Awards

Concrete NZ was thrilled to have hosted its first-ever Concrete Industry Awards at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on Thursday 23 March 2023.

The Concrete NZ Nauhria Industry Awards are outwards facing, focussing on project and/or initiatives that appeal to clients and stakeholders outside of the concrete industry, as well as Concrete NZ members.

2023 CONCRETE NZ NAUHRIA
INDUSTRY AWARDS

To enhance opportunities for celebrating achievements in the concrete industry, Concrete NZ has introduced two annual awards events.

The first event remains part of the established annual Concrete NZ conference formal dinner, and is primarily inward-facing, appealing to Concrete NZ members across all the Sector Groups and the Learned Society.

These Conference Awards were held recently at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua which was a huge success. The second, new event - the Concrete Industry Awards - are outwards facing, and projects or initiative focussed, appealing to construction businesses and their clients outside of the concrete industry, as well as Concrete NZ members.

The introduction of the new awards has seen the Learned Society’s Concrete Awards, Concrete3 Sustainability Awards and Readymix Awards discontinued. However, the revised awards framework does acknowledge and respect the historical awards.

Download our Concrete NZ Nauhria Industry Awards Entry Guide to explore the new award categories, which will be presented during the awards gala at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, stunningly located near the Harbour Bridge in Westhaven Marina. Please note that entries are now closed.

Concrete NZ looks forward to celebrating all the outstanding entries and proudly showcase concrete as the resilient low carbon material of choice for a modern New Zealand.

2023 CONCRETE INDUSTRY AWARDS

Nauhria Premier Concrete Award
Holcim Excellence in Architectural Concrete (Monte Craven Award)
Golden Bay Excellence in Concrete Infrastructure
Firth Industries Excellence in Commercial Concrete
BCITO Te Pūkenga Excellence in Residential Concrete
Powerpac Group Excellence in Concrete for the Community
Geosynthetic Partners – Mateenbar Excellence in Concrete Landscaping
Formshore Excellence in Concrete Remediation and Reuse
Canzac Excellence in Concrete Innovation
Enduring Concrete Award

WHY ENTER?

To acknowledge all the professionals who made the project come-to-life.
Demonstrate the project’s quality to the construction sector and beyond.
Showcase the project team’s expertise and commitment to potential clients.
Celebrate with concrete industry and construction sector peers at the Awards Gala – an evening not to be missed.
Let’s celebrate the collaboration and innovation of the entire project team.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Image: Adam Mørk.

NAUHRIA PREMIER CONCRETE AWARD

This is the Concrete NZ Nauhria Industry Award’s top honour and recognises the overall winner of the eight category awards as outlined in this Guide.

Image: Ian Butt.

HOLCIM EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE

(MONTE CRAVEN AWARD)

Introduced in 1998 as part of the (now superseded) New Zealand Concrete Society Awards, this category seeks to encourage and recognise closer collaboration between architecture and engineering.

Waterview Tunnel, Auckland.

GOLDEN BAY EXCELLENCE IN CONCRETE INFRASTRUCTURE

This category award is presented to any project, including bridges, tunnels, wharves, dams, liquid retaining structures, sewage and water treatment plants and concrete roads, which through the exemplary use of concrete is judged to have advanced the development of New Zealand’s portfolio of critical infrastructure.

Image: Mark Scowan.

FIRTH INDUSTRIES EXCELLENCE

IN COMMERCIAL CONCRETE

Along with the traditional medium and high-rise mixed-use commercial buildings, this category also includes the burgeoning retirement village sector as well as health care, retail/hospitality and educational facilities.

Image: Simon Devitt.

GEOSYNTHETIC PARTNERS – MATEENBAR EXCELLENCE IN CONCRETE LANDSCAPING

This category award acknowledges the use of concrete in a landscaping situation and may include (but is not limited to) concrete paving, retaining walls and the use of coloured/ decorative concrete or special concrete features.

Image: Stephen Goodenough.

BCITO TE PŪKENGA EXCELLENCE

IN RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE

This category award honours residential buildings of which the primary construction material is in-situ or precast concrete, concrete masonry, or other cementitious substances. It is not limited to single dwellings, with entries for medium-density housing given equal consideration.

Image: Napier City Council - Te Kaunihera o Ahuriri.

POWERPAC GROUP EXCELLENCE

IN CONCRETE FOR THE COMMUNITY

This category award celebrates concrete design and construction in realising public offerings such as libraries, museums, art galleries and skate parks, that are accessible, reflect diversity and encourage people to live and play together effortlessly.

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Image. Michal Klajban.

FORMSHORE EXCELLENCE IN CONCRETE REMEDIATION AND

REUSE

This award category recognises achievements across repair seismic strengthening and repurposing which demonstrate the resilience of concrete to help prolong a structure’s service-life, sustain new loading requirements,
preserve architectural heritage, as well as avoid the environmental impact of new builds.

Recast Floor Project, University of Canterbury.

CANZAC EXCELLENCE IN

CONCRETE INNOVATION

This award category applauds those individuals, companies and educational institutions which have made a significant contribution to the understanding/use of concrete as evidenced by design innovations, original technology, new production and delivery mechanisms, research output, technical publications and/or educational activity.

Image: Walsh Memorial Library, MOTAT.

ENDURING CONCRETE AWARD

This is a legacy Award that celebrates the use of concrete in building and civil engineering structures more than 25 years old.

The Enduring Concrete Award is not open to general entry, rather a judging subcommittee select contenders and the eventual recipient from their collective knowledge and familiarity with New Zealand’s historic concrete structures.