Congratulations to award winners & conference organisers
The Executive Committee of NZ Airports congratulates all of those who were involved with the 2009 conference including all who attended and, in particular, those who organised a successful event.
Highlights of the conference included annual airport awards recognising key projects undertaken by airports, and a personality of the year award.
Beca Airports – New Zealand Airport Project of the Year Award 2009
Beca, the conference’s lead sponsor, had a strong set of entries for the Beca Airport Project of the Year Award, and the finalists were as follows:
- Rotorua Airport runway extension stage 1 and runway overlay, entered by Rotorua Regional Airport Ltd
- Christchurch International Airport Airfield pavement maintenance works 2008/09 entered jointly by CIAL and Fulton Hogan Ltd
- New Plymouth airport runway 05/23 rehabilitation, entered separately by both New Plymouth Airport Ltd and Fulton Hogan Ltd
- Wellington International Airport Runway 16/34 Asphalt Overlay, entered by Fulton Hogan Ltd
The judges considered the entries under a number of attributes, including quality of submission, the scope and context of the project, benefit to the airport, impact on stakeholders and operations, project performance and sustainability and the environment. It was an incredibly tight result, but there could only be one winner, and that was the Wellington International Airport Runway 16/34 Asphalt Overlay , Fulton Hogan Ltd. The judges particularly commented on the extremely tight night time construction periods, and the positive feedback from stakeholders and the neighbouring community.
Interspace Airport Advertising – Airport of the Year Awards
Entries for the NZ Airports and Interspace Airport Advertising Airport of the Year awards were also strong . After considerable deliberation by the judges the three awards were awarded as follows:
Personality of the Year: John McCall, Chief Executive, Dunedin International Airport who is described as “a quiet, wise, guiding influence in the airport industry” who “has achieved a high level of recognition for his work and wisdom”.
Major Airport of the Year: Christchurch International Airport for the airport’s route development and tourism marketing strategies that “have led to CIAL’s success over the past few years in attracting several new international airlines to serve the Christchurch market…….[CIAL] punches above its weight in developing new routes and working constructively with airlines, supporting them to grow New Zealand tourism….”
Regional Airport of the Year: New Plymouth Airport for the upgrade of the airport’s runway being “the largest and biggest spend on airport infrastructure in the past 20 years” which “was completed incident free, on time, within budget and without any disruptions to scheduled aircraft operations”.
