New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards' Winners
Awards Recognising People
William Pickering Award for Engineering Leadership
Sponsored by the IPENZ Foundation
This is the most prestigious of the Awards Recognising People and recognises an engineer who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, and is a role model for other engineers.
Rob Fyfe FIPENZ
New Zealand Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsored by AECOM
This award recognises an engineer, engineering technologist, or a team engaged in engineering activities who, through entrepreneurship, has created or developed a new business opportunity.
Ian McCrae
New Zealand Engineering Innovator of the Year
Sponsored by Beca
This award recognises an engineer, engineering technologist, or a team engaged in engineering activities, who has demonstrated a commitment to innovation in engineering.
Dr Keith Alexander FIPENZ
New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year
Sponsored by URS New Zealand Ltd
This award recognises a young engineer who is judged to have made the most excellent contribution as an engineer and a leader, and through community involvement.
Matthew Lander MIPENZ
Award for Excellence in Engineering Journalism
Sponsored by the IPENZ Foundation
This award recognises a journalist who has most improved the public’s understanding of the contribution that engineering industries and professional engineers make to society. The award is open to print, radio, web-based publications, news media and television journalists.
Sheridan Gundry
Project and Product AwardsSupreme Award for New Zealand Engineering Excellence
Sponsored by Standards New Zealand
The recipient of this award is selected from the winners of each of the Project and Product Awards. The award recognises the project which stands out from the others in terms of its eminence and contribution to engineering and New Zealand.
Coronet Peak Ski Area Snow-making Infrastructure and Reservoirs
Hadley Consultants Ltd, NZSki Ltd and TechnoAlpin
Building and Construction
Sponsored by the Department of Building and Housing
This award recognises outstanding activities associated with the design and construction of buildings.
Stamford Residences
Aurecon New Zealand Ltd
Chemical, Bioprocess and Food
Sponsored by IPENZ
This award recognises outstanding activities associated with the development of improved or new bioprocess technology involving chemical processes, biological processes, food processing, storage and specialised transport and materials handling.
SLN Shaking Baghouse Project
Beca
Energy Systems
Sponsored by the Electricity Engineers’ Association
This award recognises exceptional activities or projects associated with the development or implementation of improved or new products or services for generation, transmission, reticulation or use of gas or electricity, including motor and engine technology.
FasTec 1to3 Electric Motor Starter
FasTec Ltd
Information, Communication, Electrical and Electronic Technology
Sponsored by A J Park
This award recognises exceptional activities associated with the development of improved or new communications, hardware and/or software, embedded systems, broadcasting, telecommunications, electrical or electronic products and controls.
ORC400
KiwiRail and Xworks NZ Ltd
Mechanical and Manufacturing
Sponsored by Industrial Research Ltd
This award recognises outstanding activities associated with the development of improved or new products, processes or services using mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or which arise in the manufacturing sector.
Log Bolster Attachments
Log Transport Safety Council
Sustainability and Clean Technology
Sponsored by Meridian Energy Ltd
This award recognises outstanding activities associated with world’s best practice in minimising non-renewable resource use and waste, or improvements in sustainability.
NZi3 New Zealand ICT Innovation Institute
Beca
Transportation Infrastructure
Sponsored by the New Zealand Transport Agency
This award recognises exceptional activities associated with the development or operation of any form of land, sea or air transport infrastructure assets.
Northern Gateway Toll Road
The Northern Gateway Alliance Partners: New Zealand Transport Agency, Fulton Hogan Ltd, Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd, URS New Zealand Ltd, Tonkin & Taylor Ltd and Boffa Miskell
Water, Waste and Amenities
Sponsored by Watercare Services Ltd
This award recognises outstanding activities associated with reliable supply of services to communities and/or their distribution networks in respect of any of water supply, water storage, wastewater, flood works or community amenities.
Coronet Peak Ski Area Snow-making Infrastructure and Reservoirs
Hadley Consultants Ltd, NZSki Ltd and TechnoAlpin
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