PICA season comes to SA, WA and Northern Territory - 27/8/2008 PRINT21 Online
PICA victories continue as South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia print companies go for gold and gain entry into the National Print Awards.
The first round of awards kicked of at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Friday 22 August where 470 staff, suppliers and supporters from the South Australian and Northern Territory converged to celebrate the best in printing.
"The standard of printing excellence continued to rise, providing the independent judging panel with the challenging and daunting task of differentiating between entries," said Peter Mansfield, general manager of Printing Industries, South Australia and Northern Territory.
38 gold, 32 silver and 28 bronze awards were presented to printers. The Best Overall Production awards went to Finsbury Green (South Australia) and Colemans Printing (Northern Territory).
Mr Mansfield added that in two categories, two golds were awarded because of the high standard and the judge's inability to separate the best entry.
Meanwhile Western Australia set a new record with its PICA awards on 23 August attracting 454 entries in 32 categories.
A total of 126 medals were presented – 39 gold – which automatically quality for entry in the new look National Print Awards – 48 silver and 39 bronze.
The Printing Industry Recognition Award was made to Dudley Scott, managing director of Scott Print who was recognised for his contributions to the Western Australian printing industry.
Mr Scott has been at the forefront of one of Australia's leading printing companies and a tireless worker for reform, a great supported of Printing Industries and its activities and has blazed a trail of innovation and good business practice. Scott Print recently won a Benny in the prestigious US awards and is Perth's only ISO 14000 printing company.
He said he believed the industry was entering “new and uncharted waters" on the issue of climate change and emissions taxes. He encouraged businesses to commit to the key issues of recruitment and training and to provide career and work place development opportunities to encourage employees into the industry as an industry of choice.
Chairman of the Australasian Paper Industry Association (APIA) and CEO of CPI Bernie Cassell, spoke of the dire consequences of the misrepresentations being made about the paper and printing industries. He reminded the Industry that credible international bodies had confirmed that paper and printing were among the few recognised sustainable industries.
Printing Industries' WA general manager, Paul Nieuwhof, said the industry's support of PICA guaranteed that the West would be well represented in the National print Awards in May 2009 and would come away very successful.
"Not wishing to stir up an interstate rivalries, we just tend to do it better here in the West, something even the Americans acknowledge with our recent successes in the Benny's and Binding Industries Awards," he said.
South Australia & Northern Territory Winners
Gold
Best Overall Production (South Australia)
Finsbury Green
Best Overall Production (Northern Territory)
Colemans Printing
One Colour Printing
Copycat Printing
Two and Three Colour Printing
Finsbury Green
Commercial Posters, Showcards, Card Constructions and Mobiles
Finsbury Green
Die Cut Presentation Folders
Bowden Printing
Booklets: Catalogues and Magazines, saddle stitched
Lane Print & Post
Booklets: Catalogues and Magazines, saddle stitched
Newstyle Printing
Booklets: Catalogues, Magazines, non saddle stitched
Finsbury Green
Annual Reports
Finsbury Green
Calendars
Graphic Print Group
Stationery
Graphic Print Group
Postcards and Greeting Cards
Finsbury Green
Art Reproductions
Finsbury Green
Book Printing, any number of colours
Finsbury Green
Book Printing: Case Bound, 4 or more colours
Graphic Print Group
Book Printing: Limp Bound, 4 or more colours
Hyde Park Press
Book Printing: Digitally Printed
Digi We Doo
Multi-piece Productions and Campaigns
Hyde Park Press
Packaging: Cartons
Finsbury Green
Packaging: Display Stands
Amcor Cartons
Packaging: Other Packaging Materials
Finsbury Green
Labels: Roll Fed on Self Adhesive, letterpress or flexographic
Collotype Labels
Labels: Roll Fed on Self Adhesive
Collotype Labels
Labels: Roll Fed on Self Adhesive
Labelmakers
Security Printing
Screencheck Australia
Flexographic Printing
Studio Labels
Screen Printing: 4 Colour Process on Corflute
Rodney Robertson & Associates
Screen Printing: 4 Colour Process on any Substrate except Corflute
Rodney Robertson & Associates
Screen Printing: Any Number of Spot Colours on any Substrate
Kingfisher Cutler Brands
Web Offset: Coated Stock
Cadillac Printing
Web Offset: Publications with a Cover Price
Cadillac Printing
Web Offset: Un-Coated Stock
Cadillac Printing
Digital Printing: A3 or Less
Kwik Kopy Norwood
Digital Printing: Wide Format
Visualcom
Self Promotion
The Printing House
Innovation
Collotype Labels
Speciality Printing
Newstyle Printing
Small Printing Business: 4 - 10 Staff
Printskill
Country Printing Business
Clear Image Labels
Silver
One Colour Printing
Visualcom
Two and Three Colour Printing
Finsbury Green
Commercial Posters, Showcards, Card Constructions and Mobiles
Graphic Print Group
Leaflets and Folders
Finsbury Green
Die Cut Presentation Folders
Newstyle Printing
Booklets: Catalogues and Magazines, saddle stitched
Finsbury Green
Booklets: Catalogues, Magazines, non saddle stitched
Solito Fine Colour Printers
Annual Reports
Newstyle Printing
Calendars
Finsbury Green
Stationery
Bowden Printing
Postcards and Greeting Cards
Fivestarprint
Book Printing, any number of colours
Finsbury Green
Book Printing: Case Bound, 4 or more colours
Finsbury Green
Book Printing: Limp Bound, 4 or more colours
Lane Print & Post
Book Printing: Digitally Printed
Digital Print Australia
Multi-piece Productions and Campaigns
Fivestarprint
Packaging: Cartons
Amcor Cartons
Packaging: Other Packaging Materials
Amcor Cartons
Labels: Roll Fed on Self Adhesive, letterpress or flexographic
Studio Labels
Labels: Roll Fed on Self Adhesive
Studio Labels
Flexographic Printing
Studio Labels
Screen Printing: 4 Colour Process on any Substrate except Corflute
Kingfisher Cutler Brands
Screen Printing: Any Number of Spot Colours on any Substrate
Rodney Robertson & Associates
Web Offset: Coated Stock
Cadillac Printing
Web Offset: Publications with a Cover Price
Griffin Press
Digital Printing: A3 or Less
Digi We Doo
Digital Printing: Wide Format
Visualcom
Embellishment
Labelmakers
Self Promotion
Solito Fine Colour Printers
Innovation
Visualcom
Speciality Printing
Fivestarprint
Small Printing Business: 4 - 10 Staff
Printskill
Bronze
One Colour Printing
Redden Advertising & Design
Commercial Posters, Showcards, Card Constructions and Mobiles
Fivestarprint
Commercial Posters, Showcards, Card Constructions and Mobiles
Newstyle Printing
Leaflets and Folders
Newstyle Printing
Die Cut Presentation Folders
Colemans Printing
Booklets: Catalogues and Magazines, saddle stitched
Graphic Print Group
Booklets: Catalogues, Magazines, non saddle stitched
Lane Print & Post
Booklets: Catalogues, Magazines, non saddle stitched
Graphic Print Group
Annual Reports
Bowden Printing
Calendars
Riverland Printers
Stationery
Finsbury Green
Book Printing, any number of colours
Finsbury Green
Book Printing: Case Bound, 4 or more colours
Hyde Park Press
Book Printing: Case Bound, 4 or more colours
Newstyle Printing
Book Printing: Limp Bound, 4 or more colours
Hyde Park Press
Book Printing: Digitally Printed
Digital Print Australia
Multi-piece Productions and Campaigns
Finsbury Green
Labels: Roll Fed on Self Adhesive, letterpress or flexographic
Collotype Labels
Labels: Roll Fed on Self Adhesive
Collotype Labels
Flexographic Printing
Studio Labels
Screen Printing: Any Number of Spot Colours on any Substrate
Preview Plastics
Screen Printing: Any Number of Spot Colours on any Substrate
Kingfisher Cutler Brands
Web Offset: Coated Stock
Cadillac Printing
Digital Printing: A3 or Less
Digi We Doo
Digital Printing: Wide Format
John’s Print Centre
Embellishment
Labelmakers
Small Printing Business: 4 - 10 Staff
Printskill
Western Australian Winners:
Congratulations to Worldwide Online Printing O'Connor & Scott Print who both won an Environment Award.