CONCRETE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION INVITES ENTRIES TO ITS 13th AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE COMPETITION:
Article Date: 11 January 2010
th.jpg) The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) will be staging its 13th Awards for Excellence competition during 2010. The competition is open to all architects, engineers, manufacturers, developers, contractors or users involved in precast concrete projects and is not limited to CMA member companies.
CMA director, John Cairns, says that the purpose of the awards is to recognise excellence in the aesthetic, engineering and creative use of concrete manufactured products, and to honour those involved in the application of these products either through design or construction, or both.
“The event presents an outstanding opportunity for southern African designers and project developers to establish themselves as trendsetters in various related disciplines and to gain national recognition for their achievements,” says Cairns.
Held biennially, entries may be submitted by individuals, partnerships or companies in the following categories:
• Concrete Block Paving
• Concrete Roof Tiles
• Concrete Masonry
• Concrete Retaining Block Walls
• Suspended Concrete Floor Slabs
• Infrastructural Products
These categories contain several sub-categories, which are broken down on the entry form. The first four listed above include a Vintage sub-category for projects completed 10 or more years ago.
“This category was introduced in 2000 and is growing in popularity. It proves that concrete products are not only durable but also retain their aesthetic appeal over the long-term,” says Cairns.
Apart from the Vintage entries, only projects which have been completed since January 1st 2008 qualify for entry.
Cairns adds that awards are made on a regional and national basis.
“Regions include KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Inland. Coastal-based regional awards will be made to winning sub-category entries at regional ceremonies held in Durban, Port Alfred and Cape Town.
“National awards are made to the winning entry of each sub-category. These awards, as well as the inland regional awards and the four CMA floating trophies, are presented at a gala awards banquet, which will take place in October in Gauteng.
“The most prestigious awards comprise four floating trophies sponsored by international pigment manufacturer, Cathay Industries. These will be awarded to the overall national winners in the Masonry, Paving, Roof Tiles and Other Concrete Products categories,” notes Cairns.
Cairns says the competition standards are high, and if not met in any of the categories, the CMA reserves the right to withhold an award in that category.
Entry forms are available from the CMA website www.cma.org.za and the closing date for entry submissions is May 31. For further information contact, Pam Zukor on (011) 805-6742 or via email on main.cma@gmail.com .
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2008 Trophy Winners Group Shot
The 2008 CMA Awards for Excellence competition was exceptional in that five rather than the normal four projects were awarded Cathay Industries Trophies. Pictured here are representatives of the five winning project teams. They are: Kobus Thysse (left) of Deranco Blocks (Masonry Award); André Reeders of Dassenberg Retaining Systems (Concrete Retaining Block Walls Award); Daniel Petrov of Echo Prestress (Precast Concrete Slab Award); Michael Hartley of REE Paving (Concrete Block Paving Award); James Metcalf of SmartStone (Concrete Block Paving Award); Garth Gregory, CMA president; Mark Irving of Marley Roofing (Concrete Roof Tile Award); and Hans Wiegand, managing director of Cathay Industries SA.
DATE : January, 2010
ISSUED BY : David Beer Communication Consultants
FOR : Concrete Manufacturers Association
ENQUIRIES : John Cairns (011) 805-6742
David Beer (011) 478-0239 or 082-880-6726. E-mail: bigsky@ibi.co.za
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