May 30, 2017 Robert Kaiser Automechanika, InnovationAwards, Nasrec, AutomotiveAftermarket, AutoParts, AutoRepair, Workshop
Invitation to Innovators to enter this Prestigious Competition
Entries are open for Automechanika Johannesburg’s 2017 Innovation Awards. Winning products will receive winning treatment at the automotive aftermarket’s event of the year that takes place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre Nasrec, 27-30 September.
Product innovation is what helps to drive the 15 Automechanika automotive trade fairs which take place around the world – and what better way to celebrate the fact in South Africa than by honouring the best of the best at this year’s Automechanika Johannesburg 2017 event.
The event serves as a gateway to the African automotive aftermarket , targeting trade visitors from sub-Saharan Africa and is the largest trade fair of its kind on the African Continent. The 2017 event is distinguished by the co-location of a business to Business Shows REIFEN (Tyres), Futuroad Expo (Trucks/Buses/Commercial Vehicles ) and Scalex Johannesburg ( Logistics and Materials Handling), presenting a 4 Shows -in -one concept that makes participation by exhibitors and trade visitors a no-brainer imperative. This is where the industry will meet and engage!
The aim of the Innovations Awards Competition is to find the best aftermarket products in South Africa and utilise Automechanika Johannesburg 2017 as the platform to honour the winning items. Entries will be judged by an independent jury of automotive experts who, in defined categories, will score products considered ground breaking from a variety of perspectives.
The jury will look to uncover items that hold the promise of performing beyond expectation, that are innovative and promote efficiency, are perceived to represent good value for money, are of excellent quality and bring fresh perspectives to the OE or aftermarket segments in which they compete.
Functionality, practicality, styling, benefits to users, environmental friendliness and other perceived pioneering qualities are among the specifics that jury members will be searching for.
The experts will come from the ranks of local aftermarket and automotive focused organisations, including the RMI, NAACAM, NAAMSA and the automotive media. For the 2017 competition, the jury will evaluate entries across a variety of automotive categories: Parts; Accessories; Automotive Systems; Diagnostics; Tuning; Repair and Maintenance; OE Products & Services; IT and Management; and Service Station & Car Wash.
If you manufacture, distribute or supply cutting edge products in any of these categories, consider entering the Awards – the accolades are significant.
HOW TO ENTER:
Prospective entrants are invited to submit by noon on Wednesday, July 26, photographs and a detailed description of any automotive aftermarket or OE product they have developed, manufactured, imported or distributed in South Africa, which they deem worthy of entry into the Automechanika Johannesburg Innovation Awards 2017.
Based on the photographs and descriptions – which must include information relating to the technical characteristics and aftermarket relevance of each product – jury members will individually rank each item.
From the returned scores, products which achieve the highest marks on a collective basis will be deemed to be finalists. Representatives of the companies whose products have been selected will be asked to submit by Wednesday, August 30, two examples of the items for physical scrutiny by jury members. Following that evaluation, the winners will be determined on the basis of highest marks scored on a collective basis.
The organisers of Automechanika Johannesburg have arranged for exhibits of the winning products – along with those selected as runners up – to be highlighted in a separate display at the show under an Innovation Awards banner. Presentations will be made to winners at a prize-giving ceremony which will form part of the Show’s official opening on September 27.
If you would like to enter The Automechanika Johannesburg 2017 Innovation Awards Competition,, submit by e-mail your product motivations, along with hi-resolution pictures of the items at least 1Mb in size, to wynter@thefuture.co.za.
The description of each product must include its country of origin, when it was introduced to the South African market, the category of the aftermarket at which it is aimed – Parts; Accessories; Automotive Systems; Diagnostics; Tuning; Repair and Maintenance; OE Products & Services; IT and Management; Service Station & Car Wash – as well as the following:
• Perceived innovative quality;
• The solution the product aims to provide;
• Its functionality and user benefits;
• Perceived economic efficiency;
• Safety aspects it promotes;
• Environmental aspects it promotes;
• Its relevance to the aftermarket or OE;
Don’t forget to include with your entry your name, e-mail address and telephone numbers, along with those of the company you represent.
The names of jury members and the organisations they represent will be made public once the panel has been finalised. If you have any queries or require more information regarding the initiative, please contact Wynter Murdoch, at 011 803 2040 or via e-mail at wynter@thefuture.co.za.
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