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The awards, organised by Findlay Media, demonstrate and promote the quality of UK design engineering and aim to encourage smaller companies to compete on an equal footing with larger ones. Graham Pitcher, group editor at Findlay Media said: "The British Engineering Excellence Awards is not a rubber stamping exercise; entries will be scrutinised by a high level independent panel of judges and companies that make it to the shortlist will indeed be the best." There is a wide range of categories (below) and entry forms can be downloaded or completed online. The closing date for entries is Friday 30th July. The categories are as follows: Design Engineer of the Year Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click here to enter online Young Design Engineer of the Year Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click here to enter online Consultancy of the Year Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click hereto enter online Small Company of the Year Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click here to enter online Start Up of the Year Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click here to enter online Green Product of the Year Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click here to enter online New Product of the Year (Mechanical) Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click here to enter online New Product of the Year (Electronic) Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click here to enter online Mechatronic Design of the Year Click here to download a pdf entry form, or Click here to enter online British Engineering Excellence Grand Prix The winner of the British Engineering Excellence Grand Prix will be selected by the Judges from winning entries in the the Awards programme. The winner will have demonstrated significant achievement in terms of application of new technology, innovative design and market achievement. Judges' Special Award The Judges will make a special award at their discretion to an entrant for any of the Awards categories. The winner may have made substantial cost reductions in a product design or found a way to shorten the time to market, amongst other criteria.