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It's time to recognise and reward the industry's best and brightest with the official launch of the 2018 HVACR Leadership Awards.

It's that time of year again when readers are invited to nominate for one of sev en award categories including a dual award for Male and Female Rising Star.Readers can nominate themselves or a colleague at www.climatecontrolnews.com.au.

Nominations close on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. For the first time ever the HVACR Leadership Awards presentation will be held in Melbourne on October 11, 2018.

Since its inception the awards presentation has been held in Sydney as part of the CCN Live half day seminar program. But this year the CCN Live "Breaking Boundaries" event will be held at the Arts Centre in Melbourne with tickets going on sale later this month.

Another first this year is the 2018 Fridgie of the Year Award which is sponsored by Totaline.The award recognises a Fridgie with solid technical ability as well as good customer service skills.

Other categories in need of nominees include Leader in Energy Saving and Sustainability, which recognises excellence in energy efficiency, and Contractor of  the Year, which recognises an outstanding sole trader/contractor or small business operator.

Innovation is at the very heart of the Toshiba brand so its not surprising to learn that Toshiba Air Conditioning is once again sponsoring the Innovator of the Year Award.

Business unit manager for Toshiba Air Conditioning Australia, John Caione, said it is a natural fit. "Our inverter technology was launched in 1981 and we have maintained our technological advantage ever since," he said.

"Toshiba is all about excellence and we want to encourage others in the industry to strive for it as well. For us it is about walking the talk. By publicly rewarding excellence it sends a powerful message to all of our employees, dealers, installers and customers about our commitment to being the best."

Caione said award programs are a great source of inspiration. "Awards are a great way to drive excellence. We look forward to seeing this year's entries to see how new ideas have been applied in the last 12 months," he said.