The Sassda awards are open to individuals and companies( locally and abroad) that are involved in the |
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Entries are open until 15 September |
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2018. To enhance the entry process, Sassda |
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Entrants do not need to be a member |
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awards Sassda executive director, John |
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To set up a meeting for a Sassda |
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is now the‘ Oscars’ of the stainless-steel |
representative to visit you, contact Francis |
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industry and an initiative which has |
Le Roux at: francis @ sassda. co. za or call |
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+ 27( 0) 11 883 0119. |
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also be the recipients of an‘ award winner’ logo that has been created, for them to use in their marketing and company collateral, to ensure that the awards add value to their business every day.”
The awards draw winners from a broad spectrum of sectors to ensure they are fully representative of the depth and diversity of the industry therefore generating commercial awareness and a real return on investment.
Tarboton adds,“ At a practical level, they also serve to strengthen the confidence and belief of industry players in both their sector and their own company culture, with employees being more cognisant of the pivotal role they play in underpinning the economy of a country.”
Top criteria
In 2016, the Sassda Columbus Stainless
Awards recognised a record 39 world-class winners up from the 12 awards presented in
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Sassda executive director, John Tarboton.
2014 and saw an over-subscription of sponsors. The 2018 awards promise to be as spectacular and will draw winners from an expanded number of categories as there are now 17 for entrants to choose from.
Tarboton concludes,“ We’ ve embraced a more modern approach to championing stainless steel across the continent and the awards are the perfect embodiment of this. This is evident in how we are seeing stainless steel being used in more complex ways and in a variety of formats with real, working examples of the long-term cost
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CRITERIA LIST
• Student
• Environmental
• Services
• Welding
• Manufacturing innovation
• Art
• Consumerware, catering and hospitality
• Agro-processing
• Food and beverage
• Architecture building and construction
• Engineering
• Duplex stainless steel
• Ferritic stainless steel
• Product development
• Most transformed
• Export achievement
• Business excellence
• Lifetime achievement
• Overall winner
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