Pump industry excellence is celebrated once again
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) returned to the famous St George's Park in Staffordshire on 14th March for the staging of its 2024 Pump Industry Awards presentation evening.
With a record number of submissions across the eight categories, this year;s awards programme again produced some truly exceptional entries from right across the pump manufacturing and distribution arena.
England and British & Irish Lions rugby legend Martin Bayfield provided the after dinner entertainment before helping to conduct the main awards ceremony. Dale Croker, MD of KSB in the UK, and President of the BPMA opened the event and welcomed the 2024 Awards Finalists in direct acknowledgement of their professional endeavour, product innovation, skills development, engineering prowess and overall service delivery.
He went on to present a review of the work carried out by the BPMA on behalf of its members, emphasising the crucial role it plays in ensuring that the sector's regulatory framework fully supports the delivery of enhanced operational efficiency, reduced energy consumption and environmentally sustainable solutions for pump operations the world over.
Recognising significant achievements which took place in the period up to December 2023, the eight category winners were revealed, as follows:
¥ Product of the Year Sponsored by DFA Media Group - CREST PUMPS - Assoma AVF-C Pump
¥ Distributor of the Year Sponsored by Caprari & Calpeda - Anglo Pumps
¥ Project of the Year Sponsored by AESSEAL - KSB and Cornish Metals - South Crofty Tin Mine
¥ Supplier of the Year Sponsored by Wilo - EMiR Software
¥ Environmental Contribution of the Year Sponsored by SPP Pumps - BEDFORD PUMPS - Indonesia Flood Mitigation Project
¥ Contribution to Skills & Training Sponsored by Crest Pumps - JOHN CRANE - DISCOVER Graduate Engineers Program
¥ Manufacturer of the Year Sponsored by WEG UK - SPP Pumps
¥ Rising Star Award Sponsored by World Pumps Ben Warren - SPP PUMPS