Presented by the Nursery & Garden Industry Australia, the Awards recognise and reward excellence within the nursery and garden industry and acknowledge industry leaders as they strive to achieve best business practice.

The Awards are open to all companies regardless of size that grow or sell plants, or provide products and services that assist businesses involved in the growing and selling of plants.

Benefits of Participating

Presented by the Nursery & Garden Industry Australia, the Awards recognise and reward excellence within the nursery and garden industry and acknowledge industry leaders as they strive to achieve best business practice.  With over 15 awards to be presented, there is a category for all sectors of the nursery and garden industry.

Submitting an entry means you are already a winner! As the judges feedback is so valuable

Participating in the Awards program guarantees you will receive invaluable judge’s feedback. You will also accrue CNP points for entering and the benefits only get better as you progress through the program.  Submitting an entry means you are already a winner as the awards process provides tools and momentum to develop and improve your business.

The NGIA award process is a great opportunity for your business. Even if you are not a winner, the opportunity of a respected industry person coming to your site and analyzing your business from many aspects and then providing written feedback on areas for improvement is worthwhile. Another great bonus is although you are supposed to be clean and tidy all year, there is nothing quite like a judges visit, to get all those odd jobs finished and the nursery looking spick and span!

Mark Engall,Engall’s Nursery NSW 2010 National Young Leader

What’s new in 2011?

Each year the industry seeks feedback on the Awards process from entrants via letters and surveys, as well as recommendations from the judges to ensure the Awards are progressive and relevant to industry.

The 2011 Awards has introduced great new initiatives including, an easy online entry process, the introduction of the Marketing Award and the broadening of the environment categories to Environment Award - Retail and Environment Award- Production /Growing Media.  The Supplier Award has a new judging formula and the State Winners of the Young Leader Award will be invited to participate in a year long development program.

Which Supplier or Allied Trader do you believe deserves to be recognized with an industry award? Vote here!

Email completed form to awards@ngia.com.au or fax to (02) 9876 6360