The BPF Horners Awards
What Are The BPF Horners Awards?
The prestigious BPF Horners Awards, created in 1946, are hosted every year by the Worshipful Company of Horners and British Plastics Federation. The Award is believed to be the longest established design award for plastics in the world. It is a cornerstone of the industry as the activities associated with the award support design and education in the plastics industry. The first competition was held in 1947 and the award is now bigger and better than ever before.
Deadline For Entries: 31 July 2024
Winners of the awards receive:
 A dedicated BPF press release highlighting your innovation, company, and achievement |
| Horners Award winners recieve an invitation to the prestigious Horners Annual Banquet at Mansion House where you will be commended for your innovation |
| An official certificate and horonary trophy |
| An official digital winners badge to display on your website as you wish |
| A feautre in the BPF list of 'Top Innovations' 2024 |
| Your company and product will be promoted across BPF social media |
| The opportunity to be celebrated at the BPF Annual Dinner - in a room of 500+ plastics industry professionals |
How Do I Enter?
Entering only takes 5 minutes and the rewards are endless!
All we need is a concise description and justification of your entry, any images and videos you have of the innovation, if possible a physical sample of the product (which we're happy to return to you after judging has taken place), and any other additional details you wish to include.
You are entering with a chance to win the Innovation & Design Award, Bottlemakers Award, or David Williams Award.
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Innovation & Design 2023: Suscons’ Emergency Relief Shelter Their shelter is made from 75% recycled PVC window and door frames and can be 100% recycled after its 10 year lifespan without significant loss in physical properties, creating a closed loop humanitarian society. |
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Bottlemakers Award For Plastic Packaging 2022: Closed Loop Paint Containers Berry Superfos' Closed Loop Paint Containers collect waste paint and re-engineer it into new paint, while the plastic containers in which the paint was originally packed are recycled into new paint cans for the recovered paint. |
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Innovation & Design 2022: Variable Diameter Dual Directional Flow Air Ring An innovative system designed to increase productivity of the blown film process by adding additional cooling above the frost line. Global customers who run VarDAR have not only seen the significant benefit of increased productivity, seen reduced scrap levels (reducing waste), but also improved aesthetic appearance - improving efficiencies. |
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Bottlemakers Award For Plastic Packaging 2022: Coveris Cheese Pouches Their specially developed film is the first-of-its-kind, enabling grated cheese pouches to move from a mixed, nylon laminate (one the hardest materials to recycle), to a new fully recyclable PE barrier monolaminate. The packaging is easily recyclable through front-of-store plastic film collections, matches the 90-day shelf life of previous packaging and delivers like-for-like functional performance as the non-recyclable solution. |
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Innovation & Design 2021: StaySafe 5-in-1 hand held fire extinguisher StaySafe 5-in-1 hand held fire extinguisher by LifeSafe Technologies and Plastipak is a lightweight recyclable plastic aerosol fire extinguisher and a more practical and solution compared to traditional metal canister. |
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Bottlemakers Award For Plastic Packaging 2021: ReZorce ReZorce® Circular Packaging won for for its fully recyclable beverage carton in a shining example of how technical developments in plastics can help us move towards the circular economy. Designed to take the place of difficult-to-recycle multi-material beverage cartons, it represents a significant step forward in plastic packaging applications.. |
What Awards You Could Win
| Innovation & Design Award | Bottlemakers Award For Plastic Packaging | David Williams Award |
| Any innovation which contains/relates to a polymer (for example: plastic products, processes, machinery, concepts...etc.) | A polymer based package with closure (for example: pouches, bottles... etc.) This award is not for bottles only - any packaging with a closure is included. | This award is open to products/services which make an outstanding contribution to society (for example, contribute to: healthcare, sustainability, nutrition... etc.) |
Who Are The Worshipful Company Of Horners?
The Worshipful Company of Horners is both an ancient guild/livery company and also a modern city institution. The first historic reference to the company was recorded in 1284, although the craft of the Horners’ dates for centuries earlier. The company’s original aim was to control the purchase and sale of raw horns within 24 miles of the City of London, alongside controlling the trade by limiting its membership, assuring quality, and controlling the admittance of apprentices.
As the craft of working with horn declined, in 1943 the trade guild had the vision to adopt horn’s modern equivalent… plastics. Today, the Worshipful Company of Horners maintains both its ancient links to the City of London and to the plastics industry as a whole via the British Plastics Federation. Its liverymen hail from many backgrounds, including the city and the plastics industry, and so its charities and award support activities in education, design, the city, and the wider plastics industry.
Find out more about the Worshipful Company of Horners here.
1. A Polymer based Product, which will be judged on its design innovation, demonstrated commercial potential, environmental advantage and UK content. The scope of the award also includes polymer related machines or processes.
2. A concise description together with a justification for considering the entry for the award must also be submitted, but must not exceed 250 words in length. A link may also be added to electronic entry submissions to view a website, with additional details.
3. Entries should include a sample (where practical) and photographs/drawings where appropriate. Video entries are also recommended.
4. Winners of any award, or their representatives, should be available to be presented at The Mansion House Banquet or the BPF Annual Dinner as appropriate in October 2024.
