PWI NSW Awards

PWI NSW Awards Nominations closing for 2012

Presentation and recognition of permanent way achievement in the past 12 months not only acknowledges PWI efforts it is also an opportunity to advertise your achievements amongst industry peers and prospective clients. Do you need any more reason to nominate for the annual PWI awards.

To nominate you must be a financial PWI NSW member or have at least one financial PWI NSW member in your team.

These awards are presented during the afternoon session at the PWI Annual Convention in October. Nominations close mid September each year with projects completed in the previous 12 months eligible for entry. Please view the PWI NSW Awards information below, call the nominated award contacted indicated and register your nomination.

Registration and payment to the PWI NSW Annual Convention will be required as a PWI NSW member if you are nominated for an award.

Note some awards may close earlier due to judging commitments and this web page will identify the respective dates for the individual award closing dates.

PWI Alan Barham Maintenance Award (Closing Aug)

Maintenance Team Award (or Best Kept Length as it was formerly known) is named in the honour of Alan Barham. Alan held several positions over the years after he joined as a graduate engineer with the NSW Government Railways in the Structures Design section of Transport House in about 1969 until 1996. Alan died in early 1997 from Cancer. The Award was established to promote pride in maintenance of the track and associated structures.

For further information on entries please contact Geoff Clark on 0418 254 624.

PWI Ken Erickson Innovation Award (Closing Sep)

Ken Erickson was elected as a Fellow of the New South Wales Permanent Way Institution on 30 November 1981. He was a member of the Committee from 1981 until his untimely death on 25 November 1988. Ken was always trying to provide new ideas or concepts to the PWI, hence it is fitting that the Innovation Award (previously Achievement Award) is named in his honour. This Annual Award is made to recognise an initiative or significant advance, which has been towards improvement in any part of the Permanent Way Industry during the last year.

For further information on entries please contact Michael Hickey on 0417 430 960.

PWI Steve Maxwell Platelaying Award (Closing Sep)

Steve Maxwell was a Member of the Permanent Way Institution Committee for many years, and his hard work and dedication enabled the PWI to continue during some difficult times. Steve was an informed Judge of the Platelaying Award, and also an entertaining speaker and presenter. Steve's untimely death in 1997 was a great loss to the PWI and took from the industry a great engineer, friend and personable and supportive leader. The Committee deemed it appropriate to name the prestigious Platelaying Award after Steve.

For further information on entries please contact Mark Harris on 0412 520 827.

PWI Welders Award (Closing Sep)

The PWI introduced this Award in 2002 to recognise the efforts of field workers in the area of rail welding.This award attracts entries from all over the State, which is testimony to the wide geographic base of PWI members.

For further information on entries please contact Mark White on 0407 940 577.

PWI Young Achiever's Award (Closing Sep)

A $10,000 prize is on offer for the winner (to go toward the costs of attending a relevant international railway conference). To be eligible for this award, an entrant must be 35 or younger at the 1 January of the year of entry. The Committee realise that this statement may bring some mirth. The aim is to gradually reduce the upper age limit to 30, once more younger members join. The proposed age limit of 35 allows more current members to be eligible.