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Awards Home | Categories | Timetable | Judging How to enterCLOSING DATE FOR MACHINERY ENTRIES EXTENDED TO 30 APRIL. CLOSING DATE FOR PACK ENTRIES NOW CLOSED. JUDGING WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY 27TH AND 28TH APRILENTER ONLINE PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE DOING SO. Entering the awards is simple via our automated online system. PLEASE ENSURE YOU READ THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENTRY FORM (BELOW) BEFORE ENTERING THE ONLINE SYSTEM The online entry form will ask you for the following information. PACK ENTRIESName of Entry Please give this some thought as all winning entries will be referred to by this name on certificates, publicity materials and during the awards ceremony Statement My entry is a winner because: Please make this crystal clear (maximum of 30 words) Justification (400 words including environmental consideration) Your entry may be particularly strong in a certain area/s as listed below. Please provide further information if applicable. If you have entered into multiple categories, please be sure to give a full explanation for each category entered.
Environmental Considerations Environment: rewarding excellence in environmental effectiveness. Packaging design and systems that facilitate the best use of materials, containers and systems throughout a product’s journey will be awarded. Technical developments, which either provide optimisation of material usage or new developments that demonstrate environmental and commercial advantages, will be rewarded. Entries should take each link in the packaging supply chain into consideration. Packs or systems should protect products from the rigours of production facilities through distribution, in-store, consumer use and final disposal. Designs may include material optimisation, use of recycled content, enhanced recyclability, new and innovative materials; closed loop, reuse, refill and dispensing systems; and packaging that delivers optimal product usage. Entrants should demonstrate holistic design solutions that lead to net reductions in packaging food waste while ensuring that the product is sufficiently protected. Consideration should be given to primary, secondary and tertiary packaging. Entry fees Single pack entry: £140 + VAT 7 packs or more : £115 per pack + VAT Packs entered into multiple categories: £140 or £115 per pack as above, and £75 per additional category + VAT After you have entered online you will be asked to send in 2 complete packs with product and 1 empty pack without product. In the case of the transit and retail ready categories you will be asked to supply one complete and one empty/flat pack. It is most important that these are despatched the week commencing 9 February. Full details will be given after you have entered online. *NEW FOR 2009*PACKAGING MACHINERY AWARD OF EXCELLENCEAwarded for significant advances in machinery design or development which improve the performance of a machine or system, to provide customers with flexibility, reliability, better performance, speed and improved efficiency, as well as contributing to a more sustainable production environment. Judges will be asked to consider from the following criteria. The Award will be given for significant advances in some or all of these: Technical Development - flexibility, reliability, better performance; speed; use of robotics; improved efficiency; lower maintenance; footprint; speed and ease of product changeovers. Sustainability - operational energy and water usage, heat and material savings, carbon footprint, use of materials in construction … Material Interface - working with material suppliers to create better, more sustainable packs and increased product protection and enhancement. Use of new materials, or the use of existing materials in new ways. Innovation in PLC technology - providing better safety, security and production data. Entries should also be supported by:-
£140 + VAT INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AWARDSIn recognition of the key contribution of individuals to the success of the packaging industry though outstanding performance in their field. Best Young Packaging Professional For outstanding performance from a young packaging professional in 2008. Do you know a colleague who is worthy of this award? Then please put your nomination forward. There is no charge for entry. Best Packaging Designer or Design House For outstanding performance from a Designer or Design Group in 2008. Best Student of the Year (Diploma in Packaging Technology) Best Student of the Year (Certificate in Packaging) FREE MEMBERSHIPEntrants into the Starpack Competition will receive free e-membership for up to 10 nominated individuals within your company (from the date of the Starpack Summit). Continued membership of the Institute will be subject to payment of an annual membership subscription which will become due on 1st January each year. Some of the benefits of membership:
For full details of membership and its benefits download brochure. Who should enter? Starpack is open to the whole packaging community, whether a manufacturer, converter, supplier, processor, packer filler, brand owner, end user, packaging designer or marketeer and the entered pack must have at least one of these connections with the UK. It is necessary to seek permission from the brand owner to enter. We are here to award outstanding achievements so enter now and get yourself recognised! We have taken on board comments from the packaging community and we want to give everyone more opportunities to enter. We also want to ensure the categories are clearly described and are relevant to today’s market, so each award is understood, and therefore valued, not just by the business, but by our customers – the brand owners and retailers. 2009 awards categories CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 17 APRIL 2009 ENTER ONLINE Return of pack entries To avoid unnecessary handling, the organisers ask that the return of empty packs and entries of comparatively small value should not be requested. In all other cases, entrants must arrange to collect the packs after judging in accordance with instructions when registering online. Entries will be disposed of at the discretion of IOP: The Packaging Society if they are NOT collected in accordance with such instructions. The organisers cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage of packages. Entrants should, if required take out their own insurance cover for their packages. We will ask for permission to retain winning entries and will make every effort to display a selection at the dinner and awards evening. Following on from that we would wish to display for a minimum of twelve months in the auditorium at the Packaging Society’s brand new exhibition and office premises in Grantham. |
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Starpack is co-ordinated by IOP: The Packaging Society (a Division of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining)
and IOM Communications Ltd
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