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PIA 2022 announced
EXCELLENCE REWARDED AT LONG AWAITED PIA CEREMONY
As you read this, there is a good chance that the winners of the latest Pump Industry Awards will be busy polishing their trophies ready for display in their boardrooms or reception areas. The all-important press releases and social media announcements will be no doubt be under way too.
A full review of the BPMA’s gala awards ceremony will be carried in the next edition of Flow (published in December), detailing the winners and all the key moments of what has been a long-awaited and much-anticipated presentation evening.
As one of the first industrial sector events to be postponed due to the pandemic, this long-established and highly regarded awards ceremony was moved from its original date in March 2020 to this September. In addition to celebrating its 20th anniversary, the awards programme received a record number of entries, so it was doubly disappointing to endure such a long postponement – despite the obvious reasons for doing so. But, on the evening of Thursday 23rd September, the extended wait was over, allowing the pump industry to re-connect, re-unite, and celebrate its business, professional, and engineering prowess.
However, despite the delay in announcing the latest set of awards winners, for achievements that took place in the 18 months preceding December 2019, time does not stand still, and so we are now seeking nominations and entries for the 2022 Pump Industry Awards. Returning to our usual spring dateline for the gala dinner and presentation ceremony, the event will take place on Thursday 24th March, with the Chesford Grange Hotel in Kenilworth again being the chosen venue.
The call for nominations, which will cover activities in the two years up to December 2021, will open on Monday 27th September this year – directly after the 2020/21 awards presentation.
The entry deadline has been set for Friday 7th January 2022, so please make a note of this important date, and begin considering which key developments, activities, and successes you will be putting forward for industry recognition and reward.
Throughout the pandemic, and especially through lockdown, the pump sector played a crucial role in ensuring our utilities, manufacturing processes and essential services were maintained, and so for the 2022 award programme, special recognition will go to those companies and individuals who have gone that extra mile to meet any additional demands and challenges brought about by Covid-19.
This additional acknowledgement will go hand-in-hand with the following nine award categories that collectively honour the full breadth of product and service offerings across the pump industry.
• Product of the Year sponsored by Process Engineering
• Project of the Year sponsored by Stuart Turner
• Environmental Contribution of the Year sponsored by SPP Pumps
• Manufacturer of the Year sponsored by WEG UK
• Distributor of the Year sponsored by EMIR Software
• Supplier of the Year sponsored by Wilo
• Contribution to Skills & Training sponsored by Tomlinson Hall
• Rising Star Award sponsored by World Pumps
• Lifetime Contribution sponsored by BPMA
Steve Schofield, CEO, British Pump Manufacturers Association, commented: “No-one could have foreseen the disruption caused by the pandemic, and the pump sector has not been immune to its impact. However, despite the many challenges, or maybe because of them, business and professional excellence still deserves to be acknowledged and celebrated. The Pump Industry Awards do just that, and so I would offer my heartfelt congratulations to our latest set of finalists and winners and encourage all those involved in this important sector of ours to prepare and submit their entries for the fast-approaching 2022 awards programme.”
