Co Kildare engineers encouraged to apply for the 2017 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards
By Kim O'Leary
Engineers and engineering firms based in Co Kildare are being encouraged to apply for the 2017 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards, held in association with EBS, which is open for applications today.
The Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards, now in its eight year, celebrates and recognises the achievements of engineers who have demonstrated exceptional engineering skills through their work.
As well as identifying leaders within the engineering industry, the awards provide an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the invaluable contribution the engineering profession makes to society and applaud the innovation and quality of work produced by engineers both at home and abroad.
Categories open for entry include the flagship Engineering Project of the Year Award, sponsored by Transport Infrastructure Ireland; the Geoscience Ireland Award, sponsored by Geoscience Ireland; the Local Authority Engineering Initiative Award; the Technical Innovation Award and special awards in the fields of Heritage and Conservation and Engineering Education.
Engineers Ireland is one of the largest representative bodies in Ireland, with 23,000 engineers. The membership incorporates all disciplines of the engineering profession across public and private industry, academic institutions and engineering students.
Nominations are also welcome in the International Engineer of the Year Award. Sponsored by ESB International, this award aims to acknowledge the contribution of the Irish engineering diaspora by recognising the excellent work of Irish engineers around the world.
Encouraging organisations from all disciplines of engineering to enter, Caroline Spillane, Director General, Engineers Ireland, said: “We are pleased to announce that the 2017 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards are now open for entry. In addition to identifying leaders within the Irish engineering industry, the awards honour the pioneering work that is carried out by Irish engineers both at home and abroad."
“I would encourage engineers and engineering organisations to celebrate their achievements and submit an entry to the 2017 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards”.
The deadline for entry to the 2017 awards is 12 noon on Monday 11 September. It is a black-tie ceremony and the winners will be announced in Dublin on Friday, 10 November 2017.