Time running out to enter BEEAs

Entries for the Awards close on 31 July 2011 and the shortlist will be announced on 2 September. The Awards will be presented at a lunch event, being held at the Globe Theatre in London on 13 October. Intended to recognise and reward the excellence in British engineering, the Awards include categories such as Consultancy of the Year; Design Engineer of the Year; Design Team of the Year; Green Product of the Year; Mechatronic Design of the Year; Fellowship; New Product of the Year (Electronic); New Product of the Year (Mechanical); Small Company of the Year; Start Up of the Year; Young Design Engineer of the Year; and the British Engineering Excellence Grand Prix. A Judges' Special Award is also available The Awards are open to all companies with an engineering design function and will be judged by a panel of experts. Chair of this year's judging panel is Colin Brown, director of engineering at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He said: "The proper benchmarking of our accomplishments is what drives all of us to higher levels and the recognition of engineering excellence is no exception. The British Engineering Excellence Awards are the national platform for providing for such recognition, allowing the celebration of the basic truth that skill, imagination and endeavour are the true ingredients for success." For more information on the British Engineering Excellence Awards, as well as entry forms, go to www.beeas.co.uk