22 November 2007

New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards winners announced

The 2007 New Zealand Engineering Excellence (NZEE) Awards category finalists were announced at TE PAPA in Wellington last night.

The third New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards are the premier awards for New Zealand engineering professionals. The awards are presented in two major areas: Individual Awards, that recognise leadership, entrepreneurship, and our young engineers; and Category Awards, that recognise achievement in the various industry areas, together with a Supreme Award for the best of the Category winners.

The Category Award winners are:

Supreme Award for New Zealand Engineering Excellence 2007

• Transpower Tower Foundation Strengthening – Upper South Island Grid Upgrade, Construction Techniques Group Ltd
  Sponsored by Standards New Zealand

Building and Construction

• Makatote Viaduct, ONTRACK
  Sponsored by Department of Building and Housing

Utilities, Networks and Amenities

• Transpower Tower Foundation Strengthening – Upper South Island Grid Upgrade, Construction Techniques Group Ltd

Sponsored by Roadshare, NZ Utilities Advisory Group

Roads and Transport

• Makatote Viaduct, ONTRACK

Sponsored by Road Controlling Authorities

Information & Communication Technology

• The Kupe Mobile Controller, ONTRACK and Xworks (NZ) Ltd

Sponsored by Kordia

Food, Bioprocess and Chemical

• Watercare Biogas Cogeneration Plant, Maunsell Ltd

Sponsored by Massey University

Mechanical & Manufacturing

• Watercare Biogas Cogeneration Plant, Maunsell Ltd

Sponsored by Industrial Research Limited

Electrical & Systems

• Wainikasou Hydro Power Project, MWH New Zealand Ltd

Sponsored by NHP

Sustainability & Clean Technology

• Tenon Direct Geothermal Heat Project, Contact Energy Ltd

Sponsored by IET

The Individual Award winners are:

William Pickering Award for Engineering Leadership

• Ian Parton DistFIPENZ CPEng

Sponsored by IPENZ Foundation

New Zealand Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year

• Peter White-Robinson FIPENZ

Sponsored by The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year

• Tyrone Newson MIPENZ CPEng IntPE(NZ)

Sponsored by DownerEDi Works

Award for Excellence in Engineering Journalism

• John Gerritsen, for article ‘Engineering a Future’, New Zealand Education Review

Sponsored by IPENZ Foundation

Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Chief Executive Dr Andrew Cleland FIPENZ said all New Zealand Engineering Excellence finalists contributed to the reputation of New Zealand engineering, pioneering world firsts and using best international practice.

“The projects and achievements of professional engineers prove New Zealand’s international reputation for innovation and creativity in engineering and technology”, said Dr Cleland.

The New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards are hosted by a consortium of five partners and 10 contributing organisations. The partners are: Centre for Advanced Engineering (CAE); Association of Local Government Engineering New Zealand Incorporated (INGENIUM); Electricity Engineers Association of New Zealand (EEA); Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand (ACENZ); and the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Inc (IPENZ).