NZ Energy Awards
Back in August DETA’s team had a great night out at the Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards.
Back in August DETA’s team had a great night out at the Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards. For the first time we were up for two awards; Large Energy User Initiative of the year alongside ANZCO Foods and their energy management programme, and Jono Pooch was nominated for the Young Energy Executive of the Year. There are so many good things that happen in the energy, and energy efficiency, space in New Zealand and its great to have a forum where these successes can be recognised.
Although we didn’t come away with any awards (congratulations to Norske Skog and to Kerry Williamson for their category wins) it was a great night out and really opened our eyes to what the rest of the energy industry is doing.
We’re looking forward to the EECA Awards next year (get your nominations in here) where we are hoping for some more good nominations and, hopefully, some more success on the awards stage.
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