The organisers behind the PPMA Show have announced an extension to the deadline for the inaugural Ones to Watch, awards which honour the rising stars of the processing and packaging machinery world. Nominations for the awards have been flooding in from across the industry but if you haven’t had chance to submit an entry, don’t panic. The organisers will be accepting submissions via the show’s website - www.ppmashow.co.uk/onestowatch - until 25th July 2011.
The awards, which have been created to celebrate the return of the exhibition on 27-29 September this year, will recognise the promising under 35 year olds who have made a real impression on the industry. So if you know someone who has really made a difference – perhaps you have a colleague who has designed some groundbreaking new technology, won a string of top accounts or is an entrepreneurial genius – then the PPMA Show would like to hear from you.
Nominations are open to individuals – aged 35 years or under – who have been working in any aspect of the processing and packaging machinery industry for a minimum of four years – be it production engineering, plant maintenance, machinery design, logistics and distribution, supply chain, purchasing, quality control, R&D, business development, marketing, customer service or finance. Submissions must be made by a third party – such as a manager, mentor, employer or client – by 25th July 2011.
All entries will be reviewed and shortlisted by a panel of judges and finalists will form part of an 'Achievement Gallery' at the event from 27-29 September 2011. Nominating is free and simple, go to www.ppmashow.co.uk/onestowatch to explain, in a few words, why someone you work with deserves to be one of The Ones to Watch.