CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD WINNERS!

THE PROVISOR SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR 2008 – JMP HOLDINGS PTY LTD
Leading supplier of packaging products designed to meet the needs of their customers such as container liners, Flexitanks, thermal liners, dunnage bags, desiccants, pallets and the new Enviro Pallets. View company profile

“ JMP Holdings Pty Ltd is a leading Australian supplier of packaging products designed to meet the growing needs of their customers. Trading began in October 1998 and over the past 10 years a focus towards the wine and associated industries has allowed them to become a leading force in the supply of their growing range of cargo care and industrial packaging products for this industry.

In the Australian market, JMP Holdings is a leader in many fields including container liners, flexitanks, thermal liners, stretch film, dunnage bags, desiccants, container seals, pallets (both plastic and our new Enviro Pallets) and slip sheets. With a strong emphasis on research and development, the company is continually looking to increase its current product range by introducing new and exciting products into the market.

Due to the ongoing success JMP Holdings has continued to grow its international network which now includes JMP New Zealand, JMP Singapore, JMP Philippines and JMP India with representation through various agency agreements in UK / Europe, USA and South America. These companies and relationships were formed to service and supply the needs of the packaging and bulk handling industries throughout the regions they are located. ”

THE WBM INNOVATION AWARD 2008 – MORTON BLACKETER PTY LTD
Providing high quality and cost effective business solutions for benchmarking winery cellar door performance. View company profile

“Morton Blacketer Pty Ltd is an Australian owned, Adelaide based, company. Commencing trading in 1996 to provide IT consultancy and software development services, the company has gained a reputation for expertise, understanding and flexibility, endorsed by the achievement of Microsoft Gold certification.

Morton Blacketer specializes in custom, database driven, web based solutions and has developed a number of prize winning agribusiness and benchmarking web applications. Their custom business solutions fall into the four main categories of Benchmarking, Agribusiness, Web Solutions and Custom Solutions. This portfolio is supported by strengths in Internet applications, database and mapping technologies and a strong foundation of technical excellence.

Morton Blacketer is a major supplier of software services to the wine industry and the developer behind:

CellarDoorMETRICS®:
A web based tool for winery cellar doors and tasting rooms to track and benchmark their wine tourism performance. With a secure logon, cellar doors can update their sales and visitor numbers each week and benchmark their results against other cellar doors within their own region, within other regions, nationally and even internationally. They can even benchmark against other wineries of a similar size. CellarDoorMETRICS® is helping users to identify opportunities for business improvement and increase their direct-to-consumer revenues.

VineAccess®:
A web portal for growers and wineries to record, manage and share information about their winegrape crop throughout the viticulture supply chain. Reporting tools ensure compliance with food safety, HACCP and export marketing requirements. VineAccess® has improved supply chain efficiencies and is saving wineries, on average, around $1,000 per grower each year. This provides significant savings to many Australian wineries whose grower numbers range from 30 to 1200.

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THE WBM INNOVATION AWARD 2008 – CHRIS GROW ENGINEERING PTY LTD
CGE designs and manufactures custom-built mowers to meet the individual maintenance needs of vineyards in Australia, New Zealand, France and USA. View company profile

“ Chris Grow Engineering Pty Ltd (CGE) is a company based in Uraidla in South Australia. CGE designs and manufactures custom-built mowers to meet the individual maintenance needs of vineyards in Australia, New Zealand, France and the USA. For the past 20 years the company has been designing and manufacturing specialised equipment, specifically focusing on the development of under vine mulch throw mowers.

The key feature of these unique mowers is that they mow the full width of grass between vine rows in one pass thereby, saving labour and fuel and minimising ground compaction. This means that under vine mulch is not pulverised but retains long-lasting density, proving more cost effective than other methods. It has been found that it is the density that is more important in retaining soil moisture and ensuring a reduce reliance on herbicide by suppressing weed growth.

CGE believes the best way to ascertain a client’s needs and develop a mower that is the most efficient, is to personally inspect the vineyard. Ground contour, row widths, trellis posts and irrigation systems are all fundamental considerations when the design of the machine is being considered by the company’s engineer. ”

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY AWARD 2008 – STEAMWAND PTY LTD
Providing safe, easy to use, environmentally friendly, non-toxic weed control machinery. View company profile

“ Steamwand International Pty Ltd is the provider of its green, safe, weed control system, the Steamwand Phoenix . Clients range from councils, government authorities & schools to viticulturalists & organic farmers.

The company has spent over 10 years researching & developing non chemical weed control so that clients can benefit from the most efficient & versatile system available on the market today. The Steamwand Phoenix uses only super heated water & wet steam to control weeds. It can be used in all weather conditions and is ideal for integration into chemical reduction programs. ”

EXPORT AWARD 2008 – AiRD-INNOVATIONS IN CHEMISTRY
AiRD promotes eco-sustainable chemical use and conduct research for less hazardous chemicals with improved performance and establish their brand and products in all the wine producing regions of the world. View company profile

“ AiRD – Innovation in Chemistry has a total focus on the Wine Industry. The Company is located in Adelaide and was formed to consolidate the consultative product research programme by Australian Industrial Chemical Research & Development, during the period 1995-97, and after the successful product introductory marketing effort in Australia and New Zealand, from 1998 to 2001. The company trade as AiRD-Innovations in Chemistry®.

The company’s vision is to establish their brand and products in all the wine producing regions of the world. They are passionate about promoting eco-sustainable chemical use and conduct research for less hazardous chemicals with improved performance. They work on the basis of continuous improvement in all aspects of their business, with a commitment to excellence and integrity in their product research, production, marketing and customer service.

AiRD Chemistry has a network of accredited quality distributors who deliver these products to many wineries in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. The Company provides Technical Support to its Distributors and customers. ”

THE AWRI CHAIRMAN’S AWARD 2008 – DI DAVIDSON
Di Davidson, a very well know Australian viticulturist, the founder and Managing Director of Davidson Viticulture. View company profile

“ Di Davidson is a very well known Australian viticulturalist, the founder and Managing Director of Davidson Viticulture. Di has worked in the Australian wine industry since 1975 and her consulting company has wide experience in all wine grape production regions of Australia, as well as in South Africa, New Zealand, India and China.

Qualified in Agricultural Science and Business Administration, Di has first-hand experience of project management, vineyard management development and renovation. The company specialises in vineyard business management and strategic viticultural practices appropriate to individual situations. The team at Davidson Viticulture is professional, qualified and highly experienced and the group has gained a reputation for its practical and pragmatic advice.

Di has contributed hundreds of articles and presentations to industry journals, workshops and seminars in her career and is also the author of two books – A Guide to Growing Winegrapes in Australia and The Business of Vineyards. In addition to managing Davidson Viticulture, Di manages her own vineyards and contributes to several Australian Wine Industry committees and organizations. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology. ”