2008 Horners Award Winner Announced

DURAKERB’S RECYCLED PLASTICS KERBSTONE SYSTEM WINS THE HORNERS’ AWARD 2008

A revolutionary, lightweight and environmentally friendly kerbstone system has been announced as the winner of the Horners’ Award for Plastics Design and Innovation 2008.

The prestigious Horners’ Award, run jointly by the Worshipful Company of Horners and the British Plastic Federation, is now in its 63rd Year. The Award is presented annually for imaginative or innovative contributions to the plastics industry.

The judges of the Horners’ Award were greatly impressed by the overall design concept of the ‘Durakerb’ system which is manufactured from a blend of recycled polymers, and aims to help specifiers and contractors comply with Government requirements for sustainable buildings.

Phil Sutton, Managing Director of Durakerb, adds: “We are delighted to have won the Horners Award for Plastics Design and Innovation as we have a strong commitment to the highest standards of environmental performance throughout our entire product range and throughout each product’s entire life cycle. Durakerb is a cost-effective solution not only to the Health & Safety Executive’s Manual Handling Regulations but also to the ever increasing environmental performance targets now commonplace throughout the construction industry.

The Horners’ Award Committee was impressed by the level of entries covering innovative products and processes. The judges were struck by several features of the Durakerb System: its practical design, its embodiment of good ergonomic principles, its imaginative use of the best qualities of plastics and its contribution to sustainable production.

The judges were also delighted to nominate Sovrin Plastics‘ Nova-Flow system as runner-up and recipient of the BPF’s Highly Commended Certificate. Nova-Flow is the simple-to-use mechanical anti-overflow system that senses the water level in a bath and shuts off the taps automatically to prevent flooding.

The Horners Award Judging Panel met on September 9th to consider the entries. In addition to David Williams, as Chairman, the Panel was formed by Michael Hart, Master of the Horners’ Company, David Oxley, Past Master, Mike Birrell, Secretary of the Horners’ Award Committee, Peter Davis, Director General of the British Plastics Federation, Philip Law, Public and Industrial Affairs Director of the Federation and Plastics Design Specialist, John Hockey.

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For further information on this release contact Philip Batten, Marketing and Communications Executive, at the BPF on 0207 457 5007 or email him on [email protected]
For further information on the Horners’ Company and the British Plastics Federation see their websites located as follows :
Horners’ Company : www.horners.org.uk
British Plastics Federation : www.bpf.co.uk