GUARDIAN Anti-Piracy Barriers Wins The Horners Award 2015

The highly innovative GUARDIAN Anti-Piracy Barrier is the winner of this year’s Horners Award for Plastics Design and Innovation.

This worthy-winning entry was developed by Guardian Maritime Limited, which is owned and run by husband and wife team David and Teresa Stevens. 

The barriers are made from a UV stabilised grade of Total 4041, a new generation Metallocene polymer, suitable for large rotational mouldings. 

The judges were impressed by the relatively simple design, which acts both as a visual and physical deterrent and can be tailored to fit any vessel and oil rigs. 

The product is an industry compliant system and provides 24/7 protection against stowaways, robbery and piracy. It is believed to be the only “undefeated” passive anti-piracy deterrent.

Teresa Stevens of Guardian Maritime Limited in welcoming the award said, “I am very proud to have been chosen for this award from the Guild of Horners, being recognised by such an esteemed guild is a great honour. I would like to thank all those who have helped with the development of GUARDIAN™.”

The judges were also delighted to nominate the ‘Expanding Horizons in Reconstructive Surgery’ developed by Oxtex as the BPF’s runner up. Two surgeons, who continuously found a need for extra soft tissue, collaborated with the Department of materials at Oxford University to develop a hydrogel polymer technology.

The self-inflating Oxtex device combats all the limitations of the current commercial devices. Additionally, the Oxtex device can be produced in a range of different shapes and sizes for different anatomical locations. 

The Horners Award is jointly run by the Worshipful Company of Horners (an ancient guild and livery company of the City of London) and the British Plastics Federation. It is awarded annually for entries demonstrating innovation in plastics design and manufacture or in the processing of plastics. 

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Notes for editors
The Horners’ Award is an annual award for an imaginative or innovative contribution to the plastics industry. The Worshipful Company of Horners’ was founded to set and maintain standards and the ancient craft of the Horner.

After it had 'adopted' plastics, the company introduced an award to encourage good design in plastics, these materials being the logical successor to the horn.

The Horners’ Award is jointly organised by the Worshipful Company of Horners', a City Livery Company, and The British Plastics Federation (BPF).

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the UK trade association for the Plastics Industry – representing the whole supply chain including polymer producers, distributors, additives suppliers, machinery manufacturers, processors and recyclers.