CONCRETE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION INVITES ENTRIES TO ITS 12th AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE COMPETITION:
Article Date: 15 January 2008
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) will be staging its 12th Awards for Excellence competition during 2008.
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, the competition is open to all designers, developers, manufacturers or users of precast concrete products, and entries may be submitted by individuals, partnerships or companies in the following divisions:
• Concrete Block Paving
• Concrete Roof Tiles
• Concrete Masonry
• Concrete Retaining Block Walls
• Suspended Concrete Floor Slabs
• Infrastructural Products
• Community Upliftment
These divisions contain several sub-categories, which are broken down in the entry form. The first four categories 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. Community Upliftment was introduced as a category in 2006 and we are expecting it to attract considerably more entries this year,” says Cairns.
Apart from the Vintage entries, only projects which have been completed since January 1st 2006 qualify for entry.
Cairns says 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 which are sponsored by international pigment manufacturer, Cathay Pigments. 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 cma@mweb.co.za .
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