RIN Awards Finalists Announced

The 2022 Resource Industry Network (RIN) Awards judging panel has meticulously looked through this years’ nominations and is excited to announce 16 finalists across seven categories.

With so many challenges facing businesses daily, the RIN Awards on Friday, May 20 at the MECC, are a positive way to celebrate the many accomplishments happening in the resources sector.

The awards truly are an all-inclusive celebration of the local resources sector and the achievements of its supply chain.

The Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region is home to an innovative world-class METS hub and the RIN Awards acknowledge, recognise, and celebrate their outstanding contributions to the industry and the community.

The 2022 RIN Awards Finalists

Safety Foremost Award (sponsored by Diacon Australia) • DGH Engineering • Ausgroup Industrial Services (QLD) Pty Ltd •

Connecting in the Community Award (sponsored by Local Buying Foundation) • Onsite Training Australia • QCCS Pty Ltd • Wisely Services Pty Ltd

Out of The Box Award (sponsored by METS Ignited) • BB Print • 4PS Software • Mainetec

Standing Out from the Crowd Award (sponsored by Onsite Safety Training Compliance) • Howard Nielson - DGH Engineering • Ben Colvin - Prochem Group of Companies • Ashleigh Vaughan - Richies Engineering Services

Striving for Diversity Award (sponsored by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance) • C-Res/Local Buying Foundation

Champion Culture Award (sponsored by Resources Centre of Excellence) • Field Mining Services Group

Chasing the Foreign Markets Award (sponsored by Trade & Investment Qld) • Mainetec • Vayeron • East West Lighting

The finalists reflect a broad range of initiatives around innovation, export, diversity, community, culture, safety, and individual excellence.

RIN congratulates all businesses and individuals who have secured a finalist spot, and thanks everyone who entered the awards this year.

“As an organisation that represents the resources services sector, we value the effort it takes to submit nominations and we wish everyone the best of luck on the awards night,” Resource Industry Network general manager Dean Kirkwood said.

“To say our sector has faced some challenges in recent years is an understatement. But in keeping with their resilient nature, they traversed every challenge with the resourcefulness they are renowned for.

“Off the back of a pandemic and many unknowns, once again it is understandable that the number of nominations in some of our categories have been impacted. But our judges have deemed those listed as worthy of finalist positions and we congratulate all of them and look forward to announcing the winners at our night of nights on May 20,” he said.

“We are now working hard to put the final touches on the Gala Dinner where RIN has secured ANZ chief economist Richard Yetsenga as the keynote speaker for this wonderful night of celebration. Richard will be joined by entertainer, performer, and voice of “Siri” Karen Jacobsen as our emcee.

“We invite the resources community to join us for this special evening where we firmly place the region’s resource services sector in the spotlight,” Mr Kirkwood said.

“This year we are fortunate to welcome Metarock as our major partner and Mackay Regional Council as our silver partner, and we thank them for their valuable contributions.”

2022 RIN AWARDS GALA DINNER AWARDS NIGHT

Friday, May 20

WHERE: Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre

TIME: 6:00pm

TICKETS: Individual Members: $180 | Individual Non-members: $230 Member Table of 10: $1700 | Non-member Table of 10: $2200

REGISTRATIONS: www.rin.org.au/events

Jason Holt from Field Mining Services celebrates winning the Connecting in the Community category award in 2021  

Keynote speaker Richard Yetsenga – chief economist at ANZ  

Voice of “Siri” and RIN Awards emcee Karen Jacobsen

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