9th edition of the international competition of the Intermat Innovation Awards 2024

Its 9th edition is part of the next edition of INTERMAT, a trade fair for sustainable solutions and technologies for construction, which will take place from April 24 to 27, 2024 in Paris Nord Villepinte.

A springboard and global showcase for innovations in the construction sector

By participating in the competition, all INTERMAT 2024 exhibitors and co-exhibitors will benefit from unique visibility before, during and after the show to promote the innovation of a product, a service, equipment, a technique or a solution and offer it national and international resonance. They are invited to compete in 5 categories corresponding to each of the show’s five areas of expertise:

1. Earthworks, Demolition and Transport
2. Lifting and Handling
3. Roads, Materials Industries and Foundations
4. Building, Civil Engineering and Concrete Sector
5. New Technologies and Energy

Among the new features of this 9th edition, competitors can compete in the new New Technologies and Energy category (electric energy, hydrogen, natural gas, autonomous vehicles, virtual engineering, etc.) and 4 Special Prizes, rewarding the initiatives of companies offering innovation specific, will also be awarded:

1. World of Concrete Europe Prize
2. Low Carbon Initiative and Solution Award
3. Start-up Prize
4. Security Awards

A jury of national and international users and experts

The INTERMAT Innovation Awards jury, mainly made up of users and experts from companies or organizations in the construction sector, is made up of 9 national members and 6 international members involved in the themes of decarbonization and energy. but also economics, safety and training, which are in the spotlight of the 2024 edition of the show.

The jury will select applications whose product, service, equipment or technique brings progress in the areas of economics, technical design and technology used, operation, use and compliance with environment, then will select the nominees and ultimately designate the winners in the 5 categories and for the 4 Special Prizes.

The international jury

• Michel Petitjean, general secretary, European Rental Association (ERA)
• Maria Moreno, International Director, Asociacion de Empresas Constructoras y Concesionarias de Infraestructuras (SEOPAN)
• Alessio Rimoldi, Secretary General, Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry (BIBM)
• Brian Jones, President, Construction Plant-Hire Association
• Massimiliano Ruggeri, technical director, Imamoter
• Michele Levati, director L22 Civil Engineering, Lombardini 22
• Heinz G. Rittman, Managing Director, Deutscher Auslandsbau Verband

For Michele Levati, Lombardini 22: “I believe that technological development is one of the essential elements to seriously address the climate crisis we find ourselves in, and INTERMAT is one of those events where we can take stock of the frontiers of this development. It will certainly be a moment of confrontation on the evolution of the different sectors of the construction world, which is becoming more and more vast and complex, and therefore of great interest for us, designers. I am very interested, for example, in closely examining the evolution of the demolition sector, with particular reference to selective demolition, in relation to the life cycle of the building and the reuse of materials, an essential theme for the decarbonization in the world of construction and on which there is still a long way to go. »

The national jury

• Dominique Chevillard, technical and research director, FNTP
• Christophe Possémé, president, UMGO-FFB
• Fabrice Blanc, Materials Director, Eiffage Génie Civil
• Maxime Chamillard, Labs coordinator & innovation strategy consultant, Impulse Partner
• Vincent Simon, Director of Ambassador Engagement, Worldskills
• Matthieu Armengaud, Maintenance Safety Environment Manager, DLR
• Frédéric Peigne, Project Director of Lines 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express, Société du Grand Paris
• François Renault, Materials and Environment Director, Kiloutou
• Anthony Goubert, influencer, Radio TP

For Frédéric Peigne, Société du Grand Paris: “For more than 30 years in the construction sector for projects in the fields of energy, environment and transport in France and abroad, I am very honored to participate as a jury in the competition which rewards best practices in the field of construction. The Grand Paris Express Lines 16 and 17 project, which uses a very wide range of construction technologies, is a transport project but above all a development project for the Ile-de-France region which will transform the daily lives of millions of users. Convinced that innovation in the field of construction will allow significant gains in terms of personnel protection, improvement of the carbon footprint of operations, better competitiveness of construction companies, I expect this participation to be a moment of exchange , sharing and hopes to highlight new practices in our field. »

Instructions for registering

• Phase 1: registration on the Exhibitor Area, INTERMAT Innovation Awards section
• Phase 2: submission of the file on the dedicated platform including complete technical documentation in French or English, with a detailed and argued practical description, additional documents (plans, diagrams, videos, test reports, user references, etc.), a visual of the innovation and the company logo

Key dates

• October 31, 2023: registration closes
• November 10, 2023: deadline for submitting applications
• November 13, 2023: 1st jury meeting
• December 20, 2023: 2nd jury meeting
• January 18, 2024: announcement of the nominees during the INTERMAT Press Days (January 18 and 19 at the Longchamp Hippodrome)
• March 6, 2024: 3rd jury meeting April 24, 2024: announcement of the winners and presentation of trophies during an evening organized on the first day of the show.