The winner will be announced at the Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition in Mackay, which is organised by Reed Mining Events.

The Queensland Mining Contactor Awards ceremony was an important occasion for the region’s mining sector, letting it reflect on the successes of suppliers and their products, processes and innovative thinking, while demonstrating the value of QME to the industry, Reed Mining Events director Paul Baker said.

“QME is focused on providing a platform for mining companies to procure the latest ground-breaking and operationally beneficial solutions to improve their mine site performance,” he said.

“The announcement of the finalists for the inaugural QME Best Product Launch Award highlights the calibre of game-changing products that will be on display at QME 2014.

“These awards are an opportunity to celebrate the great achievements of Queensland mining sector contractors, recognise and share their success stories, which have contributed to the success of the industry.”

All finalists will be recognised at a gala dinner during QME, on Wednesday July 23, where the winners of each award will also be announced.

The awards are for works on projects completed by in Queensland between June 2012 and December 2013.

Bowen Basin Mining Club director Jodie Currie said each of the shortlisted contractors had shown the technical excellence, innovation and initiative that kept Queensland’s resources industry at the cutting edge of global performance.

“We challenged contractors and suppliers to show how they were boosting the efficiency of mining operations through brilliant engineering, smart thinking and new ways of solving problems, and the response has been exceptional,” Currie said.