To assist you with your application, please carefully read this
document and then use the following checklist to ensure you
have included all the information required.
CHECKLIST
Please tick the tick box ☒, as each point is checked off.
Have you submitted your application/s using the appropriate generic
application form/s from the HMA website at
http://www.hma.org.au/nominations/.aspx, with all selection criteria being
addressed as specified on the form/s?
☐
Have you completed the Manufacturer of the Year Section 2, Questions 711?
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Have you completed the company details on the front page?
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Have you supplied your current company logo in high resolution colour in JPEG
or TIFF and EPS file format and copied it onto your USB?
☐
Have you supplied your company profile and copied it onto your USB?
(5 dot points)
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Have you supplied your information about the product/concept and copied it
onto your USB? (5 dot points) – If a product/concept is pertinent to the category
you are submitting.
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Have you supplied a minimum of 2 photographs of the product/concept in high
resolution TIFF or JPEG format, and copied them onto your USB?
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When you have completed ALL the categories you are submitting,
save them ALL onto 1 USB in their separate respective folders as
outlined in the Guidelines on the HMA website – www.hma.org.au –
Nominate for an Award - then post the USB to the HMA, as per the
details below:
CAROL McEWAN
ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
HUNTER MANUFACTURING AWARDS INC.
C/- McEWAN AND PARTNERS,
PO BOX 332
THE JUNCTION NSW 2295
OR DELIVER TO
CAROL McEWAN
ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
HUNTER MANUFACTURING AWARDS INC.
C/- McEWAN AND PARTNERS,
SUITE 1, 91 FREDERICK STREET,
MEREWETHER NSW 2291
NOTE
You may also wish to enter a submission into the Hunter Business Chamber
Awards. Please visit the Hunter Business Chamber website at
http://www.nswbusinesschamber.com.au/Hunter/Events/Hunter-Business-Awards for
more details.
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Proudly Sponsored by Major Sponsor
and
EXCELLENCE IN EXCELLENCE IN EXPORT OF
MANUFACTURED GOODS PARTNER
Company Details
Company Name:
Address:
Suburb:
Postcode:
Website:
Contact Person Details
Contact Name:
Email:
Phone Number:
Mobile Number:
The contact person may be contacted in the case of a company/plant site visit
by a judge.
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PLEASE NOTE –
1. If selected as a Finalist in the 2015 HMA, you could be contacted by NBN
Television who may showcase your company / product in the week leading
up to the Awards event, which is to be held on Friday, 16th October 2015.
You have the opportunity to decline this opportunity if you wish.
Please ensure you indicate your preference, as below, by BOLDING one of the
options.

In the event I am chosen as a Finalist in the 2015 HMA I would be happy for NBN
to showcase my company if the opportunity arises

In the event I am chosen as a Finalist in the 2015 HMA I would prefer it if I was
not contacted by NBN to showcase my company
As part of the Awards’ support and promotion of its applicants, HMA could
include your company as part of their social media content – Twitter, Facebook,
Linkedin, Vimeo, You Tube, Pinterest.
The process may include sharing text and images from your company website
and / or social media pages.
You have the opportunity to decline this opportunity if you wish.
Please ensure you indicate your preference, as below, by BOLDING one of the
options.

I am happy to be promoted via the HMA’s social media to further promote my
company

I do not wish to be included in any of HMA’s social media to further promote my
company.
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Excellence in EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS
Nominations are open to manufacturing companies for consideration of
the Excellence in EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS Award at
the annual Hunter Manufacturing Awards.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION BEFORE COMPLETING YOUR
APPLICATION FORM TO ENSURE YOU ARE SUBMITTING IN THE CORRECT
CATEGORY.
EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS
Nominations are open to any manufacturing company that has made a recent
significant increase in the export of its products, or penetrated a new export market
(provide tangible evidence of this outcome where possible).
The judges will look for examples of export excellence demonstrated by, but not
limited to the export strategy described, evidence of increased export sales and
market share, evidence of sustainable exports and the originality of the market
penetration strategy.
Note - Applicants may find that their application into the Excellence in Export
of Manufactured Goods category may also be a 'fit' for another category, such
as marketing, product design, innovation, manufacturing process, etc.
By adapting the information to fit the criteria of other categories you give
yourself the opportunity for your product, process etc to be profiled in more
than one sector.
EACH OF THE LISTED CRITERIA MUST BE ADDRESSED AND WHERE
POSSIBLE, EVIDENCE PROVIDED
Photographs, drawings, etc. may be included as an ATTACHMENT to this
Application Form and labelled clearly and then copied onto the USB with your
Application Form, e.g. Question 3 – evidence provided/
Please address the following criteria and restrict the content of each criteria
response to 200 words or less. For example; Question 1 can only have a maximum
of 200 words.
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EXCELLENCE IN EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS
Please address the following criteria and restrict the content of each criteria
response to 200 words or less. For example; Question 1 can only have a
maximum of 200 words.
NOTE – Questions 1 – 6 relate to the EXPORT of MANUFACTURED GOODS
Award and Questions 7 – 11 relate to the Manufacturer of the Year Award.
Please complete all criteria to be eligible for both Awards.
Any accompanying documentation provided 'as evidence',
may either be inserted as part of this form, or, as an
attachment to this application. Attachments must be labelled
according to the question number – e.g. question 3- evidence
provided and copied onto the USB along with a copy of this
form.
Please restrict the content of each criteria response to 200
words or less.
JUDGE'S JUDGE'S
USE
USE
ONLY
ONLY
Actual
Score
Criteria
Value
SECTION 1 – QUESTIONS 1 – 6 – EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS
AWARD
1. Overview of Organisation (also include number of years in
business, annual sales and number of employees)
2. Overview of Product(s) being exported (include product
competitive advantages)
3. Export Strategy (include target markets and why, market
entry strategy, brand development strategy, outline key
objectives within the next two years, did you have external
assistance, and if so, who assisted you, eg. Consultants,
funding Government assistance?)
4. Challenges in Exporting (outline barriers encountered in
exporting and how they have been reduced or overcome,
what external assistance did you seek to help you
overcome these barriers?)
5. Describe Key Export Achievements (include what actions
have been taken to achieve sustainable export sales, be
sure to include achievements within the last year)
6. Financial & Business Resources (include 3-years annual
sales and export sales revenues, include percentage of
export sales per country for the last 3 years, include
number of full-time equivalent export staff for the last 3
years, include how exporting has either increased profits
or added value to the business)
TOTAL
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5
10
30
20
20
15
100
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Any accompanying documentation provided 'as evidence',
may either be inserted as part of this form, or, as an
attachment to this application. Attachments must be labeled
according to the question number – e.g. question 3- evidence
provided and copied onto the usb along with a copy of this
form.
Please restrict the content of each criteria response to 200
words or less. Questions 7 – 11 – Manufacturer of the Year
JUDGE'S JUDGE'S
USE
USE
ONLY
ONLY
Actual
Score
Criteria
Value
SECTION 2 – QUESTIONS 8-12 - MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR AWARD
7. What benchmarks do you employ to conclude that your
organisation continues to demonstrate "world class
performance" in manufacturing?
10
8. Demonstrate the sustainability of your products and
services
10
9. Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement
process
10
10. What is your management Philosophy and Employee
Commitment
10
11. Can your company demonstrate Community Support and
Involvement
10
Total
50
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Question 1: Overview of Organisation (also include number of
years in business, annual sales and number of employees)
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Question 2: Overview of Product(s) being exported (include
product competitive advantages)
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Question 3: Export Strategy (include target markets and why,
market entry strategy, brand development strategy, outline key
objectives within the next two years, did you have external
assistance, and if so, who assisted you, eg. Consultants, funding
Government assistance?)
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Question 4: Challenges in Exporting (outline barriers encountered
in exporting and how they have been reduced or overcome, what
external assistance did you seek to help you overcome these barriers?))
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Question 5: Describe Key Export Achievements (include what
actions have been taken to achieve sustainable export sales, be
sure to include achievements within the last year)
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Question 6: Financial & Business Resources (include 3-years
annual sales and export sales revenues, include percentage of
export sales per country for the last 3 years, include number of fulltime equivalent export staff for the last 3 years, include how
exporting has either increased profits or added value to the
business)
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SECTION 2
MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR CRITERIA
The following questions 7 – 11 relate to the
Manufacturer of the Year Award and are
required to be addressed
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Question 7: What benchmarks do you employ to ensure that your
organisation continues to demonstrate "world class performance"
in manufacturing?
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Question 8: Demonstrate the sustainability of your products and
services
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Question 9: Demonstrate a commitment to continuous
improvement process
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Question 10: What is your management Philosophy and Employee
Commitment?
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Question 11: Can your company demonstrate Community Support
and Involvement?
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Judge's Use only
JUDGE'S FEEDBACK COMMENTS: (Judge to type his/her
comments below - please include any 'suggested improvements' as
well as the positives)
EXPORT IN MANUFACTURED GOODS AWARD
MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR AWARD
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