Outstanding Achievements Awards all round for Canvasland in 2011

A Levin company that prides itself on quality has won an international award and two national awards for an inflatable and an awning it manufactured and design this year.

Canvasland received an Outstanding Achievement Award in the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) “International Achievements Awards” held in Baltimore, USA recently.  Our winning entry for the US awards was a 5.0mtr high inflatable T-Rex which was designed and manufactured especially for a client who was looking for an outstanding, eye catching structure that would attract attention.

This was a bespoke inflatable which was completely designed and manufactured in house.  Our design team created a clay model which was used initially to work with the client to ensure we achieved the look and stance of the finished inflatable that they were looking for.   Once this was settled on, photographs of the model were then digitised and used to create the pattern needed to manufacture the 5mtr high inflatable.  We then engaged an air brush artist to bring the T-Rex to life with some amazing paint work.

Earlier in the year Canvasland  was also awarded “Awards for Excellence” at the Outdoor Fabrics Products Association of NZ award ceremony held in Nelson.  Again, the T-Rex inflatable took honours in the “Inflatables” category and a large PVC awning won the “General” category.

Canvaslands success at these awards is a great coup for the industry in New Zealand.  It proves that we have the skills and high calibre of workmanship to create and manufacture products of a world class standard.

This years IFAI competition included 33 categories and received a total of 385 entries from 16 countries.  The New Zealand based OFPANZ awards received over 40 entries from around the country.