Horners Bottlemakers Award 2022

In 1467 The Worshipful Company of Horners' merged with the Bottlemakers Company (who made bottles from leather) and in October 2002, at the Interplas Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham, they announced a new annual Award for Bottlemaking. Entries for this award must be a plastic bottle, jar or hollow container, made by any process including extrusion blow, injection blow, injection stretch blow, injection moulding, rotational moulding or vacuum forming.

The entry must have significant UK content in Design, Materials or Manufacture and a proven record of commercial success.The annual Award consists of a leather bottle made in this century by traditional methods, flanked by two silver-rimmed horn beakers, all mounted on an oak plinth. The Award that the winner retains is a smaller leather bottle, also mounted on an oak plinth which is suitably engraved. 

Deadline: 29 July 2022 

2021 Winner

2019 Winner

2018 Winner

2017 Winner

First Editions Ltd

First Editions Ltd have developed an innovative technology that enables digital print to be applied directly to a bottle’s surface.  The process transforms the UK manufactured 100% LDPE bottles from a traditional sports bottle to something very unique.

2016 Winner

Ice Bottle

Initially created for the cosmetics market, the glass-like bottle is produced using injection stretch blow moulding. The result is a stackable bottle with a sleek, high-end, almost architectural look.

The ICE bottle was praised by the judges for the way it demonstrates what is possible with plastics at the premium end of the market and for its unique, eye-catching design.

Made from a copolyester supplied by Eastman, the square shoulders of the bottle also allow for a simple engraving process that can be easily read. It has sparked interest from many parts of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) industry.

2015 Winner

Logoplast

This year’s Horners Bottlemakers Award winner went to the 1.5 litre Ribena bottle made by Logoplaste UK. The PET bottle was designed to deliver optimum performance, while providing a clear sustainable advantage over existing products. 

It's design is in keeping with existing smaller Ribena bottles, while boasting an impressive aesthetic appeal and delivering excellent impact resistance; both in the supply chain and in the home. 

The bottle has a number of design features which allow it to run on the existing glass bottle filling lines, and during the filling process it was able to overcome the challenging internal pressures. 

The new 1.5L Ribena bottle now includes ribs to support the vacuum and a honeycomb base for strength and support.

Rules of Entry

1. A Polymer based Package with closure, which will be judged on its design innovation, demonstrated commercial potential, environmental advantage and UK content.

2. A concise description together with a justification for considering the entry for the award must also be submitted, but must not exceed 250 words in length. A link may also be added to electronic entry submissions to view a website, with additional details.

3. Entries should include a sample (where practical) and photographs/drawings where appropriate.

4. The Company of Horners and the BPF reserve the right to publicise winning entries and to use a sample (where practical) for promotional use.

5. The award may be withheld if no entry reaches the required standard. Conversely should the standard be sufficiently high then the adjudicating committee may, in addition, decide to award Highly Commended certificates.

6. Winners of any award, or their representatives, should be available to be presented at The Mansion House Banquet on 5th October.