The winners of the 2017 Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards (PIDA) were announced in front of 310 people at a gala dinner held at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park during AUSPACK.
The inaugural PIDA Awards for Australia and New Zealand have been developed by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) and the Packaging Council of New Zealand to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field.
2017 Design Innovation of the Year Award – Health, Beauty & Wellness
Materials & Packaging Winner
Nestlé Health Science Australia and qDesign Enterprises for Nestlé Health Science Resource ThickenUp Hydration range with Innovative Sipper Lid.
Machinery/Equipment Winner
HMPS for the HMPS6000 End Load Cartoner
2017 Design Innovation of the Year Award- Beverage Category
Materials & Packaging Winner
CHEP Australia for CHEP Retail Display Pallets (RDP) and Beverage Trays (BT)
Machinery/Equipment Winner
Intralox for ARB Technology
2017 Design Innovation of the Year Award – Food Category
Materials & Packaging Winner
Australian Wholefoods for Levodo Grain Thin Crackers
Materials & Packaging High Commendation
Nestlé Health Science Australia and qDesign Enterprises for Nestlé Health Science Resource ThickenUp Hydration range with Innovative Sipper Lid.
Machinery/Equipment Winner
Heat and Control for E-FLO
Machinery/Equipment High Commendation
Robotic Automation for the Multi-Product Robotic Packaging Solution
2017 Sustainable Packaging & Processing Award
Materials & Packaging – Transport Winner
Woolpack Australia for Woolcool
Materials & Packaging – Joint Retail Primary Packaging Winners
Plantic Technologies for the PLANTIC R Packaging Material
Pact Group for the rPET Moisturelock Meat Tray
Machinery/Equipment Winner
Omni for the Omni Pallet Wrapping Solution
2017 Save Food Packaging & Processing Award
2017 Save Food Packaging & Processing Award Winner
Fresh Technologies Ltd & Sealed Air Food Care for Fressure and Cryovac Freshness Plus
2017 Save Food Packaging & Processing Award High Commendation
Woolpack Australia for Woolcool
2017 Industry Packaging & Processing Professional of the Year Award
Paul Haberland, packaging manager, Nestlé Australia
Lester Nichol, managing director, MatthewsAustralasia
2017 APPMA Scholarship Winner
Michael Van Dord, technical and design engineer, Caps and Closures.
2017 Young Packaging & Processing Professional of the Year Award
Joint Winners are
Alexandra Brayshaw, accessible packaging researcher, Arthritis Australia
Nina Cleeve-Edwards, manager – Oceania Innovation Acceleration Team, Nestlé Australia
The 2017 PIDA Awards were sponsored by Platinum Partners: Midway Metals, NCI Packaging, SMC Pneumatics. Gold Partners: Agility, Fuji Xerox, Packaging Council of New Zealand and Wellman Packaging. Exclusive Media Partner PKN Packaging News. Silver Partners: NHP and UPM Raflatac and Supporters: Auspouch, EcodEX, Empauer, Esko and qDesign Enterprises.
The Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards (PIDA) are the exclusive entry point for Australia and New Zealand for the prestigious WordStar Awards. The 2018 PIDA Awards will be held on May 2, 2018 at the Marriott Hotel Surfers Paradise and will coincide with the AIP National Conference and the 2018 WorldStar Awards.