25 November 2008

New Zealand engineering excellence awards winners announced

The 2008 New Zealand Engineering Excellence (NZEE) Awards category finalists were announced at TE PAPA in Wellington last night.

The fourth 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
The Arapuni Dam Foundation Remediation Project by the Arapuni Alliance, Brain Perry Civil, Damwatch Services, Mighty River Power and Trevi S.p.A
Sponsored by Standards New Zealand

Building and Construction
University of Auckland Business School, Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner
Sponsored by Department of Building and Housing

Utilities, Networks and Amenities
The Arapuni Dam Foundation Remediation Project by the Arapuni Alliance, Brain Perry Civil, Damwatch Services, Mighty River Power and Trevi S.p.A
Sponsored by Roadshare, NZ Utilities Advisory Group

Roads and Transport
Wellington Inner City Bypass, Fulton Hogan, NZ Transport Agency, Opus International and Wellington City Council
Sponsored by Road Controlling Authorities

Information & Communication Technology
Digital Terrestrial Television, Kordia,
Sponsored by IET

Food, Bioprocess and Chemical
Carne Agromar Lamb Processing Plant, GHD Ltd
Sponsored by New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards Partners University

Mechanical & Manufacturing
“Lights Out” Packing, Avalon Engineering, Fonterra C0-operative Group & JMP Engineering
Sponsored by Industrial Research Limited

Electrical & Systems
Dunedin Airport Ground Water Heat Pump, MWH New Zealand Ltd
Sponsored by Schneider Electric New Zealand Ltd

Sustainability & Clean Technology
Burwood Landfill Gas Scheme, Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner and Christchurch City Council
Sponsored by Auckland Airport

The Individual Award winners are:

William Pickering Award for Engineering Leadership
Kevin Thompson, Opus International Consultants
Sponsored by IPENZ Foundation

New Zealand Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year
Windsor Engineering Group, Andrew Buchanan, William Studd, Malcolm Fredric & David Parle
Sponsored by Gen-i

New Zealand Engineering Innovator of the Year
Whisper Tech Ltd, Murray Aitken, Don Clucas, Len Damiano & Vinod Kumar
Sponsored by Beca Group-i

New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year
Toby Collet, Inro Technologies
Sponsored by Rob Law Maxrecruitment

Award for Excellence in Engineering Journalism
Simon Collins, for article ‘Raising Standards’, New Zealand Herald
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 fourth 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 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 of New Zealand (ACENZ) and the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (IPENZ.)

Visit the awards web site: http://www.nzeeawards.org.nz/

For more information contact:
Andrew Cleland
Chief Executive, IPENZ, Engineers New Zealand.
Mobile: 021 311 879
DDI: 04 474 8935
Prepared by Julie Buchanan, Communications Manager, IPENZ, Engineers NZ, Mobile: 021 479 885, DDI: 04 473 2028