in the Australian packaging and processing industry machinery industry for less than 10 years. This award recognises capability and leadership, whether in research, technical or business operations. Winners will have the opportunity of an ambassadorial role within the industry.
The 2022 Awards Entry Kit and awards portal takes you step-by-step through the entry process and give you some helpful tips. It contains all the information you need about the awards and how to enter.
