Winner of last year's Innovative Products or Services Award in the annual Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards, ModWood Technologies, is urging other eco-product suppliers to enter this year's awards program, saying "it's a real thrill to be recognised on a state level". 

Campbellfield building products business, ModWood Technologies  won the 2013 award for their bushfire-resistant decking product, Flame Shield® -  a wood-plastic composite designed and manufactured in Victoria, suitable for use in high risk bushfire prone areas up to and including Bushfire Attack Level 40 (BAL 40) or extreme bushfire conditions.

"ModWood is a great example of a Victorian business responding to increasing demand for clean and green products,” said David Cooper, General Manager, ModWood Technologies.

"We've put a lot of time and effort into developing, testing and marketing ModWood and now sell it all over Australia.  Winning this award has helped open doors for us in Australia and overseas - any innovation businesses, like ours, would benefit from entering the awards in 2014."

The Premier's Sustainability Awards showcase organisations, institutions, businesses, community groups and individuals who demonstrate practical efforts to reduce their everyday environmental impact.

This year the awards provide even more opportunities for recognition. Entries are open in nine categories: Cleaner Yarra and Bay (a new category), Community, Education, Environmental Protection, Infrastructure and Buildings, Innovative Products or Services, Large Business, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Tourism.

Entries close on Monday 2 June.
                                                                                             
Visit www.sustainabilityawards.vic.gov.au for entry kits and information.