New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards finalists announced
12 November 2009
The winner of each award will be announced at a Gala Dinner in Wellington on Wednesday 25 November 2009.
Project and Product Finalists
The winner of the Supreme Award for Engineering Excellence will be awarded to will be awarded to the best project/product from one of the eight awards.
Building and Construction
Recent activities associated with the design and construction of buildings. Includes fire engineering, building services, geotechnical, structural and earthquake engineering. Excludes bridges and dams.
Yealands Estate Winery
Structex Ltd
Foundation System for the Gisborne Police Station
Opus International Consultants Ltd
Wilson School
Opus International Consultants Ltd
Energy Systems
Recent activities or projects associated with development or implementation of improved or new products or services for generation, transmission, reticulation or use of gas, electricity, including motor and engine technology.
Plant Asset Management System
Meridian Energy Ltd
Kawerau Geothermal Steam Seperation System
Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd
Weta Digital – New Supercomputer Centre
Intellex Ltd
Food, Bioprocess and Chemical
Recent activities associated with developing improved or new bioprocess technology involving chemical processes, biological processes, food processing, storage and specialised transport and materials handling.
SuperEx
Industrial Research Ltd
Hautapu Lactose Evaporator
Aurecon New Zealand Ltd
ICEET (Information, Communications, Electronic and Electrical Technology)
Recent activities associated with developing improved or new communications, hardware and/or software, embedded systems, broadcasting, telecoms, electrical or electronic products and controls.
Variable Message Signs on New Zealand's Regional State Highway Network
Opus International Consultants and the New Zealand Transport Agency
High Voltage DC Power Distribution for Telecommunications Facilities
Opus International Consultants
Lyttleton Tunnel Power System and Controls Upgrade
Opus International Consultants
Enhancing New Zealand's Broadband Network: Bringing fibre to the node
Chorus - A Telecom NZ Business
Mechanical and Manufacturing
Recent activities associated with developing improved or new products, processes or services using mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or which arise in the manufacturing sector. This is a broad category which includes elaborately transformed manufactured goods, automated production facilities, mechanisation, control systems (where there is a mechanical component) and robotics. The category excludes mechanical devices permanently fitted as part of building services.
Aircraft Hangar Maintenance Docks
Beca
Vintage Aviation - Reproducing World War I Airplanes
The Vintage Aviator Ltd
Auckland Harbour Bridge Materials Handling Train
Brian Perry Civil, Ikon Engineering Development Ltd and Beca Infrastructure Ltd
Sustainability and Clean Technology
Recent activities associated with world’s best practice in minimising non-renewable resource use, waste minimisation or improving sustainability.
Yealands Estate Winery
Structex Ltd
Integrated Activity Management Planning Processes to Achieve Sustainability Outcomes
Opus International Consultants
Meridian Energy Building, Site 7 Kumutoto Plaza
Beca and Dunning Thornton Consultants
Mighty River Power Kawerau Geothermal Power Station
Mighty River Power
Transportation Infrastructure
Recent activities associated with the development or operation of any form of land, sea or air transport infrastructure assets. Includes bridges, tunnels, rail, road, port, airport construction, transportation and traffic engineering.
Northern Busway
Opus International Consultants Ltd, Beca Infrastructure Ltd, Aurecon New Zealand Ltd and Fletcher Construction Company Ltd
Transmission Gully Preliminary Geotechnical Assessment and Scheme Assessment Report
Opus International Consultants Ltd
Ormiston Road Bridge
Beca Infrastructure Ltd, Fulton Hogan Ltd and Manukau City Council
Mangamahu Road Bridge 47
Holmes Consulting Group Ltd
Deepening of the Auckland Commercial Shipping Lane and Stage One of the Fergusson Container Terminal Extension
Beca and Ports of Auckland Ltd
Water, Waste and Amenities
Recent activities associated with reliable supply of services to communities and/or their distribution networks in respect of any of water supply, water storage, waste water, flood works, community amenities e.g. swimming pools, beaches, marinas, solid waste, but excluding transportation, communications and energy services.
Auckland Materials Recovery Project
Tonkin & Taylor Ltd, Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council and Visy Recycling
Project Storm 2: Dynamic Model Engineering
MWH New Zealand Ltd
The Coromandel Eastern Seaboard Wastewater Treatment Plants
Downer EDI Ltd, Opus International Consultants Ltd and Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd
Awards Recognising People Finalists
New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year Award 2009
Darren Fidler
Jeremy Gibbons
Michael Newcombe
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).
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