Australia’s peak industry design awards – the highest honour for design and innovation in the country, were announced at The Star on 11 July at the 61st annual Good Design Awards Ceremony. Norris Industries was announced as winner of the prestigious Good Design Award Gold Accolade in the Product Design category in recognition for outstanding design and innovation.
Managing Director at Norris Industries, Greg Gates, said the award came out of high commitment to completely change the way a commercial dishwasher supports the busy work environment that is the Australian commercial kitchen.
“Norris Industries has been building and supplying reliable commercial glass and dishwashers to the hospitality industry for over sixty years,” said Mr Gates. “Our focus has always been built-to-last, reliable machines with lower energy consumption, three important things to any good hospitality operator”.
What the Good Design Awards Judges said about the AP500
The annual Good Design Awards is Australia’s most prestigious international Awards for design and innovation and celebrates the best new products and services across a wide range of categories on the Australian market, including the commercial and industrial design category for which Norris Industries was recognised.
Dr. Brandon Gien, CEO of Good Design Australia said: “Receiving a Good Design Award at this level is a significant achievement given the very high calibre of entries received this year.”
The Good Design Awards attracted a record number of submissions with close to 700 design projects evaluated in this year’s international design awards.
The Good Design Awards Jury praised The Norris AP500 High Performance Commercial Dishwasher, highlighting “…innovative Australian design and ingenuity” and “a sustainable product with potential for big energy savings”.
Mr Gates and the R&D team are thrilled with the prestigious award, saying “We reckon there’s nothing like it in the market – and it seems the judges of Good Design agree!”
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