New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards

New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards were announced at TE PAPA in Wellington on 22 November 2006.

The 420 engineers and guests celebrated the innovation, creativity and contribution of New Zealand engineering during a sumptuous black tie dinner. The evening was hosted by Chris Laidlaw and attended by a number of politicians, including Prime Minister Helen Clark, Ministers Clayton Cosgrove and David Cunliffe, and MPs Ashraf Choudhary, Nick Smith and Phil Heatley.

Congratulations to this year’s winners.

Individual awards:
William Pickering Award for Engineering Leadership 2006
Laurence Zwimpfer

New Zealand Engineering Innovator of the Year
Olaf Diegel

New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year 2006
Jonnette Adams

Award for Excellence in Engineering Journalism 2006
Hannah Sperber

Category awards:
Supreme Award for New Zealand Engineering Excellence 2006 – Manufacture of Two-Seater
Training Aircraft
Alpha Aviation Ltd

Building, Construction and Amenities – TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre
(Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd)

Utilities and Networks – Kate Valley Landfill
Transwaste Canterbury Ld, Canterbury Waste Services Ld, Fulton Hogan Ltd, Tonkin & Taylor Ltd

Roads and Transport –Great South Rd / Sylvia Park Road Intersection Upgrade and Bridge Replacement
Maunsell Ltd

Information and Communication Technology – DAG7.1S Network Monitoring Interface Card
Endace Ltd

Food, Bioprocess and Chemical – Fonterra Energy Reduction Project, Heat Recovery Loop
Demand Response Ltd, Process Developments Ltd

Mechanical and Manufacturing – Manufacture of Two-Seater Training Aircraft
Alpha Aviation Ltd

Electrical and Systems – SMARTlift Load Monitoring System
Steelbro New Zealand Ltd

Sustainability and Clean Technology – Household Efficient Lighting Projects (HELP)
Energy Mad Holdings Ltd