The Apprentice's Nick Hewer to host IChemE Awards

With just a few days to go before the closing date for entries to this year’s IChemE Awards, the Institution of Chemical Engineers has announced The Apprentice’s Nick Hewer as the host of November’s awards ceremony in Bolton.

Hewer is one of TV’s most recognisable faces as Lord Sugar’s right-hand man on BBC Television’s The Apprentice which has just finished airing this week. He is also the current presenter of Channel 4’s long running day-time show Countdown. Prior to gaining celebrity status, Nick ran his own Public Relations firm.

The big winners from last year’s awards were GSK for its radical change in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals alongside project partners GEA, Siemens, Sagentia and the Universities of Newcastle, Warwick and Surrey.

This year’s event is being hosted in association with Saudi Aramco on 7 November 2013 at De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England. The deadline for entries is Friday 26 July 2013.

Award categories and sponsors include:

• The Bioprocessing Award sponsored by Newcastle University 
• The Chemical Engineering Project of the Year Award sponsored by Sellafield Ltd 
• The Core Chemical Engineering Award sponsored by Simon Carves 
• The Education and Training Award sponsored by Costain 
• The Energy Award sponsored by PM Group 
• The Food and Drink Award sponsored by University of Birmingham 
• The Health and Safety Award sponsored by Shell 
• The Innovative Product of the Year Award sponsored by AstraZeneca 
• The Nuclear Innovation Award sponsored by Atkins 
• The Sustainable Technology Award sponsored by ABB 
• The Water Management and Supply Award sponsored by Saudi Aramco 
• The Innovator of the Year sponsored by NES Global Talent 
• The Young Chemical Engineer of the Year sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline

The most outstanding entry across all categories will receive the 2013 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering Award - sponsored by BP.

Matt Stalker, head of communications, training and events at IChemE said: “The IChemE Awards are now in their 20^th year and are continuing to go from strength to strength.

“Around six million people tune in each week to watch The Apprentice making Nick Hewer a well-known face to many. Next November promises to be an exciting and entertaining evening and a fantastic opportunity to showcase the talents and success of the process industries.”