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Call for entries as awards programme expands
2019 award winners
WHAT’S COMING UP
APPMA NEWS
Membership on the rise
APPMA is welcoming new member companies who joined the association during 2021: AGITO Group, Andrew Donald Design Engineering, Asset Packaging Machines, Cama Group, Columbit, Filton Packaging, FPE, Hipex, Inspection Systems, Lumex Procut, Matrix Processing Solutions, Mettler Toledo, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, Schenck Process, Splatt Engineering, Summit Food Machinery and Ulma.
“The diversity of the APPMA’s all-of-industry processing and packaging membership base is unique, encompassing Australian-wide company representation from all sectors of the industry, including processing and packaging machinery, ancillary equipment, packaging, materials and industry services,” says APPMA CEO Michael Moran. “As the industry continues to grow and develop, the APPMA has adapted our offerings to ensure we remain relevant and deliver value and benefits to all members and the broader sector.”
The renewed membership structure includes an Associate Membership category, which allows suppliers of packaging, materials, and industry consulting services to become members.
Membership enquiries can be sent to denni@ appma.com.au or michaelm@appma.com.au ■
AUSPACK 2022
17-20 MAY
MELBOURNE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION CENTRE (MCEC)
The industry’s leading packaging and processing trade show. Find out more at www.auspack.com.au
AUSPACK LEADERS FORUM
18-19 MAY
MCEC
A two-day conference running alongside AUSPACK covering trends driving the industry, and delivering insights and learning strategies to strengthen businesses.
APPMA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA DINNER
18 MAY
MCEC
Recognising industry innovation, and celebrating success across the wide spectrum of the processing and packaging industry.
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ubmissions are now open for the APPMA Awards of Excellence, the national awards programme for the Australian packaging and processing industry, which recognises
• 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, and environmentally friendly energy supply. 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. www.auspack.com.au/awards ■
excellence, innovation, leadership and best practice. Run by the APPMA, the awards programme provides 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.
“It was exciting to bring back these awards at the 2019 AUSPACK,” says 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 small to large 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 $10 million), 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.
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