Celebrating Excellence: 2025 RM Advancer Awards Winners Announced
Australia’s premier risk management event, the RM Advancer Awards, celebrated its 17th edition in a grand ceremony filled with recognition and inspiration. Brokers and businesses from across the country gathered to honour their clients' remarkable achievements in strengthening their risk management practices. This year’s theme Advancing resilience in risk management, reflects the growing importance of proactive strategies in an ever-changing risk landscape. From improving workplace safety to reducing environmental impact, the winners demonstrate innovation, commitment, and measurable results. We’re pleased to announce the winners of each category who exemplify a commitment to achieving risk reduction in their businesses with often innovative approaches.
Independently judged
The awards are independently judged by a panel of risk managers or professionals involved in managing risk. They are not involved with any nominating organisations, ensuring no conflict of interest. The judges value the opportunity to learn from the submissions, gaining insights into how different organisations address risk challenges. We offer our thanks to the 2025 judges for their valuable contribution to recognising and advancing risk management: Dr Mary Wyatt, Return to Work Matters, Stuart Beasley, EVT Group, Tony Di Paolo, Costa Group, and Trudy Schrama, Metcash.
Award categories and winners
Commercial
Winner: Weathertex
Weathertex excelled with strategies to mitigate warehouse and supply chain risks. By upgrading fire systems and enhancing supplier engagement, they improved storage capacity and production safety, reducing fuel use by 25% and cutting emissions. An example of Weathertex innovation is using water instead of oil as the hydraulic fluid in their presses, which reduces fire and environmental risks and demonstrates a safer, more sustainable manufacturing approach.
Finalists: Aveo, Goodwin Aged Care, Jet Couriers and Weathertex
Workers Compensation and Public Liability
Winner: KCA Site Services
KCA Site Services was recognised for developing a specialised WHS framework for their rapidly expanding labour hire business, leading to a reduction in claims from seven to three. Their integrated approach improved reporting times by 79%, enhancing safety and operational efficacy in the high risk sectors they operate in, including underground mining and large scale mobile operations.
Finalists: Careflight, Goldstar Transport, KCA Site Services and Southern Cross Care NSW/ACT and Southern Cross Care TAS
Small and Medium Enterprises
Winner: New Plumbing Solutions
NPS streamlined their fleet operations and enhanced driver safety through GPS tracking and a new fleet management system. Their efforts reduced claim frequency to 10.6% and decreased average claim costs, contributing to improved safety outcomes.
Finalists: Mrjeebus, New Plumbing Solutions and Vow Group
Best Continuous Improvement
Winner: Buller Ski Lifts
Buller Ski Lifts secured the award by implementing comprehensive risk strategies to manage co-existing in their natural environment along with high-risk exposures like bushfires, snow and skier safety. Their investments in technology and adherence to safety codes resulted in a 10% reduction in injuries per skier day and zero on-snow fatalities for over 12 years.
Finalists: Aveo, Buller Ski Lifts, CBH Group and Timberlink
Vero’s Executive General Manager Commercial, David Hoffmann, said the quality of nominations was consistently high this year.
“We saw record numbers of nominations this year, showing overwhelming enthusiasm from brokers to highlight how their clients have excelled in risk management across every aspect of their organisation,” Mr Hoffmann said.
“Among the entries we saw significant advancements in how businesses use technology for risk management, including the use of AI-powered bushfire camera networks, and drone-based inspections of infrastructure and assets.
“The introduction of the new category rewarding organisations that have gradually strengthened their risk frameworks over time, saw some outstanding entries, underscoring the importance of committing to continual improvement.
“The variety of entries we saw reinforced the importance of long-term risk management, with businesses proactively addressing risks through consistent, informed, decision-making.”
The 2025 RM Advancer Awards showcased how advancing resilience in risk management can transform industries, highlighting businesses that have set new standards by turning risks into opportunities for excellence.
Congratulations once again to our 2025 winners!
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