.... and the finalists are
Processor of the Year
Axion Polymers
Hi-Technology Group
Nifco UK
Rosti UK
Apprentice or Trainee of the Year
Thomas Brewster - SPSEU
Scott Dickson - Rosti
Daniel Garratt - Plastic Coatings
Best Business Initiative of the Year
Excelsior Technologies
PP Injection Moulds & Mouldings
Rediweld Technical Moulding
Best Environmental or Energy Programme of the Year
Eaton UK
Hi-Technology Group
Rosti UK
Best Technology Application of the Year
AK Industries
Triton Technology
Zircotec
Best Training and Development Programme of the Year
Nampak Plastics
Nifco UK
Consumer Product Design of the Year
3form Design - The Wean Machine
Apeks Marine Equipment - Flight scuba regulator
Hothouse Product Development - Yoomi self heating baby bottle
Smallfry - Powerbreathe portable breathing trainers
Industrial Product Design of the Year
Kinneir Dufort - Bristol Maid easy clean bedside cabinet
Pips Technology - P392 Spikelet injection moulded ANPR camera
Trig Creative - Ritchey EID Autotagger system
Supplier Partnership - Toolmaker
Avenue Mould and Smiths Medical International
Hanson Thorpe and GlySure
PP Injection and Huntleigh
Ryetools and Plasticum Norwich
Supplier Partnership - Prime Machinery
Engel and Polypipe
Netstal and Closures Ltd
Premier Moulding Machinery and Mason Pearson Bros
Supplier Partnership - Polymer Distributor
Distrupol and Chunc Wheelchairs
Plastribution and Asset
Plastribution and HMP
Supplier Partnership - Ancillary Machinery
Netstal and Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy
Summit Systems and Amcor Flexibles
TH Plastics and Denso Manufacturing UK
Supplier Partnership - Polymer Producer
DuPont and Miles Platts
DuPont and Magal HC
Linpac Packaging Plastic Recycling Division and MGB Plastics
Supplier Partnership - Masterbatch/Compound/Additive
Gabriel-Chemie UK and Philips Avent
Holliday Pigments and Astropol
Matrix Plastics and Massmould
Agentdraw Young Designer Award
A shortlist and finalists for this award will be announced later. This is due to staged structure of the judging process organised by Agentdraw, which includes concept, interview, prototyping and engineering stages.