2025 Concrete Pump Operator Awards
These awards were created to celebrate businesses and operators in the concrete pumping industry, consistently achieving high levels of job performance. They recognise dedication, skill, and commitment, and celebrate the success of highly skilled individuals, who operate in challenging environments.
Open to all NZCCA members who include concrete pumping in their scope of work.
Category 1: Concrete Pump Operator of the Year 2025 - Up to 5 Years Experience
Category 2: Concrete Pump Operator of the Year 2025 - 5+ Years Experience
Entries open 20th June 2025
Entries close 31st July 2025
Finalists will be notified early August
AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
If you are a finalist, you MUST be present at the awards evening in Christchurch on 30th August 2025 to receive your prize.
Up to 5 finalists will be selected in each category, 1 of those finalists from each category will win Concrete Pump Operator of the Year 2025.
Winners will receive a trophy plus a certificate for 'Concrete Pump Operator of the Year 2025'. Their employer will receive a certificate for employing 'Concrete Pump Operator of the Year 2025'.
The finalists will receive a certificate acknowledging status as 'Finalist Concrete Pump Operator of the Year 2025'. The employer will receive a certificate for employing 'Finalist Concrete Pump Operator of the Year 2025'.
Applicants MUST submit the following:
• Application document
• Three references (from their Employer, Customer and a Colleague)
• Evidence of any industry specific training
• Evidence of Health & Safety training
• Copy of Pre-start SWMS completed in the last 12 months
• Digital photo of yourself (will only be used if you are selected as a finalist)
A valid email is required because a copy of your responses will be emailed when the application is submitted. This application will be saved and can be edited as many times as you like prior to entries closing.
Entries close 31st July 2025
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If you need any assistance completing forms, please contact:
Kelly Binning-Rangi 027 657 6444 - kelly@cpenz.co.nz
We wish to acknowledge and thank the Winners and Runner-ups of the
NZCCA 2024 Concrete Pump Operator of the Year
proudly sponsored by Concrete Pumping Equipment NZ Ltd.
2024 Winner Concrete Pump Operator of the Year Category 1 - Up to 5 years
Jarreth Pullen - Precision Concrete Pumping & Spraying Ltd
Runner up
Joel Stuart-Forbes - Taupo Concrete Places Ltd
2024 Winner Concrete Pump Operator of the Year Category 2 - 5+ years
Josh Nelson - Empire Concrete Pumping Ltd
Runners up
Rob Buckeridge - Taupo Concrete Placers Ltd
John Trounson - JFC Pumps Ltd
Mark Akester - Precision Concrete Pumping & Spraying Ltd
These awards were created to celebrate businesses and operators in the concrete pumping industry, consistently achieving high levels of job performance. They recognise dedication, skill, and commitment, and celebrate the success of highly skilled individuals, who operate in challenging environments.